The school opened in 1981 as a comprehensive community school and continues a tradition of providing equity of access to education for all students. Sarah Redfern High has a learning and welfare focus encouraging tolerance, independence and harmony. This school is renowned for its excellence in sport, as well as creative and performing arts.
Facilities: The school has a large community library, a gymnasium with basketball and volleyball courts and its own sporting and playing fields, all set in well-maintained native gardens.
Electives Years 7 to 10: Visual Arts, Technics, Dance, Music, Computing Studies, Textiles and Design, Design and Technology, Drama, Food Technology, Italian, Sports Science.
Electives Years 11 and 12: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Marine Studies, Legal Studies, Geography, Modern and Ancient History, Drama, Textiles and Design, Engineering Studies, Industrial Technology, Italian, Visual Arts, Music, PD/Health/PE, Dance, Information Processes and Technology, Business Studies, Community and Family Studies. VET courses include Hospitality and Construction, and Sports Education. NSW Board-endorsed courses include Photography, Work Studies, Sport, Lifestyle and Recreation, and Mathematics Applied.
Sport: Competitive — soccer, basketball, rugby league and union, volleyball, netball, hockey, squash.
Extracurricular activities: Music/drama performances, annual art exhibition, peer support, chess club, debating and public speaking, Lions Youth of the Year, Rock Eisteddfod, leadership camps, Rugby in the Park, HSC tutoring, after-school study centre, culture host school (for overseas students).
Welfare and personal development: Respect for self and others, mutual tolerance, responsibility for actions, and responsible attitudes and values are the focus of the programs. There is a SRC assisting the school’s welfare system.
Special features: Talented sports programs are run two afternoons per week. The school participates in Rock Eisteddfod, Croc Fest, Polyfest and other cultural and performance functions. Traineeships in Sports Management are also offered.