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Stuart High School. The school boasts an outstanding reputation for student academic success in the Whyalla Community and across the State, particularly in the areas of Computing Technology, Enterprise and Vocational Education, Music, Sport, Aquaculture and Active 8 Leadership programs.

Stuart High School places great importance on the welfare of the whole child. A effective learning environment is developed and supported through positive relationships, middle school methodologies, faculty support, individual learning plans and the use of Restorative Justice as the central theme of the Student Behaviour Management (SBM) process.

Student well being is the primary consideration for each Year Level staff team. This is promoted through respectful and positive relationship building and involving students in programs that support their physical, social and emotional well being.

The curriculum at Stuart High School is aligned with both state and national expectations for all schools. In addition a number of specific programs are offered which meet the particular needs of our school community and the expressed needs of students and parents.

The Years 8 - 10 curriculum aims to provide a broad, balanced learning program to prepare students for effective participation in society, and fullfil their needs to progress to future study and work options. In Year 8 students have a general learning program with some choices. As students progress to Years 9 and 10, more choices are available to enable students to begin to follow their preferred pathways and to undertake more specific and specialised learning programs.

Current Year 8 and 9 students will be provided with subject selection counselling by home group teachers, year level coordinators and the student counsellor. Students and parents are also encouraged to contact subject teachers for additional advice and assistance. Courses for 2011 will be approved provisionally at the beginning of Term 4 and will be confirmed in November. Although every effort will be made to meet students' preferred choices, this will be possible only within the school's capacity to provide the required teachers and to form viable classes.

Students are encouraged to select wisely from the choices within the Years 8 - 10 curriculum. Consideration should be given to individual student interests and past success in particular subjects. Students should select the broadest possible range of subjects to ensure that future options are kept open. Most of all, students are encouraged to strive for excellence in their learning and use the support of teachers and parents to help them reach their learning goals.