It delivers individualised education programs to students in Years 7–12 whose special circumstances prevent them from attending regular schooling.
It also provides curriculum delivery to students in Years 9–12 studying a single subject not available at their home school.
It uses the decentralised model of distance education, where the form of teaching is determined based on a student's situation.
The school delivers educational services via digital methods, alongside traditional paper work distributed via mail.
[2] Enrolments are open for those in Years 7 to 12: In 1884, the Government school system was established to provide educational facilities to all students, including those in rural areas.
[4] Until the late 1870s, many children were not able to access education due to geographical isolation, commonly living in impoverished conditions.
[4] The subsidy scheme introduced in 1903 aimed to bring easier access to education for these children by subsidising isolated families so they could afford private teaching.
[4] Although the scheme succeeded, there were still children without access to education due to their family's financial circumstances not being able accommodate private teaching despite the subsidy.
[4] Travelling schools were predominantly used during World War I (1914–1918) to provide education separate from a physical institution.
[4] In 1959, enrolment levels began to lower due to improvements in access to traditional education methods, especially for rural students in New South Wales.
[6] Students were now given the option to study single subjects through the school, due to the introduction of the Wyndham Scheme in 1961.
[6] Dover Heights High School became a shared space with the opening of the Sydney Secondary Distance Education Centre in 1999.
[15] The centre runs mental health programs for high school students in Parramatta to Mount Victoria areas.
[13] Greg Percival Community Centre, Corner of Oxford Road and Cumberland Road, Ingleburn[13][16] The Greg Percival Community Centre is located in the Campbelltown City Council area, adjacent to the Ingleburn Library and near Hallinan Park.
[21] Lee was a competitor for Australia in the women's solo figure skating event in the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.
[21] Price and her team beat the Netherlands and Finland in the ‘round robin stage’ and gained a position in the gold medal race.
[23] Vidgen sang alongside ten other Australian competitors in the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest, placing 8th.