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Xavier College was founded in 1878 and is a Jesuit school. The Senior Campus stands on 40 acres 6km from the centre of Melbourne. Two Early and Middle Years campuses, Burke Hall and Kostka Hall, were founded in 1921 and 1937 respectively. Xavier offers a wide variety of subject areas and co-curricular activities and all programs aim to foster young men of competence, conscience and compassion who will strive to make a difference in the wider world once they leave Xavier.
Facilities: Modern classrooms, science laboratories, art/graphics, drama, media and darkroom facilities, computer centres and resource centres on all campuses. All campuses of Xavier have beautiful ovals which host a wide variety of sports. At the Senior Campus the Stephenson Centre comprises double indoor basketball courts, a swimming pool, gymnasium, tennis courts and various multi-purpose rooms.
Curriculum: Xavier offers a broad yet academic curriculum that aims to cater for the diverse needs of students. The college’s VCE results have been consistently excellent with 30 per cent of the class of 2008 achieving an ENTER of 95 or better and 47 per cent achieving 90 or better. While emphasis rests with each class teacher to respond to each individual student’s learning requirements, enrichment and acceleration programs are also offered across the curriculum. LOTE programs are French, Italian, Japanese, Latin and Classical Greek. An extensive student exchange program supports language study with partner schools in France, Italy, the USA and Japan. Information technology is an integral part of student learning across all subject areas at all levels.
Sport: Xavier offers an extremely wide range of sports including cricket, tennis, football, soccer, rowing, rugby, badminton, basketball, table tennis, and athletics of all sorts, volleyball, golf, lawn bowls, hockey, swimming, martial arts, snow sports and gymnastics.
Co-curricular activities: Music accounts for an extensive student involvement at Xavier. There are numerous groups, from large bands to small ensembles, choirs and orchestras, all of which perform publicly in competitions and concerts. Media, drama, chess and debating are also important and popular aspects of the co-curricular program. The Centre for Faith and Service runs many programs throughout the year which encourage students to reflect about themselves as individuals and to be active participants in the wider community, particularly with those who are disadvantaged or marginalised.
Student welfare programs: A Jesuit education insists on the individual care of each person. The House and tutor systems are long-standing and highly regarded aspects of Xavier’s programs and each year level has its own chaplain. Individual pastoral care, counselling and careers guidance are provided for students.
OLSH College was founded in 1913 by the Daughters of our Lady of the Sacred Heart and is housed in historic and modern buildings with panoramic views of the city. The College places emphasis on quality education and a genuine spirit of service to students and society.
Facilities: Excellent facilities throughout the College including 13 Smartboards, data projectors in most classrooms, sports courts and oval, music and practice rooms, science labs, technology and applied studies rooms, chapel, library, careers room, Black Box, dance studio, art rooms, indoor courtyard, wireless technology and class sets of lap top computers. Mac technology has been recently introduced to enhance teaching and learning at the College.
Electives: In addition to core subjects, the College offers Philosophy, French, Computing and Technology subjects (information technologies are used in the teaching of all subjects), Dance, Drama, Music, VET courses Business Services Administration and Hospitality Operations, Sport Science and PD/Health/PE. New subjects are introduced to meet the changing needs of students. Differentiation of teaching and learning strategies are embedded in all programs.
Sport: Athletics, basketball, netball, softball, swimming, touch football, water polo, hockey to representative level.
Extracurricular activities: Choir, debating, public speaking, Mock Trial, musical productions, oratory, orchestra, charity projects such as St Vincent de Paul Night Patrol, Young Achievers, dance, environmental group, social justice group, homework club, computer club, Tournament of Minds and SCRAM.
Welfare and personal development: A program for gifted and talented students has been developed and implemented. The elective course Philosophy is offered to the students. Students are accelerated and enrol in the University extension courses offered by the Board Of Studies in Year 12. An ESL teacher and a special education teacher assist students with specific literacy and learning needs. Students attend retreats and reflection days to enhance their spiritual formation. Student leadership programs include the Student Representative Council and peer support program. These are available to all students. Emphasis is placed on the development of a strong sense of belonging to the College community.
Founded in l982, Erindale College is an exciting concept in the provision of Years 11 and 12 education in the ACT.
