Stromlo High School

Mount Stromlo High School
Location
Badimara St Waramanga, Canberra
Information
Type	Public High School
Motto	Pride Respect Learning Endeavour
School district	Woden Valley & Weston Creek
Educational authority	ACT Department of Education & Training
Principal	Ahmed Saeed
Grades	7-10
Age range	12-16
Enrolment	>600 (7-10)
Hours in school day	6 hours
Mascot	Stromaz (Zebra)
Website	http://www.mountstromlohs.act.edu.au/

Mount Stromlo High School is a public high school located in Waramanga, Australian Capital Territory. Stromlo came into being after the merger of Weston creek high school & Holder high school in 1990. The school is a traditional coeducational public school for students in year 7 to year 10.

Values^[1]

Mission Statement: Mount Stromlo High School strives to provide a safe and caring education environment where every student is encouraged to achieve individual excellence, self-reliance and responsibility.

Learning provides all students with a positive and productive future full of challenges and satisfaction. The quality education provided by our teachers enables students to contribute positively and productively to our community and society.

Respect for yourself and for others is essential for a successful learning community. Every member of the Mount Stromlo community respects the right of others to learn and feel safe.

Endeavour to do your best in everything you do. Participating in your community and seeing challenges as opportunities allows students to develop a high level of self-respect and pride in their achievements. Everyone learns differently. Everyone has strengths. At Mount Stromlo students are assisted and encouraged to realise their strengths and reach their potential; and to further enhance their learning and development.

Pride, both personal and pride in the school community. Endeavouring to do your best; to be involved; care for others and to show initiative develops a great sense of pride in personal achievements and also in being a Mount Stromlo student.

School Houses

The school houses are named after nearby mountains and are represented by the students and teachers at school events such as the swimming carnival, athletics carnival, cross country, year challenges and various other competitions. The school houses and colours are as follows:

Oakey: Red, with a Redback Spider as the mascot.

Cooleman: Green, with a Crocodile as the mascot.

Reef: Blue, with a Shark as the mascot.

Taylor: Yellow, with a Tiger as the mascot.

References

Coordinates: 35°21′18″S 149°03′19″E / 35.3550°S 149.0552°E / -35.3550; 149.0552