Endeavour Sports High School is a Year 7 to Year 12 comprehensive co-educational public high school. We educate over 800 students from a diverse range of cultural backgrounds and from a wide geographical area. The school environment is safe and harmonious and our community is based on the values of respect, quality, compassion and personal best. Our core business is learning and we provide the full range of academic courses and extracurricular activities. In addition we offer, for students with sporting talent, a Targeted Sports Program.
Facilities: State-of-the-art sports facilities, computer laboratories, assembly hall, gymnasium, careers room, pottery kilns, barbecue area, a range of well-resourced technology laboratories, food preparation laboratories, textile and design laboratories, science and technology library, 25-seater bus and trailers, new state-of-the-art weight-training room with cross-training facilities, athletic track, dance studio.
Electives Years 7 to 10: Applied Sport, Commerce, Computer Studies, Dance, Drama, Sport Science, Technical Drawing, Metal Technics, Wood Technics, Music, Visual Arts, Food Technology, Forensic Archaeology.
Electives Years 11 and 12: Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Design and Technology, Drama, Economics, English, Exploring Early Childhood, Engineering Studies, Food Technology, Geography, History Extension, Industrial Technology, Information Processes, Legal Studies, Mathematics, Modern History, Music, PD/Health/PE, Photography, Physics, Senior Science, Society and Culture, Visual Arts. A strong Vocational Education and Training (VET) curriculum covers areas of Hospitality, Construction, Metals and Engineering, Sport and Recreation, Information Technology.
Sport: The sports in the Targeted Sports Program include cricket, softball, swimming, gymnastics, rugby league, rugby union, dance, basketball, trampolining, tennis, athletics, golf, baseball, netball, soccer (boys and girls), cricket, hockey, softball, water polo and a Girls’ Development Program. All are supported by state sporting associations and have state-accredited coaches working with students. The program includes a sports enrichment program for all Year 7 students, support from sports medicine practitioners, time management and study skills in tandem with training and competition commitments. Entry to the program is competitive, with selection trials conducted by state sporting associations. Outstanding sports people in non-targeted sports are eligible to apply for entry, along with part-time HSC students.
Extracurricular activities: Band, debating, Schools in Parliament, Mock Trial, public speaking, gymnastics, dance, drama, trampolining, athletics.
Welfare and personal development: Our Student Support Program is based on the values of respect, quality, compassion and personal best and the belief that all students can succeed. We value the potential each student has and will help them to achieve their personal best. We reward effort and commitment to learning and we have systems to monitor and support students experiencing difficulties. We communicate regularly with parents and community groups.
Special features: The Targeted Sports program is very successful and all students are supported to maintain a core focus on their learning and the attainment of good academic results. We have an excellent Special Education Unit and can provide a good education for students with a mild or moderate intellectual disability or with hearing impairment. We provide many opportunities for students to receive support and these are co-ordinated by the Student Services Team.