The super school has been specifically selected to be one of five regions involved in the Stem Industry School Partnership (SISP) Program coordinated through the NSW Department of Education and Regional Development Australia (RDA).

STEM teacher Ian Preston is proud at the school's selection, and credits the school's already thriving Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) programs.

"This program brings enormous benefit and opportunity to the students of MRHS across both the Griffith and Wade sites as well as to our 13 feeder primary schools. The focus of the SISP program in our region is Agri-Tech," Mr Preston said.

Teaching future technology now is one part of the program. The other is focusing on creating links to Griffith industry to create career pathways.

RDA industry liaison officer Cassandra Cadorin said this will encourage the young generations to stay in the region, with the industries benefiting from an engaged and educated employee pool.

"Griffith economy contributes five million to the national economy. This is creating different pathways to work in future industries, and gives students that tangible, hands-on experience in a way that benefits everyone," Ms Cadorin said.

"RDA already has a network of industries - now we will have a network of schools to work together to educate kids about STEM and then provide real, relevant opportunities in the workforce."

MRHS is currently one of only 103 schools across Australia, New Zealand, Philippines and Indonesia taking part in a research project centred around printed, flexible solar cells.

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They have already had and will have more robotics programs where they will build and program metal robots, code and build drones and experience this technology in real life applications in agriculture, among many other exciting opportunities yet to come.

Selena Gambacorta and Callum Weppler are two Year 10 students who are avidly taking in all the new things being taught through the STEM Industry School Partnerships (SISP) program.

Two passionate STEM students before, they are excited to be able to see the uses for what they learn about in the classroom.

"It's really useful - these will be things used in the future and we get to learn about that," Selena said.

As the only girl in the classroom, she says more girls should do it, being "way more useful than it is hard".

"I think girls can thinks it's too hard, but it's really interesting, and not that hard at all because you learn as you go."

For Callum, he is looking at doing a future somewhere within the STEM sphere.

He says this program will give him an insight into what to expect.

:I have been really enjoying all of it," Callum said.

"It really makes you think outside the box.

"It's so hands-on, and I think my favourite part so far is definitely coding."

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