Secondary

Year 7 – Year 12

Housed in our new state-of-the-art facilities in the Prophet Mohammad and Imam Ali buildings our Secondary School is flourishing. Our students are successful because of our dedicated, experienced, skilled, hardworking, professional and caring staff.

Throughout the College, specialist subjects offered include:

Accounting
Arabic and Farsi
Art and Design
Business
Child Studies
Digital Technology
English
Food Technology
Humanities and Social Science (HASS)
Health and Physical Education (PE)
Information and Communication Technologies
Islamic Studies
Legal Studies
Mathematics
Psychology
Quran Reading and Memorisation
Research Project
Science (Physics, Chemistry and Biology)

To further enhance learning both at school and between home and school, the College provides students with a laptop. Most teachers set homework on Compass, a communication platform that is accessible both at home and at school.

Students in Years 7 to 9 participate in an elective program held on Wednesday afternoons each week. The program is designed to help students develop new skills, build strengths, lifelong skills and engage in structured activities. Elective activities have included soccer, cooking, badminton, basketball, art, tennis, pickleball, robotics, photography and swimming. Students elect the elective that they wish to participate in, with the chosen activity changing each term.

In 2022, 2023, and 2024, 100% of our Year 12 students successfully attained the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) and were eligible for university entrance, should they choose to pursue that pathway. Our students have consistently demonstrated outstanding academic achievement.

In 2023, the Dux of the College achieved an ATAR of 98.15, while the Proxime Accessit earned 96.30. In 2024, Playford College reached a remarkable milestone, with four students attaining an exceptional ATAR of 99.95 and another achieving 97.20. Our 2024 Dux, Hassan Rachid, earned a raw ATAR of 99.45, exemplifying academic excellence at the highest level.