Mitcham Girls High School

Established: 1964
Schooling Years: Year 7 – Year 12 (Secondary)
Number of Students: 750
Location: South Central Adelaide

Mitcham Girls High School offers international students from all cultural backgrounds a supportive learning environment within a uniquely inclusive, all-girls setting. At MGHS, we strive to foster confidence, personal excellence, and leadership in young women. We provide a range of tailored international programs, including the High School Graduate Program, Short Academic Program, ISEC Intensive Secondary English Course, and Study Tours, and ensure that all students can access pathways that suit their goals and needs. With a strong focus on achievement across diverse areas, MGHS supports both personal and academic growth. Our commitment to global-mindedness and cultural diversity creates a welcoming and nurturing environment where international students feel safe and valued, making it an ideal setting for girls to belong, grow and achieve.

International Student Programs

• Intensive Secondary English Course (ISEC)
• High School Graduate
• High School Study Abroad Program
• Study Tours

School Features

• All-girls education
• Diverse, welcoming, multicultural community
• Science Active certified school
• Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) pathways
• Gift Dance program
• Strong results in The Arts (performing, visual, music, dance)
• Numerous leadership opportunities + community connections
• ‘Switch’ alternative learning pathway
• Middle School Numeracy and Literacy Intervention programs
• Focus of Wellbeing for Learning
• LEAP pastoral care program (skills for the future)

Facilities:

• 25m Swimming Pool
• Specialist Dance Studios
• Millhouse Centre (STEM and Visual Arts learning spaces)
• Performing Arts Centre (fully equipped theatre)
• Specialist facilities for Visual Arts, Photography, Home Economics, Ceramics, Textiles and Multimedia
• Technologies hub (metalwork, woodwork, electronics, coding and 3-D printing)
• Sporting facilities: gymnasium, tennis courts, hockey oval, fitness centre equipped with workout equipment, tennis/netball courts
• Library Resource Centre
• Senior study areas

Special Interest Programs

• Gift Dance (Years 7–10, selective entry program)
• School Pathways Programs: Electrotechnology (Career Start) – Certificate II, Health Services Assistance – Certificate III
• STEM Pathways: STEM Academy Pilot Program, Guaranteed Entry pathway into Engineering at Flinders University

Co-curricular Sports

• Volleyball
• Swimming
• Badminton
• Basketball
• Netball
• Soccer
• Athletics
• Other

Languages

• English as an Additional Language (EAL)
• French
• Partnership with the School of Languages for other languages

Curriculum

Learn more about the school’s curriculum here.

Contact

Phone: +61 8 8272 8233
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.mitchamgirlshs.sa.edu.au