James Busby High School has an enrolment of 698, including 39 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and 77% of students from a non-English speaking background. James Busby High School is a comprehensive high school supported by significant Resource Allocation Model Equity Funding. The school has a Support Unit comprising of 10 classes for students with mild and moderate intellectual disabilities, with 5 autism classes. The school has a strong focus on quality teaching, literacy and numeracy enhancement, values driven classroom management underpinned by Positive Behaviour for Learning and a welfare system that empowers its staff and students to maximise their potential. The school employs a Head Teacher Community Consultation to promote community involvement. The school also funds an after school study centre and a learning and re-engagement centre for small group tutorials and targeted instruction to address specific literacy and numeracy needs.
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