Caringbah High is a selective and co-educational high school aiming to provide quality education in a caring and secure environment. There is a strong sense of purpose related to student achievement, academic excellence and to the maintenance of a high standard of social responsibility. Students are encouraged to achieve their intellectual potential and to develop their diverse talents and interests.
Facilities: The school is situated on pleasant grounds in Willarong Road, within easy walking distance of Caringbah station. The recently redeveloped site is well equipped with educational facilities, including specialist areas such as a music centre, computer laboratories, a language laboratory, drama room, a darkroom and a careers space. There are playing fields for football, hockey, softball, netball, basketball, and other outdoor sports, as well as tennis courts and a new gymnasium.
Subjects Years 7 to 10: These include English, Mathematics, Science, History, Geography, Japanese, French, German, PD/Health/PE, Computing Studies, Music, Commerce, Drama, Design and Technology, Technical Drawing, Visual Arts, Textiles and Design, Wood Technology, Food Technology, Studies in Society and PARS.
Electives Years 11 and 12: These include Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Computing Studies, Modern History, Ancient History, Society and Culture, Japanese, French, German, Geography, Business Studies, Legal Studies, Economics, Engineering Science, Visual Arts, PD/Health/PE, Design and Technology, Textiles and Food Technology. A new year 9 & 10 course, Shaping Worldviews is part of the Gifted and Talented Education Program. There is also provision for acceleration where gifted, motivated and self-directed students undergo a program of learning that is both compacted and intensive in a specific subject area.
Sport: Teams in most traditional competitive sports are fielded by the school and several leisure options are available.
Extracurricular activities: Dance classes, debating, public speaking, school bands and ensembles, drama and music productions, Tournament of Minds. There are also art, environment, innovative technology and computer clubs.
Welfare and personal development: The school philosophy is “To Encourage, Rather Than Coerce”. The discipline code is clearly set out, with students fully aware of their responsibilities towards their own learning. A system of achievement certificates is in place to reward students for their efforts in both academic and social areas. Trained senior students befriend and support Year 7 students in the buddy program. The school is currently focusing on Positive Psychology as a strategy to enhance student and staff welfare.
Special features: Programs include an acceleration program, a careers program, a work experience program, executive shadowing, music performance and instrumental programs. There is a very active environmental group.