Adelaide High School Introduction

Adelaide High School is South Australia’s oldest high school and is located in the expansive green parklands, which encircle the central business district of Adelaide.

We are a special interest language school supporting students from over 60 different cultural backgrounds.

Students from many other metropolitan schools attend our school after hours to participate in School of Languages classes.


School facilities and resources

• IBM and Apple Mac computer networked facilities, internet access
• Performing arts centre for music, dance and drama
• Design technology suite
• Resource centre with internet access and large collection of English as a Second Language (ESL) and Languages Other Than English (LOTE) resources
• Languages centre
• Sporting facilities including tennis and basketball courts and extensive ovals
• Gymnasium
• Senior school centre

Strong focus areas

• Languages
• English as a Second Language (ESL)
• Student leadership and involvement

Special interest programs

• Special Interest Languages Program
• Gifted and talented education program
• Rowing
• Cricket

Languages

• English as a Second Language (ESL)
• European – French, German, Italian, Modern Greek, Spanish
• Asian – Japanese, Modern Standard Chinese

Student support services

• ESL support
• Pastoral care
• International student focus person
• School counsellors
• Year level and curriculum coordinators
• Curriculum support
• Bilingual support officers
• Student peer support program

Recent school awards and achievements

• State Debating Championships, finalist 1999 – 2003
• International Learning Quest Challenge, category winner 2003
• Chinese Chamber of Commerce Language Award 2002 – 2003
• Mathematics Olympiad Competition Award 2003
• National Excellence in Teaching Awards 2002, 2003

Sporting activities

• Rowing club
• Cricket
• Australian rules football, soccer
• Volleyball
• Netball, basketball
• Tennis

Co-curricular opportunities

• Student representative council and prefect system – student voice and leadership
• Interact club – international community service
• Music – jazz, stage & show bands and ensembles
• Tournament of Minds - team problem solving competition
• Debating, chess competitions
• National academic competitions in languages, maths and chemistry
• Languages on Campus program
• Flinders University Enrichment program
• Annual History Challenge

Industry and training partnerships

• Inner Adelaide Partnership - VET and enterprise programs
• All universities and TAFE in South Australia – language learning and pathways

Community alliances

• Adelaide City Council and Debating SA - range of programs including peersupport, city mall redevelopment
• KESAB and Adelaide City Council – environmental studies including water quality and fauna diversity

International programs

• Intensive Secondary English Course
• High School Program
• Study Abroad Program
• Study Tours

Sister school relationships

• Asahi High School, Osaka, Japan.
• Nankai Middle School Number 3, Chongqing, China
• Greensward College, Essex, UK.