Diversity is our strength. Auburn Girls High welcomes and effectively caters for students from a variety of backgrounds. It is a comprehensive girls’ school offering a range of courses and programs to help young women live out the school motto of “Discover Your Potential”. Curriculum options are extensive, with an emphasis on literacy, numeracy, technology and diverse student leadership opportunities in each year.
Electives: A wide range of subjects are offered including vocational courses for Senior students. A variety of languages is offered including Turkish and Arabic from Years 7 to 12. French and Italian are also offered in the Junior School. Other courses, such as Exploring Childhood, Turkish and Arabic Translating, Drama, Hospitality, Information Technology, Business Services, Photography, and Sport, Lifestyle and Recreation are available. Girls are encouraged to become competent and critical users of technology in all curriculum areas. There are strong creative and performing arts programs.
Extracurricular activities: Choir, drama, debating, environment club, SRC (Student Representative Council), diverse student leadership programs and a homework centre in the school library with teachers available to assist after school.
Welfare and personal development: The school welcomes and values diversity, catering for students from a range of backgrounds, cultures and ability levels. Great emphasis is placed on celebrating diversity, pro-active student welfare programs and diverse leadership opportunities in all years. The community values the school and parents are encouraged and supported to take part in school planning and evaluations. Uniform is compulsory and students are able to choose from a range of uniform items to suit their individual and cultural needs.
Special features: At Auburn Girls High, students in Years 7 are grouped in learning teams to provide stability and to promote co-operative learning, while teachers in Years 7 are grouped into teaching teams to target literacy, numeracy, collaborative teaching, technology, and student welfare. The school has strong links with a number of large businesses through the “Australian Business in the Community” (ABCN) program. These links offer leadership and mentoring opportunities, curriculum enrichment and careers education.
The school has achieved numerous awards in recognition of excellent curriculum and professional learning programs.