Kangaroo Inn Area School Introduction

School facilities and resources

• Multimedia facilities
• Year 12 centre
• Library with computer suite and large study areas
• Distance education centre
• Modern science laboratories
• Specialist areas for visual arts, technical studies and home economics
• Farm blocks (20 hectares) used to support agricultural program
• Specialist computing suites
• Large school gymnasium
• Sports oval, tennis and basketball courts

Strong focus areas

• Information & Communication Technology (ICT)
• Distance Education
• Enterprise Education
• Agriculture

Special interest programs

• Vocational Education and Training (VET) - programs including multimedia, agriculture, information processing
• Agriculture programs – animal husbandry and horticulture
• Learning to Learn Program (Reception – Year 9) – Extended Brain Theory
• Planning for Success Program (Years 10-12) – individualised pathways programs and student wellbeing

Languages

• Indonesian
• Other languages available by negotiation through the Open Access College

Student support services

• Student welfare manager
• Farm stay arrangements
• Secondary coordinator
• Pathways and careers support person
• Home Group sessions
• Individual student support
• Student wellbeing programs

Recent school awards and achievements

• Teacher of Excellence Awards, 2000-2004
• Learning to Learn Program, community award 2003

Sporting activities

• Athletics
• Team sports
• District team sports competitions
• Extensive involvement in one day sporting carnivals

Co-curricular opportunities

• Royal Adelaide and Mount Gambier Agricultural Shows – animal husbandry
• Choir – Adelaide and Millicent
• Come Out Festival - youth arts
• National academic competitions in maths, computing and English

Industry and training partnerships

• Open Access College – distance education
• Jobs Pathway Program – support for pre-vocational and school based apprenticeships
• Local schools support cluster – provision of on-line senior school teaching support
• TAFE – VET program auspicing arrangements

Community alliances

• Tidy Towns Competition – school participation
• Wattle Range Council - mobile library visits
• Robe Council – early education provision

International programs

• Study Abroad Program
• Study Tours

Kangaroo Inn Area School is located near Millicent, a major town on the South Coast. The school buildings are set amongst picturesque grounds with natural vegetation and an abundance of wildlife.

Millicent is an important rural centre and has a great feeling of open, green spaces. Students come from surrounding farms and towns which support fishing, farming, tourism and associated industries and are popular lake and beach destinations.