St Marys Senior High School

Overview

CRICOS Provider: 00588M School Profile: This school is a public comprehensive middle school, mainly accepting students in grades 11 and 12 to prepare for the HSC exam. The school provides students with a series of advanced courses and extended development projects to lay a solid foundation for students to succeed in the exam. The core values of the school are: tolerance, lifelong learning, caring for students' learning needs, innovation and unity.

Description

St Marys Senior High School

Year of establishment: 1989

Year opened: Year11 -Year12

School address: Kalang Avenue St Marys NSW 2760

Total number of students: 892

School Profile:

St Marys Senior High School is an academically comprehensive school catering exclusively for senior students. We offer one of the state’s most diverse academic curricula in the context of an adult learning environment.

The philosophy of our school is that it should be an environment that blends the best features of both a senior secondary school and a university campus. Indeed, many of our ex-students remark positively about our learning culture and the way that it prepared them for the independent nature of tertiary study. The expectations and culture instilled in students at St Marys Senior High School not only sees them gaining entry into university but also success in university life and then moving into their chosen careers.

Our school provides a learning environment and academic culture that allows young people to achieve their personal best. It is a place where achievement is widely acknowledged and promoted by staff and students alike. Furthermore, St Marys Senior High School also provides support to make opportunities count through its exceptional staff, facilities, pastoral care and information technology. In addition to the full range of facilities found in government high schools, we offer:

• A comprehensive student mentoring program
• One of the broadest ranges of foreign languages in NSW
• A popular cafeteria
• Lecture theatre
• Learning Support Centre
• Student car park
• Dedicated performing arts facilities
• An industrial-standard VET/hospitality kitchen

Geographical environment:

The school is within walking distance to St. Mary’s Railway Station, with convenient transportation; there are famous mountains, national parks and rivers near the school, with beautiful scenery and fresh air.

School facilities:

School coffee shop; industrial kitchen; performing arts center, etc.

Course features:

1. English as a Second Language (ESL)

2. Selectable languages: Japanese, Chinese, French, Italian

3. Featured activities:

Creative and performing art;

Human society and its environments

Languages;

Mathematics;

Personal development, health and physical education;

Science

Technological and applied studies;

Religion and Ethics;

Learning across the curriculum;

Sport;

Co-curricular programs;

Australian school competition;

Lead the project;

Multimedia and information technology;

Sports competition;

Debate and speech projects;

Computer course;

Extended learning projects for all courses, etc.

4. Student Service Center: after class tutoring mathematics and chemistry for English second foreign students; personal study plan.

5. HSC test results: The school was included in the list of outstanding achievements in total 195 times.

Retrieved from https://stmaryssen-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/