Starting in 2010, Elizabeth Macarthur High School will offer both Selective and Community placements for students.
Established in 1988, Elizabeth Macarthur High School strives to support young people to develop to their full potential in the Narellan area. EMHS students are self-motivated and are willing to take responsibility for their own learning as they recognise it as a life-long quest. Students in years 7, 8 and 9 have the opportunity to work collaboratively and achieve excellence through stimulating activities and challenges in the High Achievers Class.
Facilities: School hall equipped for drama/dance productions, drama room, basketball courts, netball courts, oval, gymnasium, and weights room. There are computer laboratories specifically designed for Visual Arts, Performing Arts, ICT and Multimedia as well as computer laboratories for general use. Facilities are fully ramped to cater for wheelchair students.
Electives Years 7 to 10: Agriculture, Art, Commerce, Computing Studies, Dance, Drama, Food Technology, Italian, French, Japanese, Metal Technics, Music, Photographic and Digital Media, Technical Drawing, Textiles and Design, Tech. Timber, Multimedia and Human Movement.
Electives Years 11 and 12: Agriculture, Ancient History, Biology, Business Studies, Building and Construction, Chemistry, Computing Studies, Dance, Design and Technology, Drama, Earth and Environmental Science, Industrial Technology, Information Processes and Technology, Community and Family Studies, Society and Culture, Exploring Early Childhood, Computing Applications, Sport, Lifestyle and Recreation Studies, Food Technology, French, Japanese, Geography, Hospitality, Information Technology, Italian, Legal Studies, Life Management, Mathematics, Modern History, Music, PD/Health/PE, Physics, Science, Textiles and Design, Photography, Video and Digital Imaging and Visual Arts.
Sport: Competitive — swimming, cross-country, athletics at zone level. Knock-out teams are entered in basketball, rugby league, Australian rules football, netball, volleyball, hockey, and cricket. Leisure sports include aerobics, squash, tenpin bowling, and wall-climbing.
Extracurricular activities: Rural Youth Program, equestrian team, science club, photography team, Regional Dance Festival, School Spectacular, drama, debating, Tournament of Minds, Mock Trial, Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme, Homework Centre, Student Representative Council and the Elizabeth Macarthur High School Merit Award Scheme.
Welfare and personal development: Peer support, whole-school award system, class/faculty merit certificate.
Special features: The school is very strong in creative and performing arts, particularly dance and drama. It also has a strong agriculture department with an emphasis on showing cattle and other livestock. The Agriculture Team are proud winners of several prestigious awards, representing their professional and passionate approach to the subject. The school actively encourages students to enrol in vocational education courses and, as noted above, offers Hospitality, Building and Construction, Information Technology, and Primary Industries courses.