OUR SCHOOL

OUR SCHOOL

Blacktown Girls High School

Is a comprehensive high school for girls with a selective stream in Year 7 from 2010. 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. 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 a life-long love of learning in an environment of continuing and increasing change. 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.

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, Drama, 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, Visual Design and Sports Science.

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Junior Subjects listed above

Year 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.