This educational community, situated in spacious grounds in Sydney’s north-west sector growth area and enjoying views to the Blue Mountains, was established in 1993. From 2000, a Years 7 to 10 campus of the Nirimba Collegiate Group has been in operation.
Facilities: A fully computer-networked school with an extensive modern library, three large computer rooms, specialist air-conditioned drama and performance space, an assembly hall, basketball courts, an agriculture plot, and specialist TAS, visual arts and music rooms.
Electives: Visual Arts, Music, Dance, Industrial Arts, Drama, History, Geography, Commerce, Photography, Computing Studies, French, Agriculture, Food Technology, PD/Health/PE
Mosaic Design, Visual Design, Ceramics, Digital Media Technology, Indonesian and Japanese. Students at Quakers Hill High School complete their Senior years of study on the Wyndham College site of the Nirimba Collegiate, 1.5 kilometres west of the Quakers Hill High Campus.
Extracurricular activities: English, mathematics and science competitions, Tournament of Minds, Young Writer of the Year, debating, the Minister’s Young Designer’s Award, environmental activities, musical productions, choral concerts, band (stage and concert), ISCF, chess club, swim school, Aboriginal awareness activities, visual arts competitions, Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme, Mock Trial.
Welfare and personal development: The school has a head teacher of welfare, a school counsellor, a district guidance officer and a Year adviser attached to each Year, as well as house advisers for each of the six houses. In addition, the school willingly accepts students for integration and has two full-time assistants appointed to aid in appropriate transition. There is wheelchair access to all facilities. A vigorous and active literacy program is available to all students including a gifted and talented component. Peer support, tutoring and mediation are all pursued actively in the school, together with an influential SRC.
Special features: The school offers gifted and talented students an accelerated stream where Year 9 students can complete Year 9 and 10 History and Geography courses in one year and commence their study of a Preliminary Course in Year 10. Students also have the opportunity to commence VET in Hospitality and Business Services in Year 10.