1. The Heights School
School context

2. General information School enrolment 1250 students
Child parent centre through to year 12
Index of disadvantage is 6
Approximately 30 aboriginal students
Mainly monocultural student population

3. School organisation Three sub schools
Deputy and assistant principal in each sub school.
Curriculum coordinators responsible for each learning area (middle and senior school)
Primary coordinator and cluster leaders in junior school

4. Curriculum Eight learning areas
Mathematics, Science, English, Indonesian,
Health and Physical Education, Technology
Arts, Society and environment

5. Special programs Ignite program for gifted students
Specialist cricket program
Automotive pathway
Astronomy

6. The Ignite program
Offered by The Heights, Glenunga IHS and Aberfoyle Park HS
Commenced at The Heights in 1997
Programme begins at year 8 level
Selective entry based on ACER test and interview

7. ACER selection test Reading comprehension Creative writing
Mathematical reasoning
Abstract reasoning

8. Other identification methods
Psychological testing
Teacher nomination
Parent nomination
Peer and self nomination

9. Ignite classes
807 Ignite accelerated-complete years 8,9 and 10 in two years
806 Ignite extended-complete years 8,9 and 10 in three years but complete year 11 units in second year of program
805 Ignite HIP class-complete years 8,9 and 10 in three years but focus on enrichment and extension.

10. Other points of interest
Classes stay together for as many subjects as possible
Individual subject acceleration occurs where necessary and possible
Very young students
Gender concerns
Underachievers

11. Training and development for staff
Tier 1 training for all new staff and staff from local schools
Provision of T and D to other schools both metro and country
Ignite conference
GTCASA conference
National and world conference