Canterbury Girls High School

Canterbury Girls High School is an outstanding girls' only high school in which students, staff and parents / community members work together to enhance the academic, social and personal outcomes for girls. The school community is committed to ensuring that all students achieve their personal best, and operate a broad range of rigorous whole school monitoring and well being initiatives to ensure individual student needs are comprehensively addressed. Canterbury is Australia's city for cultural diversity, and this is reflected in the school's population: an EALD population of 62% including both international and refugee students; Indigenous students; local and out of area enrolments. The school has well above state average value added for HSC results for all types of learners across a sustained period of years. The vast majority of students are highly engaged and enjoy attending school each day; attendance rates are above the state and region average, and incidents of bullying / suspension rates are extremely low. A high level of social support is provided to every student in the school, and proactive student well being programs operate to provide students with a voice and input into genuine decision making. The school achieves academic and personal excellence for students through the provision of intersecting whole school programs focusing on Quality Teaching, Student Wellbeing, Technology, the Performing Arts, Environmental Education, Sport and Student Leadership. An experienced, established teaching staff ensures the individual learning and social needs of all students are comprehensively addressed. A Personal Best program for all students focusing on 21st Century Skill development, resilience and well being is delivered 7-12.  Curriculum strengths at the school include: Creative and Performing Arts • Gifted and Talented Academic and  Performing Arts Class operates for Years 7 and 8 • Extension programs in Music, Debating, Dance and Drama operate for students 7-10, Acceleration in Business Services • Individual and group tuition in band, voice and instrumental, as well as participation in external song writing and performance program, Annual Drama productions and bi-annual full school Musical program  • Premier's Sporting Challenge and Premier's Reading Challenge programs  Other programs include: • Extensive Vocational Education and Training options for Stage 6, including timetabled TAFE on Tuesday afternoons • School based VET courses including Hospitality and Business Services • Mentoring program for Stage 5 students in collaboration with Sydney-based solicitors (LEAPS) • Senior School Learning Centre provides individual academic support / extension for senior students  • EALD (English as additional Language or Dialect) English classes operate to support EALD learners 7-12 • Bridging Course operates in Term 4 to assist Year 10 ESL students make transition to Year 11 • Languages offered are Chinese 7-12  and French  7-12.  Technology • BYOD for all students • Teaching and learning facilitated through whole school Moodle and Google Suite including Google Classroom (on-line learning environment) • Electronic interactive devices widely used to support student engagement with learning. The school supports the personal wellbeing needs of its individual students with:• A proactive whole-school Learning Support Team to provide targeted support to any student at risk of not achieving their academic potential • A Senior Learning Centre to support all senior learners, staffed by teachers • An International Students Coordinator • Extensive counselling services support emotional wellbeing of students • A range of community agencies provide wellbeing and learning support to students • Transition programs for Year 5 and 6 students from partner primary schools • Multilit program to support students with high level reading and writing needs • Individual learning plans for Aboriginal students • School based Youth worker supports students requiring transition to the workplace • Literacy  and Numeracy Mentoring program for Stage 4 students  • Learning Support Staff - Literacy, Numeracy and Mental Health  • Extensive Peer Mentoring and student leadership opportunities  Special features of the school environment include: Refurbished School Library offering 21st century learning environment; flexible learning options including learning hub, 2 classes for collaborative learning, 5 designated technology learning spaces enable maximum engagement with learning through technology • 42 learning spaces classes fitted with Interactive devices • Wireless internet connection in all classrooms  • Three designated Art Learning spaces, including digital photographic lab, Industry standard Commercial Kitchen, state of the art Science laboratories  • Extensive grounds enabling a broad range of sporting activities to be undertaken, including refurbished covered basketball courts, fitness circuit and indoor gym • Student cafeteria