Narangba Valley State High School
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| Narangba Valley State High School | |
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| "Challenging the Future" | |
| Established | 2000 |
| School type | Public |
| Principal/ Headmaster |
Ross Mackay |
| Location | Narangba, QLD, Australia |
| Campus | Suburban (Narangba) |
| Enrolment | Approximately 1600 |
| School colours | Navy Blue, Green and Gold |
| Homepage | http://www.narangbavalleyshs.qld.edu.au/ |
Narangba Valley State High School (NVSHS) is a co-eduational, state secondary school in Narangba, Queensland. It is one of the newest schools in the state, being only 6 years old.
In April 2006 the school made national headlines after a number of grade 9 students overdosed on another students prescription ADHD Medication, (Ritalin)[1].
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[edit] Principals
[edit] Uniform
The uniform for Narangba Valley State High School students varies depending on their year level and the day of the week. On Mondays, students are required to wear their formal uniform. This consists of a blue shirt and navy shorts or trousers for boys, and a blue blouse and navy skirt for girls. All senior students (years 10, 11 and 12) are required to wear a senior tie with their formal uniforms, while junior girls wear a crossover tie. Boys have the option of either wearing shorts or trousers, except senior boys during the middle two terms of the year, whom must wear trousers. Blazers are also worn on special occasions.
During the other four days of the school week, students have a choice of wearing either the formal uniform or the unisex sports uniform. This consists of navy shorts as well as a green, navy blue and gold striped shirt for juniors and a predominantly navy blue shirt for seniors.
[edit] Academics
Narangba Valley State High School offers schooling from grade 8 through to 12. The school has had a reasonable amount of academic success, with 71% of students receiving an OP of 1 - 15 in 2006, one of the highest scores for state schools in the district. [2]
Subjects are offered in a wide range of curriculum areas: Mathematics, English, SOSE, Science, Performing Arts, Life Technology (Home Economics), Design Technology (Manual Arts), ICT and Business, Physical Education, LOTE (Japanese) and Visual Arts.
As well as these Academic subjects, the school also has a weekly lesson designed to enhance the life skills of the students, known as SDV (Student Development). Another of these weekly lessons is ATP (Assessment Tranining and Preparation). In ATP, Year 10 and 11 students have been completing a Certificate I in Work Education, adding points towards their Queensland Certificate of Education. In Year 12 students complete preparation tests for the Queensland Core Skills Test.
[edit] Academy Programs
Since 2004 the school has offered extension programs in many subjects. Students are given the opportunity to nominate or be selected for the fast-tracked subjects in Year 8. These programs are offered in a number of different areas.
[edit] Core Subjects
Students who achieve outstanding academic results are selected to take part in these programs. The programs are offered until Year 11, when students are given the opportunity to undertake further courses during their senior years.
Academies are offered in Mathematics, English, Science and SOSE
[edit] Performing Arts
At the beginning of Year 8, students are asked to audition for either of the three academies: Music, Dance and/or Drama. These students complete work faster than ordinary classes, and their assessment is expected to be of a higher standard. These academies continue until year 10, where students progress to complete their senior studies.
A recent addition to the academy program is Academy Camp and Tour. This involves Academy students preparing and rehearsing a performance, before travelling to a number of local schools and presenting the act.
[edit] The P.A.L.A.C.E.
Narangba Valley's Performing Arts and Lifestyle Academic Centre of Excellence is a state of the art hall, that was officially opened in 2005. It's name is a ridiculous backronym. The facility includes:
- 1500 seat indoor auditorium
- two full-size basketball courts
- Six volleyball courts
- Two netball courts
- Two purpose built drama classrooms
- Sports gymnasium
- Lighting and sound studio
[edit] Physical Education
[edit] AFL Academy
The Narangba Valley AFL Academy has been successful in numerous endeavours. It was the first AFL academy in the state to have female participants. The grade 8 academy students won the statewide Fast Nines competition in 2005 and the Junior (grade 8 and 9) AFL team won the statewide Lion's Cup for 2006. This feat was also achieved by both the Junior and Senior girls teams in 2006. This great triumph was repeated in 2007 by the junior girls team. The girls' and boys' AFL teams have both completed a trip to Melbourne, in 2007 and 2008 respectively, to compete against local school teams.
[edit] Netball Academy
Following the success of the AFL academy, it was decided to introduce a similar program for netball. The program is predominantly catered towards female students. The academy has not had any major successes to date, as it is still in its infancy, only being created in 2007. During the latter part of 2008, a number of netball academy students will be travelling to New Zealand to compete against a wide range of teams.
[edit] House System
Narangba Valley has four houses, one of which each student is a member of. Each house is named after a famous Australian sportsperson:
- FREEMAN (yellow) - named after runner Cathy Freeman
- LAVER (red) - named after tennis player Rod Laver
- O'NEILL (blue) - named after swimmer Susie O'Neill
- RAFTER (green) - named after tennis player Patrick Rafter
Each year the different houses compete for a number of different championships and shields:
- Inter-House Swimming Carnival
- Inter-House Athletics Carnival
- Champion Sporting House
- Champion Service House
- Champion Cultural House
- Champion Academic House
- Overall Champion House
[edit] Extracurricular Activities
The school's instrumental music program involves a large number of students. The school has a number of different ensembles, which perform at many events, as well as competitions including the Queensland Youth Music Awards.
Each year, numerous teams are entered into the QDU Debating Competition. Narangba Valley's teams have had reasonable success in recent years, with a number teams progressing into the finals competition.
In every other year, the school produces a musical, which contains a large number of students from the performing arts faculty. The following musicals have been produced:
- 2004 - Grease
- 2006 - Little Shop of Horrors
- 2008 - The Wiz (upcoming)
