FOR STUDENTS
Our diverse student community
The school population is drawn from diverse backgrounds and cultures, yet the sense of community within the school is strong and immediately recognisable. The school promotes healthy relationships and an ethos of respect through its positive education focus. Students are treated as individuals, and not only is academic achievement promoted and celebrated, the school also fosters students’ individual interests and ambitions for the future.
Students at Mount Barker High School come from both Mount Barker and across the wider Adelaide Hills region, with many travelling by bus from Littlehampton, Nairne, Hahndorf, Macclesfield, Echunga, Callington, and Kanmantoo.
FOR STUDENTS
Our role models
Through various roles within the school, students at Mount Barker High School can enjoy a range of opportunities to develop their leadership skills.
Each year, a number of students are elected by their year-level peers to represent them on the student representative council (SRC). This is the main student leadership body, and members of the SRC serve on the governing council and the uniform, canteen, facilities and other committees. The SRC meets regularly to share feedback from the student body and plan action based on student input.
Students from the SRC also represent the school at community events, such as the ANZAC Day dawn service, and coordinate ‘appreciative inquiry’ leadership seminars for regional student leaders.
Our school assemblies are led by students, giving them valuable experience in public speaking.
Each of the school’s houses is led by captains and vice-captains who are involved in the organisation and leadership of the school’s house competition. Each house has sports captains and vice-captains who participate in the organisation of sporting enrichment events and activities including our annual sports day.
Students can take on leadership roles through arts events, transition programs as buddies and mentors, sporting teams, and by supporting visiting international students.
FOR STUDENTS
Our strong history
Mount Barker High School has a long and proud history of academic success, with a notable number of students continuing their studies at universities in Australia and worldwide.
Not only does our alumni include a distinguished Rhodes Scholar, but also many others who have gone on to excel in academic, vocational and professional careers, such as doctors, teachers, actors, architects, diesel mechanics, bakers, farmers, film producers, gallery curators, artists and engineers.
