Student opportunities and activities
Our school offers a range of co-curricular programs and activities that help students grow, make new friends, explore their interests and build real-world skills. These experiences support learning beyond the classroom and help your child become a confident, creative, active and connected member of the school community.
Getting involved in co-curricular activities can boost your child’s confidence, build social skills and support their overall wellbeing and learning.
Contact us to learn more about what’s available and how your child can get involved.
Opportunities across our school
Students can explore a wide range of academic, creative, cultural and sporting opportunities. These include:
- High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE) program
- Specialised STEM program
- Tournament of Minds
- Debating
- Schools Spectacular
- Creative writing club
- Chess club
- CREST with CSIRO
- Poetry project
- Environmental club
- School Leaders Body (SLB)
- Academic extension classes
- Peer support programs
- Visual arts enrichment
- Dance and drama ensembles
- Accelerations pathways for Year 10
- Advanced learning pathways
- Specialist sporting programs. For example: High Potential Volleyball and High Potential Soccer
- Enrichment, extension and extracurricular programs
- Academic Competitions
- High performance volleyball, soccer, cricket inter-school competitions.
Extra curricular activities
Sport and physical activity is a valued and accepted part of our school's curriculum, contributing to the development of a child. It provides social, physical, emotional and moral learning and is an important expression of our culture.
The participation, enjoyment and skill development of our students is the corner-stone of the school sport/physical activity program. All our students take part in this program.
There are also opportunities to represent our school at inter-school sports competitions. As a NSW public school we benefit from the opportunities for shared activities and competitions with other schools, coordinated by school sport associations.
School leaders
Our student school leaders participate in school decision-making and community service, acting as role models and advocating for their peers while developing valuable skills for the future.
Debating and public speaking
Students can develop their thinking, research, communication and teamwork skills through debating and public speaking and have the chance to compete in local and state events.
These skills are valuable not only in various competitions, but for all subjects and life beyond school. Debating and public speaking workshops are also run throughout the year.
Creative and performing arts
At our school our Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) faculty offers students a rich and inspiring journey through the dynamic worlds of Music, Visual Arts, and Photographic and Digital Media and join in concerts, art shows and drama activities.
Sydney West School Sport Association
A number of students regularly represent our school in Sydney west competitions either through swimming, cross country, and athletics or by being part of a Blacktown Zone sports team.
Excursions/incursions
Our students enjoy getting out of the classroom to explore, learn and try new things. These experiences help them grow, build confidence and see how their learning connects to the world.
Dance ensemble
Our dance school ensemble is a group of students who rehearse and perform dances together, developing high-level skills in technique, composition, and performance for events like dance festivals and school spectacles.
Blacktown Zone
Students have the opportunity of representing Blacktown zone in a number of competitions. These include swimming, cross country and athletics carnivals as well as zone sporting teams.
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Facilities and resources
Our school offers a range of spaces, tools and resources to support student learning. Our modern facilities help students build skills, try new things and stay engaged for them to thrive and succeed.
Events and calendar
School events bring learning to life and help shape our school culture. They help students build confidence, connect with others and celebrate their progress.
Find out about school events, celebrations and what’s coming up.
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