Excellence Academy
The Urangan Point State School Excellence Academy is a structured and rigorous program which provides our academically gifted students with further opportunities to advance their learning and interests.
The school has a designated classroom, timetabled lessons and employs a teacher for the purposes of the program.
Acceptance into the Excellence Academy is by invitation only, whereby students must be meeting (and then maintaining) all of the following criteria:
- Achieving an A in English and/or Mathematics
- An attendance rate, higher than 90%
- Achieving an A for behaviour and
- Achieving an A for effort
The criteria is reviewed each term to ensure participating students are maintaining the required standard and to assess and identify any potential new students who may be able to join the program.
Students in the Excellence Academy also participate in numerous local, state, national and international academic competitions and programs.
While not specifically assessed, the Excellence Academy is reported upon twice per year in accordance with UPSS reporting guidelines.