Aberfoyle Park High School has a long and proud tradition of academic success and provides a range of subject and extra curricula offerings to engage all students within a culture which embraces and encourages excellence. We support all students to achieve their personal best in a safe, positive and caring environment and foster innovation and creativity in our student programs.
The school has particular strengths in three important areas. Information & Communication Technology provides cutting edge development and learning opportunities for students and staff alike. The Visual and Performing Arts program showcases quality students achievement and fosters community engagement and the IGNITE program for gifted and talented students strongly promotes excellence of achievement through innovative teaching and curriculum. (Please use the links above for more detail.)
Our school community's agreed values of Respect, Care & Compassion and Honesty are the foundation of our philosophy. As a school community, directly teach and model respectful relationships, promote care and compassion and foster honest behaviour. Our values permeate everything we do.
Aberfoyle Park High School is one of the largest secondary schools in South Australia and is located in the foothills of southern Adelaide within 30 minutes from Adelaide's city centre. In this spacious location, the buildings are surrounded by multiple sports fields in a beautiful, tree filled setting. The school is situated next to the Aberfoyle Hub Centre which provides easy public transport access as well as a range of retail, commercial, local government, religious and professional services. Aberfoyle Park High School is uniquely integrated with the Happy Valley Sports' Complex, the Hub Recreation Centre, and local Council library that provide our students with extensive additional sporting, gymnasium and information and research facilities.
Ignite
Aberfoyle Park High School is the official Department of Education and Children Services (DECS) school for gifted students in the southern metropolitan area of Adelaide. DECS provides extra resources for the innovative Ignite program designed to cater for the academic, social and emotional needs of gifted students.
Students are selected on the basis of performance in Mathematics, Creative Writing, English Comprehension and Abstract Reasoning as assessed by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) followed by an interview.
The Ignite program has been specifically designed to meet the needs of gifted students. The program offers:
compacted curriculum, completing years 8 and 9 in one year
subject acceleration where required
enrichment and extension activities
Features of the Ignite Program:
Gifted students are able to work with intellectual and social peers
Aberfoyle Park HS teachers have been trained in gifted education and present papers at state, national and international conferences
Parent involvement, a strong feature of the program, is welcomed
An ethos and environment which fosters the success of gifted students
History of success
Ignite students can access varied Music and Visual and Performing Arts programs and extensive Sports and Athletics options. The school’s vibrant International program fosters student growth in socio-cultural awareness and fluency in three languages other than English. Ignite Field Studies take students to Canberra, Kangaroo Island and the Flinders Ranges to engage in curriculum-driven activities.
Aberfoyle Park HS, nationally recognised for excellence and innovation in ICT, offers a wide range of computing courses. The school is implementing a One2One Ignite Notebook Program so that each year 8 Ignite student has access to his/her own laptop during lessons.
The co-curricular program provides further opportunities for extension and enrichment with activities such as:
debating
national competitions in Mathematics, Science, Informatics, English
workshops specifically designed for gifted students
a number of clubs including the chess club
Tournament of Minds
Youth Opportunities – a personal leadership program
Student leadership and representation on a number of school committees
师生比：1:11国际学生比例：1:8本科生数：7,274人 男女比：34:66在校学生数：1,050研究生数：11,072人
1、斯克兰顿大学（美国斯克兰顿大学，The University of Scranton）连续被《美国新闻与世界报道》为北部十佳研究生学位大学，而其所在区域是这项调查最大也是最具竞争力的区域。
2、毕业生就业率高达95%，毕业生们在毕业六个月内就找到了工作或成功深造。
3、在过去的里，《普林斯顿评论》一直将斯克兰顿大学列入美国最佳大学的行列。同时，大学还被其评选为2015年20大最佳运营大学之一。
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斯坦福大学位于美国加州旧金山湾区南部的帕拉阿图市，临近世界著名高科技园区硅谷，苹果、谷歌和惠普等企业的总部就在学校不远处。
为学生们提供学士学位、硕士学位以及博士学位，专业设置广泛，开设的主要专业包括：美洲研究、人类学、亚洲语言、生物科学、化学、古典文学、交流学、比较文学、戏剧、地球科学、亚洲研究、工程、经济学、英语、历史、国际关系、数学、音乐、哲学、心理学、宗教研究、象征系统学、计算机科学、化学工程、土木工程、电气工程、机械工程学、工程物理学、环境工程、生物工程、计算机系统工程 、产品设计、城市研究、建筑设计、数学及计算机科学、航空航天、能源资源工程、管理学与工程、材料科学与工程、生物力学工程、地质工程学与水文学等等
所有的斯坦福一年级生均需留校住宿，他们亦获得未来四年的宿位保证。
当中有89%的本科生获分配校园内的宿位。
根据斯坦福房屋分配办公室提供的资料，校方为这些住宿学生提供了80种的住宿形式，包括宿舍、合作社、联排式住宅、兄弟和姊妹会等。
