The Hills Sports High School is a co-educational government secondary school located at Seven Hills, in the west of Sydney, Australia. In addition to normal school activities, the school has a Talented Sports Program for selected sports. The school is a newcomer in terms of being a sports school, only achieving the status in 2002.LocationThe school is located on Best Road, Seven Hills a suburb in western Sydney. It is serviced by rail and bus (Seven Hills Railway Station is approximately 900m away).Early historyHills Sports was established in 1966 originally as Seven Hills South High School, and later changed to Grantham High School. In 2002, Grantham High School was renamed The Hills Sports High School alongside the introduction of the Talented Sports Program(TSP).DepartmentsHills Sports has eleven departments. Year 9 & 10 offer three electives in a structure allowing for 100 and 200 hour courses chosen from all Curriculum areas.Year 11 & 12 offer TAFE VET Courses which can be accessed from 5 TAFE Colleges. Extension Courses are offered in English, Mathematics and History. The departments are: English (Subjects: English, Drama.) Creative Arts (Subjects: Visual Arts, Music, Language-French, German, Chinese) Human Society and its Environment (History, Geography, Legal Studies, Business Studies) Mathematics (Subjects: Mathematics) Personal Development, Health and Physical Education Science (Subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Physics) Special Education (Subjects: English Skills, Mathematic Life Skills, Science Life Skills) Technological and Applied Studies (Subjects: Electronics, Engineering, Metal, Timber, Building and Construction) English as a Second Language Careers (Subjects: Hospitality, Automotive, Electrotechnology) Scripture
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