The Heights School (Australia)
| The Heights School | |
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Modbury Heights, SA Australia |
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| Information | |
| Type | State |
| Motto | Success Through Quality Teaching and Learning |
| Established | 1978 |
| Locale | Brunel Drive, Modbury Heights |
| Principal | Nigel Gill |
| Enrolment | ~1135 |
| Campus | Modbury Heights |
| Colour(s) |
Navy, maroon and white |
| Website | http://theheights.sa.edu.au/ |
The Heights School is a combined secondary and primary school serving the Modbury Heights area in Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in Adelaide's District 5 (North West) school district, in close proximity to Golden Grove High School, Gleeson College and Pedare Christian College.
The Heights School consists of three sub-schools, divided by year level. The sub-schools are:
The Heights School is an Ignite school. This program allows gifted students to work at an extended level. The program has three levels: the Ignite Program, the Co-Ignite Program and the Pre-Ignite Program. The Ignite class studies years 8, 9 and 10 in two years. This is done by studying year 8 and 9 in one year and then year 10 in one year but at an extended level. Students then go on to study years 11 and 12 at a normal level. As Ignite students leave school a year earlier, they can, if they wish, complete year 13 to fill in that year. The Co-Ignite class studies years 8, 9 and 10 in the full three years but at an extended level. They then complete years 11 and 12 as normal. For technology lessons, the two classes come together to study with each other. The Heights School also offers a Pre-Ignite Program. This is not an official part of the Ignite Program. This was designed by The Heights to allow students whom they thought would be able to complete the Ignite Program, to do years 6 and 7 at an extended level. Glenunga International High School (starting 1998) and Aberfoyle Park High School (1999) are also Ignite schools.
The Heights School has developed a specialised cricketing program in association with the Tea Tree Gully District Cricket Club and the South Australian Cricket Association (SACA). The program is run by state under 14s coach and Northern Jets A Grade player Andrew Costello and is offered a special subject for years 8-11.
The school has a major involvement in the Australian International HPV Super Series, with the program currently being run by Roger Button. With annual involvement from 2004 in all three races per year, with four HPVs as of 2011. The four bikes are "Quasar", which is ridden by students from the junior school; "Pulsar", the middle school bike; "Odyssey", the senior school bike; and an Old Scholars team and bike, which races under the name of "THOR". The school has also hosted students from Hwa Chong Institution who raced with the Heights team in Round 1 of 2008. All bikes now support a green image and promote environmentally friendly activities, hence the program's official name, "The Heights School Green Technology Racing".
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