Calwell High School

Calwell High School provides an inclusive educational program for students in years 7 through to 10 placing a strong emphasis on providing the best education for all students across all key learning areas. Calwell High School's youtube channel can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCez8EnTqKzgv71PEvQJWcYw The school has developed an enviable reputation in the arts recognised locally and nationally with a specific emphasis on dance and band. Our school's dance groups have been recognised as outstanding in their performances at Ausdance Dance Festival and in the National Hip Hop Championships. The state of the art Calwell Performing Arts Centre was completed in early 2011 to serve as a professional level performance space for our arts programs and the wider community. A whole school approach is taken in the delivery of gifted and talented education, literacy and numeracy, vocational education and programs that target specific needs in our student body. The Apollo courses in English, Humanities and Social Sciences, Mathematics and Science are designed to offer students the opportunity to participate in an enrichment program which will extend their boundaries of learning beyond what is taught in mainstream courses. It allows them to learn excel investigate interpret information reach conclusions extend individual learning to reach potential; and experience a wide range of challenges and experiences in and out of the school setting. Students in this level are required to participate in extra-curricular experiences. Student progress is tracked on a regular basis through Year Advisory Teams. The school places a strong emphasis on student wellbeing underpinned by relational values emotional intelligences and restorative practices. This enables the school to work in an independent effective and holistic manner in order to address specific concerns build student voice establish and maintain relationships with the community system based support and external organisations businesses and parents. Calwell High School is committed to providing students with access to educational technologies that allow them to achieve high level academic outcomes. The school has a range of computer labs, portable devices, interactive whiteboards and speciality devices to equip teachers and students with all that they need for 21st Century digital teaching and learning.