Overview
The Academic Excellence Academy aims to cultivate high-achieving independent learners who thrive on challenge and real-world problem-solving. Through the four core curriculum areas (English, Mathematics, Science and HASS), students are exposed to a suite of high-yield academic strategies to achieve this, including extension, academic enrichment, collaborative learning and acceleration.
In addition, the Academic Excellence Academies experience intense academic excellence challenge days twice throughout the year, as well as extracurricular experiences focused on collaboration, leadership, team-building, and academic extension. Academic Excellence Academies run in Years 7, 8, and 9 and provide a pathway for students to achieve their academic potential in Years 10-12.
What we offer
Our Excellence teaching team is comprised of staff who are dedicated experts in their field. They stay abreast of current and emerging research to ensure that the curriculum is dynamic and engaging. One of the key features of this model is the high level of contact these teachers are able to maintain with the students and parents throughout the year.
The Academic Excellence Academy offers:
- Curriculum extension with the development of higher order thinking, creative problem solving, critical thinking
skills, and transfer application of skills to range of subjects areas and texts.
- Increased exposure to a wider variety of academic opportunities, activities and challenges that provide deeper
insight into the content being learnt in the classroom. This includes a range of excursions and academic
competitions and challenges.
Enrichment Opportunities
University activities and challenges, including UQ, QUT,
USQ and Griffith
- Brisbane City Library/Qld State Library
- ICAS competitions – Maths, Science and English
- Debating/ public speaking
- STEM partnerships
• Museum of Brisbane
- Archaeological dig
- National History and Geography competitions
- Participation in the Premier’s Anzac Prize, Simpson Prize
or QHTA competitions
- ‘Philosothon’
- Australia-ASEAN Youth Forum
- UN Youth
- Verge Young Entrepreneurs
- Creative writing
How to apply
1. Check that you’re in the appropriate year level to apply:
Excellence Academy
| 2025 Availability
|
Academic
| Year 7, 8 and 9 students only
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2. Submit an online Horizons Program Expression of Interest and email through the appropriate supporting documentation where necessary.
3. Sit an Academic exam:
Date
| Time
|
Thursday (weekly)
| 3pm - 4pm
|
If successful, applicants will be invited into the Horizons Program pending their Student Enrolment Application (new enrolments only).