Awarded national status as an Apple School of Excellence, Aberfoyle Park High School participates in a program designed to promote educational excellence, innovation and leadership. The school receives a number of exclusive benefits which include:

• the provision of Apple software to professional development support
• public relations opportunities 
• contact with other state schools and education professionals, both nationally and internationally 

These benefits support the school to move further in the integration of technology. The school is the only secondary public school in South Australia to have been awarded this distinction.

 

The aim of the One2One Learning Initiative is for each student to have a laptop by 2010. To establish such an initiative, APHS has forged partnerships between corporate businesses and the school community. The school’s current network and desktop infrastructure has helped implement a clear focus on creative and productive student learning and achievement. This initiative will assist enthusiastic staff and students to effectively integrate technology into teaching and learning, preparing students for success in the 21st century. The One2One Learning Initiative positions Aberfoyle Park High School at the cutting edge with digital technology for teaching and learning. 

 

At APHS, the use of technology:

• permeates the whole curriculum
• enriches learning possibilities
• broadens the use of information resources

APHS students develop:

• understandings, skills and attitudes relevant to both individual and vocational needs
• fulfil their potential and contribute positively to society

Students develop relevant skills and understandings in a wide range of areas relating to information technologies when they:

• communicate through electronic means (word processing, email, blogs, wikis, etc…)
• participate in project-based learning with multimedia
• use WebQuests
• use curriculum specific teaching tools
• make inquiries with rich resources
• collect data and perform analysis
• tell stories digitally
• work in microworlds

In the senior school, students focus on the concept of design and its various applications, including the production of a range of media such as posters, videos, resumes and the development and documentation of computer programs. These courses acknowledge that technology and its industry and workplace applications are significant factors for students entering the adult world of work. Senior Computing subjects utilise specific professional software such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Final Cut Pro and AutoCad.