James Ruse
Agricultural High School
Acceptance, Service, Participation, Integrity, Respect and Endeavour
Why Ruse?
James Ruse Agricultural High School seeks to provide a learning environment that both challenges and supports gifted students to pursue excellence and develop a lifelong passion for learning; and prepares them for responsible leadership and service to society.
Our vision is to ensure the development of the whole child ensuring academic success combines with the development of resilience, resourcefulness, critical and creative thinking, personal and social capability and ethical and intercultural understanding.
The James Ruse Agricultural High School difference
Ruse Academics
Our school offers a learning environment that challenges and supports high performing students to strive for excellence and cultivate a lifelong love of learning, while also preparing them for responsible leadership and meaningful contributions to society.
Ruse Life
We offer our students a wide range of co-curricular activities, leadership and other opportunities. This empowers them to learn, develop skills, and discover their passions.
Ruse Farm
Our teachers and learning and wellbeing support teams work with our families. We co-design plans that help students learn in the way that works best for them.
Principal's message
James Ruse is a community with a proud history, strong values, and a unique agricultural heritage that enriches learning through hands-on experience and innovation. Our core values - Acceptance, Service, Participation, Integrity, Respect, and Endeavour - shape a culture that promotes character, leadership, and collaboration. We are committed to academic excellence while ensuring students develop compassion, resilience, and social responsibility.
I have been dedicated to helping students reach their full potential through academic challenge, personal growth, and genuine care since beginning my career in NSW public education in 1997.
As the ninth Principal of James Ruse Agricultural High School, together, through the partnership of students, staff, and families, we will continue to live our motto “Gesta non verba” - deeds, not words - and uphold the school’s legacy as a place that inspires excellence, nurtures wellbeing, and encourages meaningful contribution to the wider world.
Matt Dopierala
Principal of James Ruse Agricultural High School
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