Barrenjoey is a community, comprehensive high school that is an integral part of a vibrant, cosmopolitan and creative community. Barrenjoey has a unique blend of academic performance, artistic expression and social awareness.
We believe that all students are capable of high achievement and all students are supported by our school to, not only achieve, but also exceed their potential. With highly qualified, experienced and dedicated staff, Barrenjoey provides a range of opportunities that develop knowledge, skills, positive attitudes and values.
Our school has a friendly, calm, cooperative and learning focused culture where pursuing excellence is supported and valued.
Barrenjoey has a strong commitment to the pursuit of academic excellence, develops student leadership and citizenship and has a range of innovative programs for gifted and talented students and programs to develop responsibility and care for others. Barrenjoey students are confident, respectful of each other and of teachers.
Barrenjoey's ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORT provides a comprehensive account of the school's activities, targets and student learning outcomes.
Barrenjoey High School offers an exceptionally broad curriculum of over 40 courses in the junior and senior years.
Sport is a mandatory requirement of the NSW Department of Education and Training. In 2011 the sports offered in our summer terms will be recreational based sports, while the sports offered in our winter terms will be team based sports (Grade Sport and School House Sport).
·Recreational sports are only in Terms 1 and 4 (Yrs 8, 9 & 10). Recreational Sports are Indoor Bowling, Fitness First, Golf, Learn to Surf, Sailing, Skate Boarding, Stand Up Paddle Boarding, Surf Boat Rowing, Surf Survival Certificate, Surfing, Tennis, Touch Football and Power Walking.
·Students will be required to pay sport fees on the day of selection.
·Grade Sport is a priority in Terms 2 & 3 (YRS 9 & 10). Grade Sports are Basketball, Netball, Soccer, Touch Football, Volleyball.
·Barrenjoey HS is involved in Warringah Zone for Grade Sport. The schools we play against are Cromer, Manly, Narrabeen and Pittwater – less time on buses travelling means more time on the field playing!
Don’t forget, participating in Grade Sport earns you 50 Blues Points!
SPORT PASS OUT
As sport is a mandatory requirement of the NSW DET students may receive only one sport pass out per term if required. Any further appointments etc need to be made after Sport. All Sport Pass Outs will be issued and recorded by Miss Delamont at recess in the Senior Study in the Library.
PERMANENT SPORT PASS OUT
Permanent Sport Pass Outs will only be issued to students being coached by professionals during sport time. They will only be available in Terms 1 and 4. All students are required to participate in team sports in Terms 2 & 3.
