Mitchell High School

Overview

CRICOS Provider: 00588M School profile: The school has a total of 1085 students from 46 different language backgrounds. It is a public high school with a reputation for excellent results in culture, sports and academics. The school not only focuses on providing high-quality academic education, but also organizes a large number of activities to cultivate students' personality and sense of responsibility. The school’s teachers are rich in experience, and the school’s teaching equipment is very complete, as well as some high-tech learning equipment to help students get better growth.

Description

Mitchell High School

Year of establishment: 1964

Year opened: Year7 -Year12

School Address: Keyworth Drive Blacktown NSW 2148

Total number of students: 1085

School Introduction:

Mitchell High School is concerned for each student as a maturing individual and member of society. The school endeavours to create a learning environment in which students, staff and community are jointly involved in pursuing the following aims and objectives.

• Foster studentsrespect for worth and dignity of themselves and others.
• Strive to ensure that students acquire the basic skills vital to learning and gain an understanding of their physical and social environment.
• Encourage students to progress at a rate commensurate with individual ability, expand their horizons and accept responsibility for the continuance of their own education.
• Provide the opportunity for each student to mature as a responsible, creative, fulfilled individual and a concerned, discerning, constructive member of society.
• Promote the healthy development of each student's physical abilities and skills.

Geographical environment:

The school is located in the west of Sydney, about 35 kilometers from the center of Sydney. The location is a beautiful and culturally diverse area; the school is within walking distance to Blackton, and there are large shopping malls and commercial areas nearby, making life convenient; the school is away from the west The University of Sydney is also very close.

Mitchell High School provides a pleasant, caring environment where students are encouraged to follow a fine tradition of striving for excellence. The emphasis on tradition and excellence expects from students high personal standards in study, behaviour, personal appearance and responsible behaviours.These values are strongly supported by the school community. The school has an excellent reputation in the local community and performs well in academic, sporting and cultural aspects of the curriculum.

School facilities:

Classrooms are equipped with air conditioning; solar plants; art center with photographic darkroom; music instrument center; football, rugby, and cricket courts; basketball and volleyball halls, etc.

Course features:

A wide curriculum offering is enhanced by a strong and flexible use of technology to support learning, special provisions for high achieving students and for those experiencing learning difficulties, english as a second language (EAL/D) and transition education programs. The Parents & Citizens' Association and Parent Forum are very supportive of the school.

1. English as a Second Language (ESL)

2. Selectable languages: German, Japanese, Mandarin, French, Italian

3. Featured activities:

Lead the project;

Sports competition;

Debate and speech projects;

Talent training program;

Study trip projects in cooperation with China, the United States, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, New Zealand and other countries.

4. Student Service Center: school psychological counseling; student mediation team; homework center.

5. HSC test results: 45% of students have a high HSC score of 80 or more; 95% of students enter universities or vocational colleges for further studies.

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