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ALSTONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL NSW GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA Alstonville High School is a comprehensive, co-educational high school that achieves excellent student outcomes. Our school is located amongst rainforest ADDRESS Cawley Close on the Alstonville Plateau. Beaches, the Gold Coast and delighful North Coast Alstonville NSW 2477 villages are all close by. Our experienced staff are dedicated to ensuring that each student achieves WEBSITE personal best results. We are committed to innovative, student centered www.alstonvill-h.schools.nsw. teaching practices. Our school offers a broad program of activities catering to edu.au the social, academic, creative and athletic interests of our students. We offer a ESTABLISHED 1986 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES REASONS TO CHOOSE • Carees guidance SCHOOL MOTTO THIS SCHOOL Integrity • Anti-racism contact officers 3 SCHOOL POPULATION • Student wellbeing team 1 Learn from experienced, friendly 870 • Gift and talented students program staff in a beautiful natural learning environment DISTANCE TO LANGUAGES TAUGHT SYDNEY CENTRE 2 Engage with friendly and 739km • Indonesian • French welcoming students SPECIAL PROGRAMS 3 Experience a wide range of learning opportunities in excellent • High Performance class - accelerated facilities learning • Practical Courses such as Hospitality, design and Technology, Multi media NSW. Top ATAR score 98.55. Twelve students achieved ATAR score more than 90. 42% of • Advanced Maths and English our students received 80% for one or more • Creative and performing Arts - including subject and 14% of students received 80% or Drama, Visual Arts and Music higher for all subjects. 31% of our students • A broad suite of Science courses were offered a place at university. SPECIAL FACILITIES LOCAL AREA FEATURES • Drama Shed Alstonville High School is located in the lovely village of Alstonville on a plateau overlooking • Tiered learning Space the eastern coast of Australia. The North ALSTONVILLE • Agriculture Area Coast is one of Australia’s most popular • Hospitality kitchens tourist locations because of our wonderful • Computer laboratories beaches, pristine rainforests and picturesque NSW villages. Alstonville is centrally located to all of these things, and is only a short drive away SYDNEY ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS from the Gold Coast and Brisbane. Alstonville The school was listed for the eleventh year High School is located within the lands of the in a row in the top 200 schools in NSW Bundjalung nation and enjoys very strong and is considered to be one of the highest support from our local community. performing comprehensive High Schools in www.internationalschool.edu.au CRICOS Provider Name: NSW Department of Education | CRICOS Provider Code: 00588M 20180105 MKT NSW GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS BYRON BAY HIGH SCHOOL 1 Learn in an incredible natural setting ADDRESS Byron Bay High School is a comprehensive, 2 Dedicated staff 2 Arakwal Place co-educational high school that achieves Byron Bay NSW 2481 excellent student outcomes. Our school 3 Wide range of offers high quality facilities in a beautiful sporting and creative WEBSITE bushland and beach setting. opportunities www.byronbay-h.schools. nsw.edu.au Experienced, dedicated staff members provide innovative, quality teaching which supports students to YEAR ESTABLISHED achieve their potential. Our students’ learning is enriched 1987 by an exceptional creative and performing arts program, and athletes across a range of sports are encouraged and SCHOOL POPULATION 900 supported to succeed. SCHOOL MOTTO SPECIAL SUBJECTS LANGUAGES Ballina airport is located The Future Is Ours • Integrated science, • Japanese within 30 minutes from REGION INFORMATION technology, engineering Byron Bay. The Gold Coast www.visitnsw.com/ • Indonesian and mathematics (STEM) and Brisbane are one destinations/north-coast/ and project based hour and two hours by car byron-bay-area LOCAL AREA FEATURES learning (PBL) programs respectively. • Accelerated mathematics Byron Bay is one of Australia’s famous and program BYRON BAY SPORTS OFFERED cosmopolitan destinations. • Creative and performing ALL YEAR ROUND Shared ideas and arts program creativity match a lifestyle • Aerobics • AFL • Athletics • Creative writing unsurpassed in the range of • Aqua aerobics • Basketball activities available. In Byron • Circus skills • Cricket NSW • Cross country • Dance SPECIAL FACILITIES Bay you can surf, swim, watch whales or relax. SYDNEY • Golf • Gymnastics • Performing arts centre • Hockey • Lacrosse Our stunning coastline is • Lawn bowls • Netball • Sports centre backed by the beautiful • Pilates • Power walking • Wireless internet access rainforest and hills of • Rugby league • Football across the school • Skateboarding • Soccer