Hills Sports High School


The Hills Sports High School is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive and specialist secondary day school, with speciality in sports, located on Best Road, Seven Hills, in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The school is located approximately from Seven Hills railway station.
Established in 1966 as Seven Hills South High School, the school caters to approximately 930 students from Year 7 to Year 12. The school is operated by the New South Wales Department of Education; the principal is Mitchell Struyve.
In addition to delivering a comprehensive education, the school has a Talented Sports Program for selected sports and achieved the status of being a selective sports school in 2002. The Hills Sports High School is a member of the NSW Sports High Schools Association.

History

Hills Sports was established in 1966 originally as Seven Hills South High School, and later changed to Grantham High School. In 2002, Grantham High School was renamed The Hills Sports High School with strong support of then principal Joe Allan, staff and the community. The Talented Sports Program was also introduced in 2002.

Departments

Hills Sports has eleven departments. Years 9 and 10 offer three electives in a structure allowing for 100- and 200-hour courses chosen from all Curriculum areas. Years 11 and 12 offer TAFE VET Courses which can be accessed from 5 TAFE Colleges. Extension courses are offered in English, Mathematics and History. The departments are:
DepartmentSubjects
EnglishEnglish, Drama
Creative ArtsVisual Arts, Music, French, German, Chinese
Human Society and its EnvironmentHistory, Geography, Legal Studies, Business Studies
MathematicsMathematics
Personal Development, Health and Physical Education
ScienceBiology, Chemistry, Physics
Special EducationEnglish Skills, Mathematic Life Skills, Science Life Skills
Technological and Applied StudiesElectronics, Engineering, Metal, Timber, Building and Construction
English as a Second Language
CareersHospitality, Automotive, Electrotechnology
Scripture

Talented Sports Program

The Hills Sports High School offers a Talented Sports Program designed to provide students who excel in particular sports with coaching and an academic framework that enables them to reach both their academic and sporting goals. Applicants go through a rigorous trial process including fitness testing, skills testing and examination of their school reports.
The sports offered by the school include athletics, Australian rules football, baseball, cricket, golf, netball, rugby league, rugby union, soccer, softball, swimming, and tennis. In addition, regular sports include Cross-country running, touch football, hockey, volleyball, and a variety of other recreational sports.

Sports facilities