About the Program:
The Cecil Andrews College Academic Extension Program is designed to provide a challenging and enriched learning environment, aiming to extend each individual student to their full academic potential.  This program is committed to nurturing and supporting students who demonstrate high abilities, gifts, or special talents in various academic domains.

• Extension and acceleration classes offered in key subjects such as Maths, Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, and English.
• Flexible grouping allowing students to work with like-minded peers.
• Scaffolded learning through explicit direct instruction frameworks. Using “Science of Learning” strategies to support the retention and application of key concepts and skills.
• An Academic Extension Coordinator targeted pastoral care, monitoring, and regular feedback to parents on student progress.
• Enrichment activities, excursions, and special programs integrated into the curriculum and outside class time that enhance the critical and creative thinking of students.
• A variety of supported pathways to university studies.
• Opportunities to connect with P-Tech and industry partners to discover the jobs of the future and highlight future employment opportunities and their designated pathways.

Parents and students should complete the online form and submit documentation (most recent NAPLAN results, most recent school report, additional supporting documentation for example awards, work samples).  This can be done via email, hard copy or mail as outlined in the online application form.

Applications need to be submitted by Friday 11 September 2026.