學(xué)校介紹

Endeavour Sports High School is a designated Sports High School. It is a comprehensive co-educatio nal high school which provides a caring, disciplined well-resourced enviro nment where all students can achieve their potential through quality teaching and learning. The school is dedicated to excellence in scholarship, citizenship, sport and the arts.

School Plan

The NSW DEC State School Plan reflects the cohesive, interdependent and tri-level approach embedded within NSW public education, and demo nstrates commitment to co ntinuous improvement in teaching and learning and focus on raising the achievement bar and closing the performance gap for students in our schools. It has six priority areas:

Literacy

Numeracy

Student Engagement and Retention

Aboriginal Education and Training

Teacher Quality

Co nnected Learning.

The Plan provides regions and schools with clear direction for the highest possible standards for teaching and learning for every child, including but not disabilities, students from non English speaking backgrounds, and students from different socio-eco nomic backgrounds. It also includes hyperl inks to webpages providing detailed docu ments and support materials to guide and assist regions and schools in their planning and implementation of learning programs.

At Endeavour our school goals are set out as prioritising the areas of:

Literacy/ Numeracy

Student Engagement and Retention

Aboriginal Education and Training

Rules & policies

Values are taught in the classroom to help our students to:

develop a love of learning

pursue excellence and high standards

develop care and respect for themselves and others

take pride in their work

exhibit a strong sense of fairness and social justice

have respect for and understanding of Australia's history including the cultures and experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the first peoples of Australia, and Australia as a multicultural society

have an appreciation of Australia's history and multicultural society

actively participate as citizens.

All students are expected to:

attend school every day, unless they are legally excused

be in class on time and prepared to learn

maintain a neat appearance and follow the school uniform policy

behave safely, co nsiderately and respo nsibly including when travelling to and from school

follow class rules, speak courteously and cooperate with instructions and learning activities

treat staff, other students and members of the school community with dignity and respect

care for property belo nging to themselves, the school and others.

Any behaviour that infringes on other people's safety such as harassment, bullying or any illegal behaviour will not be tolerated at our school.