Student opportunities and activities
At Fort Street High School, we offer a variety of programs in the classroom and across the school to help students build new skills, make friends and explore new interests.
Our programs include:
- Interest-based Clubs and Committees
- Academic Competitions
- Creative and Performing Arts Groups
- Instrumental Music Programme
- Duke of Edinburgh Award
- School sport, athletics and inter-school competitions
- Debating and Public Speaking
- Robotics and Maker Society
- Student leadership opportunities including Student Representative Council
At the start of each year there will be Clubs and Committess Day at lunch time where students can visit the groups in the hall. Students can find out about each club and what they do and sign up to any that they may be interested in.
The school encourages all students to participate in two (or more) co-curricular activities, in order to make friendships, develop skills and build confidence and resilience.
Schedule of Weekly activities 2025
Running Club
Wind Orchestra
Girls Volleyball training
Ultimate Frisbee
Netball Club
Morning Meditation
Symphony Orchestra
Drama Club
Philosophy
Wind Ensemble
Breakfast Club
Vocal Ensemble
Jazz Ensemble
Senior Boys Volleyball
School Musical Band
Running Club
Philharmonic Orchestra
SRC
Training Band
Junior Percussion
Senior Percussion
Astronomy Club
Environment Committee
Girl UP Female Leadership
Book Club (once a month)
Recorder Ensemble
Amnesty/Social Justice
Sending Sunshine Club (week B)
Stive
Diversity Committee
Debating & Public Speaking
Blender Club (3D Modelling)
Theatresports
Chamber Choir
Big Band
Jazz Orchestra
Year 9/10 English Enrichment
Art Studio
Concert Band
Fitness Club
Overseas Tours
The school has a long history of sister school exchanges with Fortians having the opportunity to host students from Japan, France and Germany, as well as the opportunity to visit these countries on exchange. The Instrumental Music Program also offers students the opportunity to travel and perform across a number of Europe countries.
Language Cultural Tours
Students from Years 10 and 11 German and Japanese classes will be travelling to their fellow sister schools in Berlin and Tokyo during the 2023 September/October holiday period to participate in lessons, cultural activities as well as touring other culturally significant sites. All students are excited about meeting their homestay families and buddies as well as using their language skills to enhance understanding of their newfound worlds.
Sister-school relationships began with the Georg Büchner Gymnasium (Berlin) in 1999 and Suginami-Sogo High School (Tokyo) from the mid 1980s. Students from these schools will be visiting Fort Street in 2024 and the school will be requesting families to billet them while they are attending Fort Street High. Billeting is a great way for Fortians to establish friendships with students their own ages and perhaps visit them in country in 2025.
Contact: Ms Lindy Wark
Head Teacher - History/Languages
Cohen Staffroom
IMP European Tour
The Instrumental Music Program aims to tour overseas every 3 years, and is generally open to more senior IMP students. Previous tours have seen groups of approximately 100 students performing in Italy, Austria, Croatia, Hungary, The Czech Republic, Slovakia and Slovenia. We performed in some of the most iconic venues in Europe, including singing mass at St Peter’s Basilica in Rome, and a recital in St Mark’s Venice. As well as numerous informal recitals in venues ranging from caves to the Pantheon, we played to packed houses in public concerts in Vienna, Rome, Florence and Venice.
The next IMP tour will take place in April 2024, visiting Spain and Portugal in April 2024.
"The breadth of opportunities available runs from diverse academic subjects to high-quality extracurricular programs. My children have been able to explore their interests and develop into well-rounded individuals amongst like-minded peers."
Elizabeth— a parent of Fort Street High School
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