The Heights School is a Pre-school to Year 12 school located on a 10 hectare property in the north-eastern suburbs of Adelaide, surrounded by modern housing. The community has easy access to the local shops, large shopping centre with cinemas, dining, entertainment and extensive sporting and recreational facilities including swimming, bowling and skate boarding. The Heights School enjoys high community regard for its academic and vocational programs and is one of three gifted and talented focus schools in South Australia. The specialist cricket program builds on outstanding community support for sporting activity.

School facilities and resources

• Extensive resource and language centre
• Outdoor learning area
• Specialist facilities for music, art, multimedia and technology
• Astronomical observatory housing two powerful telescopes and a seismic recording station
• Six science laboratories and science lecture theatre
• Computer networked facilities
• Sporting facilities including gymnasium, specialist cricket facilities and three school ovals
• Canteen selling meals and snacks

Student support services

• ESL Support
• International Student Program manager
• Community coordinator
• Student counsellors
• VET coordinators
• Year level team leaders
• Student mentoring program
• Peer support program

Strong focus areas

• Academic excellence
• Vocational learning with strong business partnerships

Sporting activities

• Cricket
• Australian Rules football
• Basketball
• Athletics
• Netball
• Rugby
• Swimming
• Soccer

Special interest programs

• IGNITE program – accelerated learning program for gifted and talented students Years 8-12
• Cricket program * Years 7–11
• Contemporary design technology program including digital imagery and robotics Years 8-12
• Vocational Education and Training (VET) - business services, YIEP (Young Indigenous Entrepreneurial Program with the Department of Trade) and automotive Years 10-12
• Funtastics program – motor skills and coordination Reception-Year 3
• *Selective entry

Co-curricular clubs and competitions

• Student Government – student voice and leadership
• Debating and chess
• National academic competitions in mathematics, science, computing, music and Indonesian
• Wakakirri – national story telling competition – dance, art and writing
• The Heights festival choir and school music band
• International Pedal Prix competition – engineering design and construction, 24 hour pedal-powered race
• Interschool sporting competitions

Languages

• Indonesian

International programs

• High School Graduate Program
• High School Study Abroad Program
• Primary School Program
• Study Tours