Canowindra High School

Canowindra High School (CHS) is located in Central West NSW, enrolling students from the rural townships of Canowindra and Cowra and surrounding villages. CHS has a strong history of educational excellence and continually provides quality educational experiences for all students. As a small school with big opportunities CHS believes its overall priority is to foster a nurturing and collaborative school community environment that celebrates and instils pride in achievement and the development of motivated, tolerant, resilient and confident 21st Century learners. Staff, as leading learners, are committed to their own professional growth and, in partnership with our school community, have developed the strategic directions for our school so as to enhance our welcoming learning environment and promote our positive learning culture. Characterised by experienced and caring staff, focusing on developing programs and providing quality learning opportunities to maximise student achievement, our school provides student access to enrichment programs, student welfare initiatives and a wide range of academic, leadership, citizenship, cultural and sporting experiences. We have strong teaching and learning linkages with our partner primary schools and are focussed on developing collaborative structures based around a shared learning culture. Senior students are able to study a diverse curriculum as part of their HSC, guaranteeing entry to university, TAFE or the workforce. CHS caters for students enrolled in Aurora, a virtual selective high school facility aimed at extending the most academic of our students.  In keeping with our school philosophy of extending and catering for the needs of all students, other national, state and regional competitions and activities such as the Duke of Edinburgh program are also offered. Student Leadership is encouraged and nurtured at CHS with School Representative Council (SRC) members participating in staff meetings and P&C meetings, fundraising for charity and regularly contributing to school policy changes. Our very active P&C works towards building stronger links between school and community, encouraging parents to be actively involved in their children's learning. Our school newsletter is produced and distributed electronically once a week for the information of all members of our community. Canowindra High School has a positive, nurturing culture with an underlying philosophy of mutual respect, responsibility and trust that encourages all students to strive to do well. Our school community shares a common goal to carefully guide students through collaboratively created  experiences that continually challenge and develop personal strengths, resilience and individual student success.