​CO-CURRICULAR

Our co-curricular courses have outstanding success rates in increasing student motivation, academic success, communication and goal-setting skills.

STUDENT VOICE

Involvement in the Student Voice provides students with opportunities to develop leadership, public speaking and organisational skills, as well as promoting the welfare and interests of the student body and school community in general.

The Student Voice works with teachers and parents on major school committees and also organises a wide range of students activities such as multicultural events, fundraising, casual days and teaching and learning strategies.

Representatives support the school with events such as parent/teacher evenings, Acquaintance Night, Open Day and transition activities. Students also have the opportunity to attend a number of conferences for student leaders throughout the year.

The Student Voice take a lead role in the unpacking of the “Effective Teaching Survey” to inform improvements in effective classroom practise

SPORT AND ACTIVITY

Woodville High School aims to provide every student the chance to benefit from learning through sport by participating in a sport of his or her choice at the level appropriate to their abilities. All of our students receive equal encouragement and have the opportunity to take part in all the sports on offer. The school has extensive space for both lunchtime sports and organised school competitions.
 
Woodville High School offers an extensive range of sports throughout the year. The schools works very closely with Secondary School SA to provide opportunities for every student to participate in sports.

Carnival Competition: A Western District competition, students get the opportunity to participate in a sport for a day. This is ideal for students that want to try out a sport in a less pressured competition environment.
 
Knock Out Competition: A statewide sports competition, playing against schools across SA in various sports.  This is an ideal opportunity for students to experience competitions in an elite level. The aim is to win each game, so that the team can progress to the final stage of the Knockout competition.
 
Weekly Sport Competition: A Western district competition, students get the opportunity to participate in a regular competition accross the term. this is ideal for students that want to try out a sport and develop their skills in a less pressured competition environment. The games will be played on Wednesday Lesson 6 to after school. (2.20 - 4.00pm)
 
Students can also access a supervised weights room each lunch time and the gymnasium is open at lunchtime for indoor soccer and other sports. The annual sports day in term one is focal point for passion, endurance and skill. Students can contribute to House points through competing in either the athletics or in fun sports.

We offer the following sports

Term 1	Term 2	Term 3	Term 4
Athletics	​Basketball	Basketball	Basketball
​Badminton	​Badminton	Badminton	​Cricket
​Basketball	City to Bay Run	City to Bay Run	Table Tennis
Cricket	Football	​Football	Tennis
​Rugby	Hockey	Hockey	​Volleyball
Value	Indoor Soccer	Indoor Soccer
	Netball	​Netball
	​Soccer	Soccer
	Volleyball	​Volleyball

BASKETBALL SPECIALISATION

Since 2016, Woodville High School has had a partnership with the Woodville Warriors Basketball team. So too have many local primary schools promoted competition basketball in their schools.  The new St Clair Recreation has state of the art basketball facilities from which our students benefit.  For these reasons, students entering year 8 can try out for a position in the Specialist Basketball subject.  The try outs are held on the term 4 Transition days for Year 7's who will be joining Woodville High School in the following year.

SPECIALIST SOCCER

Woodville High School offers a specialist soccer program where students in Year 9 are able to choose "soccer" as a subject. The program cater for both genders, to develop skills, attitudes and knowledge that will enable them to compete successfully in soccer, at the highest levels. The program also contains a theoretical component where anatomy and physiology, injury prevention, nutrition and fitness will be covered through a series of assignments.

​To enter the program students need to meet the standards of behaviour, academic performances and soccer performance and maintain a satisfactory standard throughout their time in the program. 

Course fees are required for the purchase of a Personalised Soccer Uniform, match costs, equipment and some travel.

THE ARTS

The Arts is a learning area that draws together related but distinct art forms. While these art forms have close relationships and are often used in interrelated ways, each involves different approaches to arts practices and critical and creative thinking that reflect distinct bodies of knowledge, understanding and skills. The curriculum examines past, cur- rent and emerging arts practices in each art form across a range of cultures and places.

​The Arts at Woodville High School comprises of four subjects. Each subject focuses on its own practices, terminology and unique ways of looking at the world. ​

Visual Arts

Dance

Drama

Music

AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS WEEK

Woodville High School has a proud tradition of providing students with virtual experiences in the highs and lows of business.  At the end of Year 10, most students return to school voluntarily to participate in Australian Business Week. Teams of students develop business plans and advertising for a virtual tourist resort.
 
The five-day experience forges excellent team building skills and strengths in finance, communication, leadership and the creative arts are all valued. It is a hard but inspiring week for our Year 10 students before their end of year break.

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