Kapunda High School offers a contemporary education within the historic grounds of ‘Eringa’, the former home of Sir Sidney Kidman. Students choose from an extensive range of subjects including English, mathematics, science, Japanese, legal studies, drama, media studies, music, tourism, design and technology, information and communications technology, and agriculture, providing a range of university and further education pathways. We emphasise supporting students to be successful through individualised approaches to learning. A number of students are involved in vocational education and training options and school-based apprenticeships or traineeships. From 2011, students have had the opportunity to enrol in ‘Doorways to Construction’, an Industry Pathways program. We have formed a consortium with Nuriootpa High School and Eudunda Area School to deliver vocational education and training (VET) competencies across the region in engineering, automotive, agri-foods, hospitality and construction. As one of the oldest rural secondary schools in South Australia, our school enjoys many long-standing traditions and boasts an enviable extra-curricular program, including school prefects/Student Representative Council, school musical, ‘Pedal Prix’, concert band, Led Steer, Australian Business Week, sporting carnivals, camps and enrichment programs, both intra- and inter-state. An annual presentation evening is the focus for recognising student achievement with a number of awards presented, including the prestigious Centenary Foundation scholarship. The values emphasised at our school are striving for excellence in all endeavours, respecting all people and treating them accordingly, being honest in all that we do, and valuing the diversity of our school community. There is a strong focus on student support and leadership through a range of programs and interventions co-ordinated by the student counsellor, learning support co-ordinator, Christian pastoral support worker and teacher mentor. These include..