Extra-curricular programs

Performing Arts
Leeming Senior High School enjoys a reputation for excellence in the performing arts. This reputation has been built upon the creativity, enthusiasm and dedication of students and teachers. Students of dance, drama, theatre and media are provided with a wide range of opportunities to perform to an audience, often by invitation. The staging of a school musical theatre production is a developing tradition.

World Solar Car Challenge
Leeming Senior High School has embarked on an ambitious programme to develop a Solar Car and enter it into "The 8th World Solar Challenge" which was held in October 2007. A highly motivated team of staff and students worked together with the Sungroper Solar Car Association, a local Perth group, and completed this very demanding project.

The event took place over 10 days from Darwin to Adelaide a distance of 3010 km long.
For more information Click on this link Solar Car Challenge or click Channel 7 Nuts & Bolts to view a recent video on the schools solar car(Please note this is a 96Mb download).

Rowing Program
Leeming offers an exciting rowing programme to students from year eight and nine and extra curricula activities exists for our year tens, elevens, and twelves to participate in early morning and weekend sessions. This innovative project develops leadership and teamwork as well as the fundamentals of rowing. There are opportunities to compete against other schools in the Regatta season and to attend specialist rowing camps. The school is affiliated with The Swan River Rowing Club who supply the boats and elite coaches. Matt Cureton is the rowing coordinator for the school and will happily answer any enquiries. Rowing Coordinator email matthew.cureton@det.wa.edu.au

Science and Technology Academy
Members of the academy havve the oppuntunity to be involved in a wide range of interesting and enriching extension activities. For more information click on this link

2009 USA/SPACE CAMP TOUR

18 Members of the Science and Technology Academy and 2 staff will be touring the USA in weeks 7.8 and 9 of Term 4 2009.  Tour highlights include two days in New York, three days in Washing DC, seven days at SPACE CAMP in Huntsville Alabama and three days in Orlando. A blog of the tour can be read by clicking on this link.

Mikage Japanese Exchange Program
This program takes students from Leeming to Mikage Japan where they have a wonderful experience of Japanese life and interact with the students from Mikage. Mikage do a return visit every other year to Leeming. This is an important program and the students have a great time. Photos of the 2009 trip can be seen by clicking on this link.

Extra-curricular programs