Our school motto is 'To Encourage Learning for Life' and our Core Values are Respect, Consideration, Dedication and Pride. The committed and caring staff focus on developing individual students to attain their full potential in academic, sporting, cultural and arts fields. Complementing the wide range of subject offering, students can follow special options in Instrumental Music with Stage and Concert Bands and String Ensemble, Laptop Program, Sporting Academies in Rugby League, Netball and Football, Agriculture program with cattle, crops, fruit and poultry and many performance opportunities. Students are guided to follow their selected pathway after school to University, TAFE, Apprenticeships or permanent work. Students have opportunities with Work Experience, Placements, Mackay Engineering College, TAFE Links and University subjects at school. Indigenous students have several programs to extend the individuals and groups in the full range of options. Student Services, with many specialist staff, support all students, including those with specific learning needs where modified programs are arranged. Mackay High offers great education and opportunities.