Learning and support
As a fully selective high school, Sydney Boys High must provide rigorous stimuli for students across a range of curricular and co-curricular areas. Additionally, several programmes are in place to further intellectually stimulate and challenge our gifted student base. This section of the website gives additional information about these programmes together with information about curriculum areas
High potential and gifted education
Why choose us for your high potential or gifted child?
Recognising potential and developing talent
Our teachers find potential and nurture our students to be the best they can be.
Each student has different abilities. Teachers respond to each student’s ability by providing extra challenges and extension activities to keep learning exciting and engaging.
Rich opportunities and activities
Students can take part in opportunities to develop their talent in the arts, sport, leadership and more.
Opening doors to wider experiences
Our students can participate in a wide range of state-wide opportunities that aim to extend and enrich student potential.
High potential and gifted education (HPGE) is how our school supports students with advanced learning needs.
We do this through:
- effective teaching strategies like enrichment, extension and acceleration
- tailored support during lessons that stretch, challenge and inspire
- access to a wide range of opportunities both within and beyond our school.
School HPGE programs
- Ability Grouping
- Grouping Policy
- Subject Acceleration (going into Year 10)
- Subject Choices (going into Years 9 and 11)
Activities and Personal Development
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Co-curricular activities, including
- Cadets
- Chess
- Debating
- Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme
- Music Performance program
- Public Speaking
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see also the Wellbeing section
Teaching and Learning
Religion and Ethics
Special religious education (SRE) is education in the beliefs and practices of an approved religious persuasion. Pursuant to the Education Act 1990, NSW government schools are required to provide time for special religious education. SRE is delivered by authorised representatives of approved religious groups to students who have nominated that religion.
The SRE providers approved by the Department of Education and operating at Sydney Boys High School are: Anglican Diocese of Sydney, Buddhist Council of NSW, Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney, Hindu Council of Australia and Islamic Council of NSW.
Each provider publishes the scope of sequence of their program of instruction:
- Anglican - the Anglican Diocese of Sydney
- Buddhist - the Buddhist Council of NSW
- Catholic - the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney
- Hindu - the Hindu Council of Australia
- Islamic - the Islamic Council of NSW
For further information, refer to NSW Department of Education, Religion and Ethics.