The Norwood Morialta High School Introduction

School facilities and resources

• Separate middle and senior campuses
• Extensive IT facilities
• Specialist facilities for music, art and  multi-media
• Performing arts centre
• Library with internet access and large collection of ESL resources
• Gymnasium
• Student cafeteria
• Sporting facilities include tennis courts, basketball courts and large ovals
• School bus service
• Specialist ISEC suite

Strong focus areas

• English as a Second Language (ESL)
• Languages

Special interest programs

• Music
• International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program (IBMYP)
• Outdoor education program including camping, rock climbing and surfing
• CISCO Networking Academy Program - comprehensive e-learning

Languages

• English as a Second Language (ESL)
• European - Greek, German, Italian
• Asian - Mandarin, Japanese
• Other languages available by negotiation through the School of Languages

Student support services

• ESL support
• Student services team
• Student counsellors
• International assistant principal
• Bi-lingual support officers
• Course counselling
• Support with tertiary placement

Recent school awards and achievements

• Debating – various state competitions, (finalists several times over past years)
• Public speaking – various competitions 2000, 2003
• Science & Engineering Challenge 2004
• Oliphant Science Awards 2002, 2003
• The Australian Scholarship Award two winners 2003

Sporting activities

• Swimming
• Basketball
• Athletics
• Badmington
• Soccer

Co-curricular opportunities

• Student representative council - international student sub committee
• Active8 – state youth development program
• Head of the River – rowing challenge
• International Pedal Prix – engineering design & construction, 24 hour pedal powered race
• Dragon boat racing
• National academic competitions in maths, chemistry, science
• School musical production

Industry and training partnerships

• CISCO Networking Academy – delivery computer networking program
• Virtual College Network – VET consortium across a number of schools

Community alliances

• Local enterprise and industry - school based apprenticeships
• Glossy Black Cockatoo Camp – environmental conservation

International programs

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

Sister school relationships

• Takahashi High School, Okayama, Japan
• 1st Lykeio Patras, Greece
• Berufliche Schule, Norderstedt Germany
• Dalian Dacane College, Dalian China.

The Norwood Morialta High School is located in the leafy eastern suburbs, only 15 minutes from the city centre and 5 minutes from the busy shopping and restaurant precinct of Norwood Parade.

We have two campuses, Year 8 to 10 Middle School and a Year 11 to 12 Senior School. Our school has a long reputation for academic excellence and has a multicultural population, which includes a large international student group.