The Hills Sports High School
| The Hills Sports High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Seven Hills, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public, Sport Selective |
| Motto | Strive for Success |
| Established | 1966 |
| Principal | Mitchell Struyve |
| Grades | 7-12 |
| Colour(s) | Sky Blue, Maroon, Dark Blue |
| Website | |
The Hills Sports High School is a co-educational government secondary school located at Seven Hills, in the west of Sydney, Australia. In addition to normal school activities, the school has a Talented Sports Program for selected sports. The school is a newcomer in terms of being a sports school, only achieving the status in 2002.
Location
The school is located on Best Road, Seven Hills a suburb in western Sydney. It is serviced by rail and bus and taxi (Seven Hills Railway Station is approximately 900m away).
Early history
Hills Sports was established in 1966 originally as Seven Hills South High School, and later changed to Grantham High School. In 2002, Grantham High School was renamed The Hills Sports High School alongside the introduction of the Talented Sports Program(TSP).
Departments
Hills Sports has eleven departments. Year 9 & 10 offer three electives in a structure allowing for 100 and 200 hour courses chosen from all Curriculum areas.Year 11 & 12 offer TAFE VET Courses which can be accessed from 5 TAFE Colleges. Extension Courses are offered in English, Mathematics and History. The departments are:
- English (Subjects: English, Drama.)
- Creative Arts (Subjects: Visual Arts, Music, Language-French, German, Chinese)
- Human Society and its Environment (History, Geography, Legal Studies, Business Studies)
- Mathematics (Subjects: Mathematics)
- Personal Development, Health and Physical Education
- Science (Subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Physics)
- Special Education (Subjects: English Skills, Mathematic Life Skills, Science Life Skills)
- Technological and Applied Studies (Subjects: Electronics, Engineering, Metal, Timber, Building and Construction)
- English as a Second Language
- Careers (Subjects: Hospitality, Automotive, Electrotechnology)
- Scripture
Talented Sports Program
The Hills Sports High School offers a Talented Sports Program (TSP) designed to provide students who excel in particular sports with coaching and an academic framework that enables them to reach both their academic and sporting goals. Applicants go through a rigorous trial process including fitness testing, skills testing and examination of their school reports.
The sports offered as of the 2008 trials are:
- Athletics
- Touch Football
- Baseball
- Netball
- Basketball
- Australian rules football
- Cricket
- Rugby league
- Softball
- Rugby Union
- Tennis
- Swimming
- Football
- Cheerleading
- Golf
Sports facilities
- Two full sized multi-purpose pitches
- Two Outdoor multi-purpose courts
- Indoor Gymnasium including one multi-purpose court
- Cricket Nets
- Full sized fitness gym including aerobics room, physiotherapy room and office
- School Hall with one indoor court
- Two full sized stand alone changerooms
- Extra Football training facilities at the Best Rd sports complex
- National Aquatics Training and Safety Facility
- Full sized synthetic soccer pitch