The school has continued the tradition of providing quality secondary education for its students, which was so firmly established by its predecessors the Finley District Rural School (1938-49) and Finley Intermediate High School (1950-60).
Finley High School is unique in that it serves the four district rural communities of Berrigan, Finley, Jerilderie, Tocumwal and Blighty and has a drawing area which is served by three local government areas — Berrigan Shire and the Murrumbidgee and Edward River councils.
The school has a long tradition of achieving excellent academic outcomes, and at the same time providing all students with a wide range of experiences and opportunities in the creative and performing arts, sport, student leadership, agriculture programs and in a range of links with our communities.
The School Excellence Framework underpins the school’s planning and reporting approach.
The framework provides a clear description of the key elements of high-quality practice across learning, teaching and leading.
The school plan is highly strategic, focusing on three key areas for improvement determined in consultation with the school community — past, present and future.
It demonstrates and alignment and commitment to excellence as part of public education in NSW to ensure a profound difference to the ongoing growth and development of our school.
The NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) is responsible for the curriculum is all NSW schools, and develops high syllabuses in eight key learning areas for high schools like Finley High.
The key areas are:
● creative arts;● English;● human society and its environment (HSIE);● languages;● mathematics;● personal development, health and physical education (PDHPE);● science; and● technological and applied studies (TAS).
The academic curriculum extends through multiple facets of education, with traditional academic pursuits complemented by creative arts subjects like dance, drama, music and visual arts.
As well as offering all of the mandatory school subjects, Finley High School offers an extensive list of elective subjects for senior students.
The school also takes part in the Life Ready program, which is a mandatory 25 hour program for students in Years 11 and/or 12 in NSW public schools.
It aims to prepare and support senior students as they encounter situations related to health and safety as they become more independent and gain more responsibilities.
Life Ready focuses on offering opportunities for students to build the functional knowledge and skills for life after school.
There is also a strong focus at Finley High School on student leadership, with staff encouraging young people to find their voices, participate in decision-making, and understand their rights and responsibilities as active citizens.
The leadership programs help students have a real impact on their learning and school environment, and prepares them to participate meaningfully in their community.
Students can be leaders in the classroom, through their actions in the playground, through their support for others, or their involvement in academic, sporting, cultural or local community events or projects.
The school itself if ideally situated in Finley, with vast grounds and equipped with the facilities to extend your child’s physical, mental and educational capabilities.
Finley High is renowned for its agriculture program, and you will often find students volunteering at the on-site agriculture plot during their lunch and recess breaks.For more information about opportunities in NSW public schools visit Student voice and leadership
Phone 5883 1344 or email finley-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au for more information.
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