Woodville High School Introduction

School facilities and resources

• Recently upgraded classrooms alongside heritage buildings
• Special Interest Music Centre with high tech recording facilities
• Extensive computing facilities in classrooms and small specialist pods for creative arts
• Internet access
• Specialist dance studio and performance theatre
• Well resourced library facilities with staff trained in electronic research and presentation software
• Sporting facilities include tennis and basketball courts, gymnasium with badminton and volleyball facilities and a weights room.
• Industry standard accredited kitchen for food and hospitality program
• Modern canteen facilities
• Elevator and disability access.

Strong focus areas

• Music
• Visual and Performing Arts
• Academic and Vocational Pathways
• Gifted and talented education program

Special interest programs

• Special Interest Music Pathways Program including sound recording opportunities
• Vocational Education and Training (VET) programs in music industry, food & hospitality, horticulture, child studies and retail
• Food and Hospitality Program
• Horticulture

Languages

• English as a Second Language (ESL)
• Greek
• Vietnamese
• Other languages available by negotiation through the School of Languages

Student support services

• ESL support
• International student focus person
• 2 student counsellors
• University pathways advisor
• Careers counsellor
• Vocational pathways coordinator
• Trained gifted education co-ordinator
• Additional support in computing skills
• Student buddy system
• Access to interpreting/translating services
• Social interaction with other locally based international students through the Western International Students Consortium

Recent school awards and achievements

• National aerobics champions 2003
• Interschool champions in soccer 2000 and rugby 2001-2004
• Invitations to perform with well known Jazz musicians (ongoing)
• Finalists for the Rock Eisteddfod Challenge (since 1998)
• Le Cordon Bleu scholarship (annual)
• Debating Competition finalists 2002

Sporting activities

• Rugby
• Soccer
• Tennis
• Badminton
• Basketball
• Outdoor education - bushwalking, kayaking and aquatics

Co-curricular opportunities

• Rock Eisteddfod Challenge – national dance, drama and design competition
• Chess - coached by an Australian chess champion
• Debating
• Weight lifting
• Lunchtime dance

Industry and training partnerships

• Western Partnerships – vocational programs
• Youth Opportunities – industry funded personal communication and goal setting skills program
• Le Cordon Bleu – food and hospitality partnership

Community alliances

• Local council – community participation and leadership opportunities
• Arts network alliance – indigenous artists and speakers
• Glenelg Jazz Festival, Generations in Jazz and Womad – musical performances

International programs

• High School Program
• Study Abroad Program
• Study Tours

Sister school relationships

• Uenohara High School, Japan

Woodville High School is located both 10 minutes from the centre of Adelaide
and many of Adelaide’s best beaches and seaside suburbs. The school features extensive grounds with landscaped areas and large trees for student recreation.

This provides a backdrop to a harmonious multicultural community where diversity is valued and teachers and students are warm and supportive. With 750 students,
the school offers a wide range of academic and vocational courses without losing a village community atmosphere.