The Extended Academic Programme is a programme designed to reward and extend the brightest academic boys at Michaelhouse. Each year the top five academics in each block (based on their year marks in the previous year) are invited to become EAPS. It is a privilege to be asked to be part of this programme. The EAPS are allowed certain privileges in recognition of their work ethic and ability. These include flexi-prep rules and, providing they are up to date, they are granted permission to miss the occasional class in order to work on something more challenging. During the course of the year, the EAPS go on numerous outings, most of which are designed to enrich and extend them and all of which are enjoyable. The privilege of being an EAP is accompanied by responsibility and each EAP is expected to produce an extraordinary item of work during his year on the programme. This typically takes the form of a project in an area of interest to the boy. The project needs to challenge and extend him beyond the confines of the syllabus. The EAPS are also expected to identify at least one Olympiad to train and prepare for. During the course of the year we also look to involve our EAPS in service projects in less privileged schools. This normally takes the form of tutoring and teaching Maths and English at a primary level.

The 2009 EAPS are as follows: