Cumberland High School

Overview

CRICOS Provider: 00588M School Profile: Cumberland Middle School is a public comprehensive school that helps students successfully transition to colleges and universities, obtain academic and sports results, and cultivate students' leadership skills. The school teachers have rich experience, care about students' study and life, and encourage students to develop in all aspects of academic, social, cultural and sports fields. In addition, the school also has generous welfare programs to actively create a safe, caring and relaxing learning environment to promote the continuous growth of students.

Description

Cumberland High School

Year of establishment: 1962

Year opened: Year7 -Year12

School Address: 183 Pennant Hills Road Carlingford NSW 2118

Total number of students: 646

School motto: The finish crowns the work

School Profile:

Cumberland High School has provided excellence in education since 1962. We value our traditions and history while fostering an environment of high academic success and a love of learning. 

Our focus is the development of young men and women with the confidence, skills and experience to excel in life beyond school. Excellence, leadership, enrichment and student wellbeing are crucial components of education at Cumberland High School. 

We believe that students thrive when they are engaged in a challenging academic program. Our approach is aimed at ensuring our students extend themselves, that they seek out opportunities and are solution focused in their thinking. 

The foundation for the above is provided by our professional, experienced and highly committed teachers who are invested in their own professional learning to enable student success. 

Geographical environment:

The school is located in the west of Sydney, about 20 kilometers away from the center of Sydney, about 30 minutes by train; there are large shopping malls near the school, and life is convenient.

School facilities:

Working actively with ten of the surrounding local schools on a number of combined initiatives including the School Excellence Program, Community of Schools Film Festival, Education Week initiatives and combined professional learning activities for staff, Cumberland High School is proud to be involved in this Community of Schools Program. 

We also offer an extensive range of leadership opportunities for students in all cohorts as well as a variety of enrichment programs designed to develop and extend your child’s academic, creative and sporting skills, talents and interests. 

Course features:

Cumberland High School offers a diverse curriculum in both traditional and innovative disciplines. We focus on the integration of Information Technology across all subjects while simultaneously delivering on the key skills of literacy and numeracy, preparing students to function effectively in a complex information landscape. 

1. English as a Second Language (ESL)

2. Selectable languages: German, Japanese, Mandarin

3. Featured activities:

Lead the project;

Multimedia and information technology;

Sports competition;

Debate and speech projects;

Vocational courses

Talent training program;

Computer course

Cooperation project with Macquarie University;

School drama production;

Academic courses of vocational colleges and universities, etc.

4. Student Service Center: Korean and Chinese student liaison officer; reward mechanism.

5. HSC test results: ATAR high score of 99.25; 81% of students enter universities or vocational colleges for further studies.

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