Macarthur Girls High School is a large comprehensive school, with more than 1000 students, situated 20km west of Sydney and adjacent to the Parramatta River. Our core values and beliefs are summarised by the key word "PRIDE" which represents Participation, Respect, Integrity, Diversity and Excellence. Our purpose is to encourage young women to achieve their perso nal best and beyond, empowering them with the necessary skills to be successful citizens in an ever changing world.

Macarthur Girls High is a large school, with the 2009 enrolment figure being 1036 students. Approximately one third of our students live in the local drawing area, whilst two thirds are attracted from a wide range of out-of-area locations. Our new Year 7 students come to us from up to 50 different primary schools, with close to 300 applicants for the 175 available places.

The ongoing, strong demand for enrolments at our school is seen as an acknowledgement of the very positive reputation that our school enjoys in the broader community. Families are very keen for their daughters to attend Macarthur Girls High School.

Curriculum

At Macarthur Girls High School, our broad curriculum encompasses all the learning experiences that are presented through formal lessons, as well as opportunities for our girls to further develop their skills and interests in a range of extra-curricula programs and activities. These include debating, dance and musical ensembles, Duke of Edinburgh Scheme, Student Representative Council and community partnership programs.

Our curriculum supports our girls in achieving their full potential to take a meaningful and substantial position as future leaders within our society. We emphasise a strong academic focus in our teaching and learning programs, but our curriculum also promotes a broader education for the whole of life.

Macarthur girls can study subjects up to the highest academic levels. Support is also provided to students who have identified learning needs, particularly in the basic skills areas of literacy and numeracy.

Through our Macarthur curriculum, our students will experience:

quality teaching and learning;

a pursuit of excellence;

support in developing literacy and numeracy skills;

the effective integration of technologies in their learning;

opportunities to participate in performing arts, vocatio nal education and sport;

support through appropriate welfare programs;

opportunities to develop their leadership skills; and

programs and activities that support our im portant community partners.

List of faculty or program areas:

Agriculture

Mathematics

Careers

PDHPE

CAPA

Science

English

Social Science

ESL

Sport

History

Student Welfare

LOTE

TAS

Library

VET

托福79分

学费13,000 - 15,000澳币

会计学，艺术历史，生化学，生物学，商务行政，化学及生物化学，通信，犯罪学，经济学，早期儿童教育，初等中学教育，体育，中等教育，特殊教育，工程学，英语，外语语言文学，历史学，文学研究， 管理信息系统 数学计算科学，音乐，护理，哲学，物理天文学，政治学，心里学，社会工作，社会学和两性研究。

• P:参与:在学校及团队中扮演积极的角色

• R:尊重:尊重自己,并以宽容及谅解的态度来对待他人及所处的环境

• I :正直:永远诚实,值得信赖,为人可靠

• D:差异:以尊重各种差异的存在的方式来对待他人。