Canterbury Girls High School is an outstanding single sex girls’ high school in which students, staff and parents / community members work together to enhance the academic, social and personal outcomes for girls. The school community is committed to ensuring that all students achieve their personal best, and operate a broad range of rigorous whole school monitoring and well being initiatives to ensure individual student needs are comprehensively addressed. Canterbury is Australia’s city for cultural diversity, and this is reflected in the school’s population: a LBOTE population of 78.27% including both international and refugee students; Aboriginal students; local and out of area enrolments. The vast majority of students are highly engaged and enjoy attending school each day; attendance rates are above the state and region average, and incidents of bullying / suspension rates are extremely low. A high level of social support is provided to every student in the school, and proactive student well being programs operate to provide students with a voice and input into genuine decision making. The school achieves academic and personal excellence for students through the provision of intersecting whole school programs focusing on Quality Teaching, Student Welfare, Technology, the Performing Arts, Environmental Education, Sport and Student Leadership. An experienced, established teaching staff ensures the individual learning and social needs of all students are comprehensively addressed. Curriculum strengths at the school include: Creative and Performing Arts ? Gifted and Talented Performing Arts Class operates for Years 7 and 8 ? Extension programs in Music, Art, Dance and Drama operate for students 7-12 ? Individual and group tuition in band and instrumental. Vocational Education and Training ? Extensive Vocational Education and Training options for Stage 6, including timetabled TAFE on Tuesday afternoons ? TAFE options for students in Years 9 and 10 in Hospitality and Retail ? School based VET..