School Profile

NSW GOVERNMENT SCHOOL SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

Castle Hill High School

Castle Hill High School is a large, coeducational high school with academic excellence as a priority. The school has a strong creative and performing arts program and sporting tradition. There is a focus on maximising the potential of students and challenging those with special gifts and talents. Castle Hill High School believes that values underpin all learning and all relationships and nurtures a school culture based on respect, cooperation, celebration and personal responsibility.

3 Reasons To Choose This School

High percentage of students enter tertiary
Strong creative and performing arts programs
Sought after location in northwest Sydney

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English as a second language

ESL courses taught through English
Learning support teaching team
Specialised facilities for individualised support

Student support services

Homework centre
Year 12 academic mentoring program
Dedicated student welfare team
Senior studies skills program
Learning support team

Special programs

Debating/public speaking club
Music programs (ensembles/ bands/choir)
Student mentor programs
After school homework club
Dance ensemble/drama club

Special facilities

Modern computer laboratories
3D printing/engineering/robotics facilities
Multimedia design room
Industrial arts rooms (timber/graphics)
Modern science laboratories

Languages taught

French
Japanese

School achievements

Top HSC ATAR scores over 99. At least 20% of students are placed in the top 10% of the state in the HSC.

Local area features

The school is set in a leafy, garden suburb close to a major shopping centre and the new North West Metro train link to Macquarie University and Chatswood. Buses leave regularly connecting with other suburbs including the city of Parramatta. The city of Sydney is 45 minutes away by bus and train.