Unley High School Introduction

Unley High School is located in the City of Unley which provides one of Adelaide’s largest and most prestigious shopping precincts with restaurants, hotels, cafes and boutique shops of every description offering gourmet food, furniture, gifts to clothing.

Residents and visitors alike enjoy the large expanses of parks and open space across Unley, with barbecues, tennis courts, playgrounds and skate facilities making many of them ideal for family picnics and community activities.


School facilities and resources

• Performing arts studios
• Two gymnasiums
• Diverse playing fields
• Extensive computer teaching facilities, internet, email
• Visual arts and design studios
• Disabled student area

Strong focus areas

• Gifted Education
• Information & Communication Technology (ICT)
• Outdoor Education

Special interest programs

• CISCO Networking Academy Program – comprehensive e-learning
• Visual arts and design
• Performing arts – music and drama
• Sport - rowing

Languages

• English as a Second Language (ESL)
• European – French, German, Italian, Greek
• Chinese

Student support services

• School director of international programs
• International student focus person
• Assistant Principal Student Services
• Link program for students with disabilities
• Language support teachers
• Student counsellors – peer support program, pastoral care program

Recent school awards and achievements

• Campbell Award - highest achiever in Government School 2003
• Top State School in Nation - Australia’s Best School competition 2002
• Head of River – State Rowing Championship 2004
• Federation of International Sports Aerobics and Fitness World Championship, bronze medal 2004

Sporting activities

• Rowing
• Tennis
• Australian rules football, soccer
• Volleyball
• Basketball, netball

Co-curricular opportunities

• Student representative council - student voice
• Prefect system – student leadership
• Environmental action group
• Debating
• Music - ensembles, musical productions
• Air Force Training Corps

Industry and training partnerships

• Australia Business Week – enterprise education program
• TAFE – training pathways

International programs

• High School Program
• Study Abroad Program
• Study Tours

Sister school relationships

• Otaki High School, Chiba Province, Japan
• Wu Ai Senior High School, Shanghai, China