Sefton High School draws from the local and wider community and half are selected on the basis of academic performance as determined by the Selective Schools Unit’s testing. The school has a reputation for its emphasis on academic performance and encouragement of responsible citizenship.
Facilities: One sports oval, volleyball and basketball courts, 150 networked computers, library, specialist rooms for art, science, engineering studies, electronics, design and technology, food technology, drama and music.
Electives Years 9 and 10: Commerce, Design and Technology, Drama, Food Technology, History, Music, Information and Software Technology, Graphics Technology, Industrial Technology (Electronics), Industrial Technology (Engineering), Visual Arts, Physical Activity and Sport Studies.
Electives Years 11 and 12: English (Advanced, Standard, Fundamentals, Extension), Mathematics (General, 2 Unit, Extension 1 and 2), Chemistry, Biology, Physics, PD/Health/PE, Drama, History (Modern, Ancient, Extension), Economics, Business Studies, Legal Studies, Engineering Studies, Geography, Food Technology, Design and Technology, Information Processes and Technology, Visual Arts, VET (Business, Hospitality), Studies of Religion.
Sport: Includes athletics, swimming, softball, water polo, European handball, oztag, tenpin bowling, volleyball, basketball, netball, hockey, cricket, soccer, touch football. Recreational sports include chess, basketball, soccer, mini tennis, T-ball, table tennis, swimming, weightlifting and tenpin bowling, yoga and power walking.
Extracurricular activities: Debating, stage and concert band, choir, dance group, sound and lighting group, Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme, Streamwatch, involvement in Science, Mathematics, History, Technology, Economics, English, Geography and Business competitions.
Welfare and personal development: SRC, Year camps, work experience, learning support, peer support, peer mediation, books and buddies, school assistance squad.
Special features: School Certificate and HSC results are consistently high for both community and selective students.