Wellbeing Programs
Student wellbeing is a core focus for staff at Barham High. Wellbeing initiatives in place include:
· Year advisers to act as a mentor teacher for each year group
· Numerous orientation days to assist with a smooth transition to the high school environment
· The Merit & Award program at BHS acknowledges the achievements of the students
· A safe, secure and caring learning environment
· Rewards Excursions
· Drug and Alcohol awareness workshops
· Sexual education awareness workshops
· Peer Tutoring Program
· Anti-bullying workshops
· Student/Parent/Teacher 3 way interviews
· Fortnightly year meetings and whole school assemblies
· Anti-racism policy
· Recognition assemblies
· BHS Ready2Learn program ensures students are equipped with the necessary skills to allow them to begin learning
· LoveBites Domestic Violence Awareness workshop
· Boys & Girls programs e.g Butterfly Program & Good Fellas
Extra Curricular Activities
BHS offers numerous extra curricular activities for our students, enabling them to develop as well rounded individuals. Examples include:
· Safe Driver Education Program
· Study skills days
· HSC study days
· 10% on Top mentoring program for students in year 12
· Athletics, Cross Country and Swimming Carnivals
· Sporting teams in Australian rules football, netball, basketball, soccer, tennis, clay target shooting, cricket
· Great Victorian Bike Ride
· Tertiary Tours
· Work Experience
· VET Work Placement
· Show cattle parading
· Lunch-time sport competitions
· Maths@Work Program
· NSW Premier Student Volunteering Program
· NSW Premier Sports Challenge
· School leadership programs including Student Representative Council, Grip Leadership Conference, Youth Parliament.
· Debating
· Dance
· Drama & Music Camps
School Excursions
Barham High School offers a huge range of curriculum based excursions:
· Year 7 Team Building Excursion
· Year 8 South Coast Excursion
· Stage 5 Curriculum Excursions
· Stage 6 Legal Excursion
· Year 11 Curriculum Excursion
· Year 11 Biology Fieldwork
· HSC study days
The school utilises our own funding to heavily subsidise these excursions to make them accessible for all students, as we value the educational outcomes that these excursions have towards the curriculum