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Strathfield Girls High School is a dynamic comprehensive secondary school that develops the skills and values that empower students to lead productive and rewarding lives.
Our school motto, Vitae Lampada, “Pass on the Torch of Life” highlights our commitment to quality teaching and learning for all in a safe, supportive and empowering atmosphere that nurtures excellence.
Strathfield Girls High School is proud of our long history of cultural, sporting and academic success, which includes outstanding results in the Higher School Certificate.
The students of Strathfield Girls High School prosper in a safe, inclusive and nurturing learning environment that develops respect, understanding and responsibility. We have a successful wellbeing and discipline program with a focus on social skills, decision making and citizenship.
Wellbeing initiatives such as peer support, active student leadership and Staff Leadership Teams, and extra timetabled Wellbeing lessons which include work-life balance, study skills programs and resilience, support student learning and inspire students to become confident, responsible, socially aware successful young women. |
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Strathfield Girls High School provides a caring and responsive environment where students are challenged to achieve their personal best.
The values of Strathfield Girls High School are:
• • Striving for excellence in academic, cultural, creative and sporting pursuits.
• Developing skills for life-long learning.
• Promoting a sense of self-worth, resilience, integrity and respect for self and others.
• Promoting a sense of leadership to achieve one’s personal best.
• Empowering students to be self-reliant, confident, responsible, successful citizens and future-focused leaders.
• Providing a nurturing, safe and inclusive school environment which embraces diversity and fosters co-operation.
• Strengthening the partnerships between students, staff, parents and the local and global community. |
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Staff professionalism at Strathfield Girls High School is the foundation of our time-honoured tradition of academic excellence. Outstanding pastoral care and passionate quality teaching empowers students to embrace learning and pursue their goals and dreams.
Strathfield Girls High School offers a wide curriculum of academic, VET, creative and performing arts, and sporting options. Our Year 7 and 8 Enrichment Classes provides opportunities for Gifted and Talented students to strive for their personal best. The extensive academic and elective curriculum inspires students to achieve their best, nurtures their individual talent and interest and encourages all to become independent learners.
There are specialist English as an Additional Language teachers, as well as dynamic Learning and Engagement and Wellbeing Teams which focus on personalising education and allowing every student to succeed.
The Higher School Certificate results at Strathfield Girls High School reflect our excellence. In 2016, our Higher School Certificate students achieved extremely impressive results. Students achieved examination means above the state mean in 34 out of 40 courses and students achieved 161 Band 6s and 483 Band 5s across all courses. Approximately 86% of our students gained university placements, while 5% went on to tertiary studies at TAFE. |
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Outstanding extra curricula enrichment opportunities are central to our school curriculum. Students can choose from programs such as debating, public speaking, Tournament of Minds, Student Leadership Programs, grade and recreational sports, Annual Musicale and Piano Night and dance opportunities, drama groups, choral groups, bands, Duke of Edinburgh Scheme, outdoor education and international visits. |
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Situated in tree-studded grounds, Strathfield Girls High School is well-resourced with state-of-the-art science laboratories, a commercial kitchen, a well-resourced library with study centres and audio-visual areas, fully equipped vocational training facilities, performance and studio spaces for visual arts, dance and drama and modern technology across the school.
The Strathfield Girls High School's well maintained playing fields, tennis courts, hockey field, basketball courts and gym encourage our students to enjoy and succeed in physical activity and sport. |
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Strathfield Girls High School welcomes international students and have a supportive environment for students from overseas. There is an International Students Coordinator and advisers to assist students at each year level.
The wellbeing and success of our International Students bear testimony to our effective monitoring systems. |
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