Ku-ring-gai Creative Arts High is set on 10.8 hectares of beautiful bushland in North Turramurra, next to the gates of Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. It has a strong academic background and provides unique opportunities in the areas of creative arts as well as other subject areas.
Facilities: Multi-purpose hall, computer laboratories, large and intimate theatre facilities, a dance studio, ceramics studio, design and technology workrooms, a well-stocked library with CD-ROM facilities and internet technology, recording studio, hospitality and business skills centre, student independent learning centres, all-weather tennis courts, one soccer/football field (with lights), one international-standard hockey field.
Electives Years 7 to 10: Music, Drama, Visual Arts, Computer Studies, Design and Technology, Food Technology, Photography, Commerce, Ceramics, Dance, Sports Science, Languages Other than English (including Spanish), Performance, NOVA, Work Education, Visual Design, Special Religious Education.
Electives Years 11 and 12: English Standard, Advanced, Extension, Mathematics (General and Extension), Biology, Chemistry, Food Technology, Visual Design, Physics, Ancient History, Modern History, History Extension, Legal Studies, Business Studies, Dance, Drama, Spanish, Senior Science, Geography, Design and Technology, Industrial Technology, Information Processes and Technology, Music Course 1 and 2, Extension, PD/Health/PE, Visual Arts, Society and Culture, Ceramics, Photography, Hospitality, TAFE-linked courses, VET courses including Hospitality, Business Services, Information Technology and Entertainment.
Sport: Sport for both sexes includes a wide variety of recreational sports such as aerobics, weight and circuit training, bowling, ice-skating, indoor sports and golf. The students participate in state-wide knock-out competitions. Year 7 students take part in a skills building and team sport program.
Extracurricular activities: The school utilises its environment in a wide range of activities. There is a strong tradition of performance and exhibition involving bands, Drama, dance, visual art, film-making and whole-school performances.
Welfare and personal development: Counsellor, SRC, peer support program, peer tutoring program, peer counselling program, student welfare adviser, work experience, full-time careers adviser, ESL teacher, support teacher for learning difficulties. Each student is well supported by this welfare team. There is a uniform policy derived from full school community consultation.
Special features: The school has an active and supportive P&C and Creative Arts association. It has an active SRC that takes part in collaborative decision-making. The school has had consistently good academic results and enjoys strong relationships with industries, particularly the arts. A strong foundation is provided for Year 7 students through the team-learning structure. The NOVA program provides a vertical structure and opportunities for creative learning. The school prides itself on providing staff learning programs and opportunities for accelerated progression to students with a diversity of needs and goals including those relating to specific talents and abilities. The school has been recognised for its particularly effective approach to the transition of students from primary to secondary.