our hinterland. Byron • Softball • Surfing • Photography darkroom Bay is a place of culture • Surf survival • Fully sound-proofed which is situated on the music studio traditional Aboriginal land • Our buildings are of the Arakwal people of the designed in the shape Bundjalung nation. of a nautilus shell www.internationalschool.edu.au CRICOS Provider Name: NSW Department of Education | CRICOS Provider Code: 00588M 20170623 NSW GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS COFFS HARBOUR SENIOR COLLEGE 1 Close to beaches 2 Specialist HSC ADDRESS Coffs Harbour Senior experience Hogbin Drive College provides Coffs Harbour NSW 2456 a comprehensive 3 Unique learning educational opportunity for students to study in environment WEBSITE an adult learning environment. A main function of www.seniorcollege.com.au the College is to be a tertiary preparation centre for YEAR ESTABLISHED students. Students have access to computer laboratories, 1995 library facilities, commercial kitchens and a student learning centre with the latest technologies. SCHOOL POPULATION 450 The College is a partner with TAFE NSW North Coast Institute and Southern Cross University. We cater for Years SCHOOL MOTTO 11 and 12 only with a focus on preparing students for the COFFS HARBOUR Harmony and Progress Higher School Certificate. REGION INFORMATION www.visitnsw.com/ SPECIAL SUBJECTS LOCAL AREA FEATURES destinations/north-coast/ • Extension courses in NSW coffs-harbour-area Coffs Harbour is a major Mathematics, English, regional city. It has three SYDNEY History and Music major shopping precincts, SPORTS OFFERED • Marine studies regular flights from Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne. • Photography ALL YEAR ROUND According to the CSIRO, • Athletics • Dance • Vocational courses Coffs Harbour has the most programs • Fishing liveable climate in Australia, • Football • Ice skating SPECIAL FACILITIES and it is nestled between • Swimming • Tenpin bowling • Student Learning Centre, a high mountain backdrop a dedicated student and dozens of unspoiled support area beaches. • University-standard library • Student Sport and Function Centre incorporating a state of the art Gymnasium • Wireless internet access across the school www.internationalschool.edu.au CRICOS Provider Name: NSW Department of Education | CRICOS Provider Code: 00588M 20170623 NSW GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS KINGSCLIFF HIGH SCHOOL 1 Beautiful far north coast of NSW ADDRESS Kingscliff High School is a 2 Diverse curriculum Oxford Street co-educational comprehensive Kingscliff NSW 2487 secondary school with close 3 English as a Second ties with the adjoining Kingscliff WEBSITE Language (ESL) Institute of TAFE, a vocational www.kingscliff-h. support college. schools.nsw.edu.au Our school seeks to: achieve excellence in all areas YEAR ESTABLISHED of school life; provide opportunities for all students 1986 through a flexible, adaptive and inclusive curriculum; develop knowledge and competencies appropriate SCHOOL POPULATION KINGSCLIFF 1015 for employment, leisure and lifelong learning; develop individual student self esteem, self discipline and SCHOOL MOTTO responsibility; and provide a safe, co-operative learning SYDNEY Achievement Through environment. Endeavour The school enjoys an enviable reputation in the local and REGION INFORMATION wider community. NSW www.visitnsw.com/ SYDNEY destinations/north-coast/ SPECIAL SUBJECTS LOCAL AREA FEATURES the-tweed-area/kingscliff • Marine Studies Kingscliff is a coastal town in • Sport Science the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales and is SPORTS OFFERED • Creative and part of Tweed Shire. ALL YEAR ROUND Performing Arts • Basketball • Beach • International Studies The area is surrounded by activities • Cricket stunning and pristine natural • Photography • Gym/Fitness • Kayaking beauty, with the Pacific • Kite flying • Soccer Ocean on one side and the SPECIAL FACILITIES • Surfing • OzTag Border Ranges National • Volleyball • Extensive sporting Park on the other. The area SUMMER: TERM 1 + 4 facilities boasts many surf beaches, JAN–APR • OCT–DEC • Dance studio walking trails and cycling • Archery • Athletics routes. • Cricket • Cross country • Aquaculture laboratories running • Swimming • Computer labs In addition to the stunning WINTER: TERM 2 + 3 environment Kingscliff MAY–SEPT LANGUAGES is located within easy Futsal • Hockey • Netball commute of the tourist • Japanese • Rugby League centres of Byron Bay • Rugby Union • Soccer and the Gold Coast, with • Table Tennis Brisbane a 75 minute drive away. www.internationalschool.edu.au CRICOS Provider Name: NSW Department of Education | CRICOS Provider Code: 00588M 20170623 NSW GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS MULLUMBIMBY HIGH SCHOOL 1 Diverse school community ADDRESS Mullumbimby High is a comprehensive 2 Outstanding teachers Jubilee Avenue high school that caters for students Mullumbimby NSW