What is the Excellerate program?
Morisset High School’s Excellerate program empowers curious and highly engaged students to unlock their full learning potential and develops their personal strengths by offering accelerated learning and educational opportunities, which challenge these driven students to extend themselves across intellectual, creative, social-emotional, and physical domains.
The Excellerate program caters to students who demonstrate high potential in learning, are motivated to excel, and demonstrate a high level of achievement across Core and Key Learning Areas. They demonstrate a strong will to develop intelligent behaviours to continue to grow their potential.
Our highly qualified staff work with Excellerate students, using differentiated teaching and learning practices, to ensure that their specific learning and wellbeing needs are met, and they are offered an enriched/extended curriculum and opportunities beyond the typical level of students of the same age.
Year 6 students in our Western Shores Learning Alliance (WSLA) group of Public Schools and from the Morisset area, are invited to express interest in being part of the Excellerate program.
Applications will be considered by a panel of staff from MHS and in collaboration with Primary Schools.
Please note, nomination for the Excellerate program does not mean acceptance into the class.
Selection Criteria
- Strong academic performance across a range of subjects;
- Proficient literacy and numeracy skills with the potential to excel;
- A curious and highly engaged learner who likes learning and exploring new things;
- High achievement in fields of learning areas including academic, arts, entrepreneurship, science, technology and/or sport.
- Positive attitudes to school and learning, including homework;
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team;
- Demonstrates and is willing to develop positive and intelligent behaviours for learning.
All class placements are provisional. Students who are not initially successful and are on the Excellerate reserve list, will be considered as part of our regular review process.
Who can apply?
Year 6 students in our Western Shores Learning Alliance (WSLA) group of Public Schools and from the greater Morisset area are invited to express interest in being part of the Excellerate program. Applications will be considered by a panel of staff from MHS and in collaboration with Primary Schools.
Selection Criteria
- Strong academic performance across a range of subjects;
- Proficient literacy and numeracy skills with the potential to excel;
- A curious and highly engaged learner who likes learning and exploring new things;
- High achievement in fields of learning areas including academic, arts, entrepreneurship, science, technology and/or sport.
- Positive attitudes to school and learning, including homework;
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team;
- Demonstrates and is willing to develop positive and intelligent behaviours for learning.
All class placements are provisional. Students who are not initially successful and are on the Excellerate reserve list, will be considered as part of our regular review process.
How Do I Apply?
To to be considered for enrollment in the MHS Excellerate Program please complete the online application form by cliking on the link below.
Applications to express an interest in joining the 2025 Year 7 Excellerate class at Morisset High School, close on Friday, April 3, 2023, at 3 pm.
Students who have applied to join the Excellerate program will sit a formalised CogAT (Cognitive Assessment) test at MHS on:
2024 Excellerate Testing Day:
The testing day been rescheduled to Tuesday, May 14, 2024, from 9.00 am at Morisset High School.
Parents and carers of students who have expressed an interest to enrol in the 2025 Year 7 Excellerate Class, should check their emails for more information about testing day arrangements.
No preparation for the test is required. Attached are a flyer and a letter from our Proud Principal, Mr Darren Brailey, including some CogAT style sample questions.
Please note, that nomination for the Excellerate program does not mean acceptance into the class.
