School Improvement Report 2008

Burnie High School http://www.schools.education.tas.gov.au\bhs	Choose another School

Burnie High School has 40 teaching staff and caters for 522 students from Year 7 to Year 10. The school's address is Fidler Street COOEE 7320. Phone (03) 6431 2744. Schools receive an annual resource package for the purpose of providing educational programs for students throughout that year. Schools may also receive other funding from the Department as well as receiving income from other sources. Generally, like the resource package, these funds should be used in the year that they are received. However, in some circumstances, schools may need to carry funds over from one year to the next. A reasonable carry over is 25% of a school's annual resourcing package. As at January 31 2009, Burnie High School has carried over the equivalent of 51% of its annual resourcing package. Information about Burnie High School (provided by the school) Burnie High School is a caring, supportive and innovative learning environment that allows its students to achieve success and be their very best, enabling them to become active citizens of the 21st century. Burnie High School’s values based expectations is reflected in the motto, Best Effort, Honest and Fair and Safe and Secure. The school currently caters for a student population of 522 students. It offers a wide variety of learning experiences for students including traditional academic programs, a range of highly regarded alternative learning programs and extensive extracurricular activities. Extracurricular activities include; MDT master classes, Gallery 58, sporting teams, drama and musical groups and a biennial musical production. In recent years the school has gained a reputation for innovation in the delivery of alternative learning programs including; the Traineeship and Apprenticeship Program (TAPP), Newstart, Trade-Up, Farm Enterprise and Happy Room. An exciting new literacy program called THRIVE, (Think, Hear, Read, Imagine, View and Explore) commenced in September 2008 and provides three time slots per week when all students have an intensive literacy focus. View School Results