Plumpton High School prides itself on achieving excellence in teaching and learning. The school enjoys a prominent position in NSW education and has become a lighthouse school renowned and respected throughout the community for innovation and excellence. The school is part of the Plumpton Education Community (PEC), joining with its partner primary schools to ensure the best possible education provision for students from Kindergarten to Year 12.
Facilities: Library, multi-purpose sports hall, hockey and rugby fields, basketball and tennis courts, agricultural farm and performing arts centre.
Electives Years 7 to 10: Agriculture, Commerce, Chinese, Greek, Hindi, Dance, Drama, Problem-Solving & Thinking Skills, Sport Studies, Streamwatch, Building & Construction, Child Studies, Computing, Electronics, Food Technology, Graphic Design, Metal Technics, Wood Technics, Music, Photography, Sport Science, Technical Drawing, Textiles and Visual Arts.
Electives Years 11 and 12: English, Mathematics, Personal Development Health and Physical Education, Hospitality, Construction, Information Processing and Technology, Business Studies, Visual Arts, Biology, Industrial Technology Wood, Ancient History, Metals and Engineering, Dance, Drama, Community and Family Studies, Chemistry, Senior Science, Food Technology, Textiles and Design, Music, Legal Studies, Physics, Photography, Filipino and Computer Applications.
Sport: Rugby league, rugby union, cricket, hockey, soccer, touch football, athletics, swimming, tennis, recreational sports.
Extracurricular activities: Department of Education dance festivals, drama, debating, video, photography, chess and computer clubs, Schools Spectacular and Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme.
Special features: A full range of highly innovative programs at the school including Student Guidance Program, Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL), Boys Education Program, Learning Centre, Connected Classes, Year 7 Portfolios, Citizenship and Leadership and Outdoor Education Program, Student Guidance Program. Through the guidance program, students meet with their guidance teachers to plan and monitor their progress at school. They are setting goals and evaluating their own learning performance, with student reports now including a student comment about their own achievements.