Ambarvale High School is located in Rosemeadow on the southern tip of the Campbelltown area and is part of the Camden network of schools.

We currently have 860 students, which includes 51 students in our Support Unit. Our Support Unit is 7 classes strong including classes for students with a mild and moderate intellectual disability, and multi-categorical classes. 29% of all students identify as coming from a non-English speaking background and 15% identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.

We have approximately 71 teaching staff, including an Executive Leadership Team made up of 14 leaders (11 Head Teachers, 3 Deputy Principals, 1 Principal).

We offer a range of extra curricula activities including representative sporting teams, a variety of lunchtime interest clubs including the circus skills and anime clubs. Our school has a strong focus on student leadership and a suite of programs and initiatives to support the skills required to be a successful leader.

Our school serves the Rosemeadow, St Helens Park and Appin communities. For many of our families, our school meets their aspirations to have their child be the first in their family to complete Year 12 and engage with tertiary education. Other students are supported vocationally to access work-related curriculum and opportunities to ensure a successful transition pathway from school to their career.

Our school is characterised by deep engagement with the community, including the educational community (partner schools, TAFE and universities), and Government and non-Government agencies and businesses that support our students including MTC Links to Learning, Opportunity Hub and School to Work, as well as Macarthur Workplace Learning Programs.

Our situational analysis in 2020 revealed the capacity to further improve our State and National benchmark results through increased teacher skill to individualise learning and strengthened teaching strategies, with a focus on reading for understanding and numeracy skills.

As a result we have a significant focus on improved student learning outcomes for all students, a corresponding focus on enhanced precision in our teaching practice and a continued commitment to the development of the whole child though increased engagement, attendance and immersion in innovative and experiential ways of learning.