The school provides a learning environment that is student-centred and challenging for all students. The breadth of the curriculum nurtures student skills such as leadership, team work and creative expression. A whole school commitment to pastoral care is complemented by strong and consistent discipline procedures.
Facilities: Gymnasium, dance/drama studio, music and visual arts centres, six well-equipped science labs, large computerised library, five computer labs, modern technology centre, fully networked Internet access and interactive whiteboard technology.
Subjects Years 7 and 8: English, Mathematics, Science HSIE, Technology, French, Japanese, Music, Visual Arts, PD/Health/PE, Sport.
Electives Years 9 and 10: Commerce, Visual Arts, Information and Software Technology, Drama, Dance, Design and Technology, Textiles, Food Technology, Technics (Wood, Electronics & Metal), Graphics Technology, Music, Marine Studies, Photographic & Digital Media, Sport Science.
Electives Years 11 and 12: Mathematics (2-Unit General, 2-Unit Maths, Extension), Ancient History, Modern History, Business Studies, Legal Studies, Geography, Society & Culture, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Senior Science, Marine Studies, Visual Arts, Music, PD/Health/PE, Drama, Dance, Community & Family Studies. TAS courses include Design and Technology, Industrial Technology, Engineering Science, Technics Metal, Food Technology, Textiles and Design, and Information Processes and Technology. VET courses include Hospitality Operations and Construction.
Sport: Soccer, cricket, basketball, rugby league, netball, hockey, athletics, swimming, cross-country, surf awareness, squash, fitness, climbing gym.
Extracurricular activities: Concert band, dance ensemble, public speaking, debating, state academic competitions, Japanese cultural exchanges.
Welfare and personal development: Two educational psychologists (counsellors) a teacher/student adviser for each of Years 7 to 12, welfare support, peer support, student councils (Junior, Middle and Senior school), student welfare lessons, Year 11 study skills program, Year 12 mentor support program, graded merit award scheme and extension classes.