A Partially Selective Girls High School from
2010
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or
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Meet our
Principal - Mr. Edward G. Gavin
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Blacktown Girls High School
is a NSW Government school
providing a comprehensive high school for
girls. Here at Blacktown Girls we emphasise a broad-based
curriculum where our students have the opportunity to excel in
which ever field of endeavour they feel themselves capable.
Here at Blacktown
Girls High we specialise in Girls' Education.
Blacktown Girls High an Innovator in Girls' Education
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We
understand how girls learn best. How girls develop both
emotionally and physically. All our teaching strategies, subject
content, organisation of the School day, length of lessons and
programs offered are designed around GIRLS!
We believe that comprehensive
education offers the best foundation that students can have to
prepare for their future in an environment of continuing and
increasing change. Blacktown Girls provides the ideal
environment for our girls to develop a life-long love of learning. We are proud to be a
comprehensive girls high school and feature this as one of our
many strengths.
Years 7
and
Year 8
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Students follow a common curriculum in English, Mathematics,
Science, History, Geography, Technology, Visual Arts, Music, Personal Development/Health/PE (PD/H/PE)
and BOUNCE (a unique
program for Year 7 developed especially for Girls at Blacktown
Girls High School. It focuses on key issues such as self esteem,
peer relationships, positive role modelling. BOUNCE aims at instilling in our students positive
qualities acknowledged universally as desirable qualities for
young people to possess and practice.
Students with particular learning needs are identified in Year 7
and programs are provided to improve, challenge and extend them.
These activities are spread across the curriculum to cover both
creative and academic aspects.
Year 9
and
Year 10
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All students study English, Mathematics, Science,
History/Geography/Civics, & PD/Health/PE.
In addition to these subjects, students choose two elective
subjects from a wide range of options including: Aboriginal
Studies, Commerce,
Dance, Digital Media, Elective History ("Tomb Raiders"), French, Food Technology,
Information and Software Technology (Computer Studies),
Marine and Aquaculture Studies, Music, Spanish, Textiles and Design,
Visual Arts, and Sports Science.
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Junior Subjects
listed above:
http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/learning/yr07_10/index.php
Y
ear 11
and
Year 12
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The curriculum in our senior school is rich and varied and
varied according to student selection. English is compulsory;
students then select subjects from the following quite
comprehensive list: Aboriginal Studies, Ancient History,
Biology, Business Services, Business Studies, Ceramics,
Chemistry, Community and Family Studies, Dance, Design and
Technology, Drama, Exploring Early Childhood, Earth and
Environmental Science, Economics, Food Technology, French,
Spanish, Geography, Hospitality, Information Processes and Technology,
Information Technology, Legal Studies, Life Skills Courses -
Special Programs of Study, Mathematics, Music, Photography and
Digital Imaging, Physics, Senior Science, Society and Culture,
Sport, Lifestyle and Recreation, Studies in Religion, Textiles
and Design and Visual Arts.
Click here to find out
more about any of the Senior Subjects listed above:
http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/learning/yr11_12/index.php
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TERM DATES 2009
NOTE: The FIRST DAY of Terms 1, 2 and 3 are Staff Development Days
(Pupil-Free Days)
IMPORTANT NOTE: From 2009, the Government has announced that the
last TWO days of Term 4
(17th & 18th of December) are ALSO Staff Development Days
(Pupil-Free Days) |
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Term 1 |
Tuesday 27th January 2009 |
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Thursday 9th April 2009 |
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Term 2 |
Tuesday 28th April 2009 |
to |
Friday 10th July 2009 |
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Term 3 |
Monday 27th July 2009 |
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Friday 2nd October 2009 |
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Term 4 |
Monday 19th October 2009 |
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Friday 18th December 2009 |
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