Menai High School

Care and commitment

Telephone(02) 9543 7000

Emailmenai-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Extra-Curricular activities

At Menai High School students can engage in a vareity of extra curricular activities throughout their schooling years. 

Science 

Science programs, incursions and excursions - involvement includes:

  • Space camp (in Florida and Alabama, USA)
  • Marine studies excursion to the great Barrier Reef (Lady Elliot Island)
  • A case of conspiracy - forensics incursion for Year 9
  • Reptiles alive - interactive reptiles incursion for Year 7
  • Sydney observatory night time experience
  • Museum of human disease (UNSW)
  • National Maritime Museum and Australian Museum
  • Jenolan caves
  • ANSTO program for gifted science students
  • Local ecosystem field study
  • Boat harbour marine reserve
  • FTC robotics competition
  • Chemistry tritation competition
  • Agriculture show team (Royal Easter Show and local shows)
  • Boat smart driver training program and licence testing

English 

Extra curricular activities for english include: 

  • Debating in state-wide competitions in Years 7 - 10
  • Public speaking in state-wide competitions in Years 9, 10 & 11
  • School-based writing competition in Year 7
  • Entries into a variety of writing competitions 

Mathematics 

Extra curricular activities for mathematics include: 

  • ICAC mathematics competiton 
  • Number crunchers 

Human society and its environment

Extra curricular activities for HSIE include: 

  • Uluru field trip
  • History interschool debating
  • Mock trial law society competition
  • Stock market competition
  •  Museum of Sydney
  •  7 Mile Beach
  •  Australian Museum
  • Taronga Zoo
  •  Jewish Museum
  •  Vietnam trip

Computer Studies

Computer studies students may choose to participate in an annual international computer skills competition run by the University of New South Wales (UNSW) as well as holiday workshops run by various universities and the connected learning awards which give students opportunities to design and create digital works for real-life purposes.

Languages

Sutherland Shire Chuo City exchange

Hosting visiting students from Japan, China and Vietnam