Cowra High School will soon be holding another subject selection night, giving students the opportunity to design a timetable suited to their skills and interests.
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The selection night will be held on Tuesday, July 29 at the school hall, and will be for students currently in year eight and ten.
Year eight students will select their subjects between 6 and 7 pm, while year nine students will be seen between 7 and 9pm.
The High School prides itself on providing students with the best opportunities, student subject night organiser, and Deputy Principal, Ian Pattingale is proud of the subject range available.
"We offer a huge range of subjects here at the school, and in conjunction with Tafe," Mr Pattingale said.
He is also proud with how students manage to achieve top results in their chosen subjects.
"We have a large amount of students gaining early entry to university; we also have a lot of students achieving high ATARs in their Higher School Certificate."
He puts this down to the amount of programs aimed at improving students skills in the classroom, and at home, when studying.
"We have a great staff mentoring program called '10 per cent on top' where students are able to approach a teacher for one on one help."
"Around 40 teachers at the school are involved, and it really works because the students are able to access help from a teacher of their choosing."
"We also have Norta Norta teachers who help tutor Aboriginal students in the school."
"Melissa Knights and Damien Johnson work with these students to help improve their classroom results," he said.
The school, which boasts a large selection of extra curricular activities, is proud of its community engagement and extensive excursion opportunities.
"We take students to the snow, Europe and Japan every year," Mr Pattingale said.
Year nine and ten subjects include, Aboriginal studies, agricultural technology, art, child studies, commerce, dance, drama, food technology, global geography, history- ancient to modern, industrial technology- metal and timber, information and software technology, Japanese, music, photographic and digital media, physical activity and sports studies, textiles technology and work education.
Students going in to their senior years can choose from the following.
Aboriginal studies, agriculture, ancient history, biology, business services, business studies, chemistry, citizenship and society life skills, community and family studies, construction, dance, design and technology, drama, earth and environmental science, economics, English (advanced, standard and studies), English life skills, entertainment industry, exploring early childhood, food technology geography, hospitality, industrial technology, information processes and technology, Japanese, legal studies, mathematics (at a variety of levels) Metal and engineering, modern history, music, PDHPE, physics, primary industries, retail services, senior science, sports coaching, sport, lifestyle and recreation studies, textiles and design, visual arts, viticulture, work studies and work and community life skills.
There are also extension mathematics, English and History subjects available.
The school also has a large range of Tafe integrated courses.
For more information on the subject selection night and call the school on 6342 1766, or find Cowra High School on Facebook.
Students and their parents and caregivers are encouraged to attend the evening, and gain as much information as possible in regards to their subject selections.