Caroline Chisholm High School

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Caroline Chisholm High School is an Australian public high school in the Chisholm suburb of Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) catering to years 7 to 10. It is one of eighteen high schools operated by the ACT's Department of Education and Training. The school is named after Australian pioneer Caroline Chisholm.

The school opened in 1985, and was awarded the 1986 Royal Australian Institute of Architects Canberra Medallion for Outstanding Architecture for producing an exceptionally high quality structure at a relatively low cost using regular materials.[1]

1 Curriculum
2 Civics
3 References
4 See also
5 External link

[edit] Curriculum

The school offers a wide range of subjects with English, Mathematics, Science, Studies of Society and Environment and Physical Education being compulsory. Elective subjects include French, Indonesian, Music, Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Technology and Life Sciences. Streaming occurs in Years 9 and 10 before college.

Caroline Chisholm High School has four sub-schools, one for each year. Each sub-school has its own building with classrooms and assembly hall with two executive teachers having responsibility for student welfare. The school was designed with each building in a square and streets between each square facilitating the schools organisation. The subschool system aims to provide a greater focus on getting to know the students and build cohesion in the student group.

[edit] Civics

The civics program at Caroline Chisholm High School has been adopted as a case study by the Federal Department of Education, Science and Training. The unit in question was developed for a year 8 class and focuses on reconciliation from the Myall Creek massacre in 1838 to the present day.