Facilities: The college is unique in that it was built as a “College in the Community”. As such, it shares with the community facilities of an excellent standard including a sports hall, a 450-seat theatre, squash courts, a gymnasium and an indoor swimming pool. It also operates a joint library with the public library service. The college has also introduced a fully equipped training restaurant, an electronics laboratory and an information management suite.
Electives: Erindale College offers an exciting and wide-ranging curriculum designed to meet the needs of all its students, and prides itself on the dynamic and responsive nature of its curriculum development. In recent years, this has seen developments of many new courses. It has an advanced core program in mathematics, physics and chemistry. Students can be recognised for commitment and talent in the arts (performing, visual and language) through a Certificate of the Arts. Languages include French, Indonesian and Japanese. Other courses include Information and Business Management, Keyboarding, Word Processing, Database, Spreadsheet, Desktop Publishing, and Office Skills. Nationally-recognised vocational courses are offered in Community Services, Electro-Technology, Furniture Construction, Hospitality, Information and Office Skills, Information Technology, Sport and Recreation Industry Studies, Technical Production in Live Theatre, Tourism, and Workplace Education.
Sport: The college has a commitment to sport and offers a talented sports program.
Welfare and personal development: Erindale College is committed to providing quality student support. There is a full-time careers adviser and counsellor.
Newcastle High School is a large, comprehensive school in the centre of Newcastle. It has strong links with its local community and active past student associations. Past and present students have contributed to a tradition of high academic achievement. The school has a strong heritage tradition and also reflects the diversity and strength of the city and region in its multicultural make-up. The school caters for a wide variety of students and provides a breadth of curriculum to cater for student needs.
It aims to provide opportunities for all students to achieve a credential at the end of their schooling that will allow them the best choices for their future. One of the most significant features of the school is its promotion of tolerance and good citizenship among students within a caring and inclusive school environment. The school has a student population of over 30 nationalities which includes students who are recent arrivals from countries experiencing war.
Welfare and personal development: The school has a highly developed pastoral care program that assists all students with their learning, behavioural and social needs. This is facilitated by a head teacher, welfare, full-time school counsellor and year advisers who provide a network of caring for students. A learning support team has been established to oversee areas of student needs. The school employs additional year advisers from the global budget to support student welfare.
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Recognised for consistently achieving outstanding HSC results, All Saints’ College aims to bring out the best in all its students. All Saints’ College offers encouraging and dynamic programs to children of all abilities within a safe, picturesque country setting. With a wide range of subjects and co-curricular activities, the College gives every individual the opportunity and resources to grow — academically, culturally and socially.
Facilities: Library, computer laboratories, school clinic, extensive playing fields, gymnasium, tennis courts, swimming pool, agriculture facilities.
Electives Years 7 to 10: Agriculture, French, Japanese, Music, Visual Arts, Visual Design, Commerce, Design and Technology, History, Geography, Drama, Physical Activities and Sports Studies.
Electives Years 11 and 12: Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Design and Technology, Modern History, Ancient History, Visual Arts, Japanese, French, Legal Studies, Business Studies, Mathematics, Music 1 and 2, Agriculture, Business Studies, Drama, Geography, Economics, Information Processes and Technology, Software Design and Development and Hospitality.
Sport: Competitive — rugby, volleyball, hockey, cricket, netball, swimming, athletics, cross-country, softball, tennis, soccer, basketball, water polo, aerobics. Leisure — horse riding.
Extracurricular activities: Debating, drama, orchestra, band, choir, public speaking, Tournament of Minds, Mock Trial, St Johns Ambulance courses, and Activities Week — when all students participate in a cultural or artistic activity.
Welfare and personal development: All Saints’ College is a very
supportive and encouraging place, with successful pastoral care and peer
support programs and a full-time chaplain. As a smaller school, All Saints’
College has the opportunity to recognise the strengths of its students and
foster
their development.
Special features: Each year a significant number of students are placed overseas after their HSC as part of the school-to-school GAP program.
The Hunter Orthopaedic School provides quality education for students with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities including physical disabilities. Learning programs are developed and reviewed with parents/carers and tailored to meet a student’s individual special needs. Learning programs are based on the BOS Life Skills syllabus and the Stage 3 syllabus. Incorporated throughout all KLAs is social competence building, independent living skills and community access. The school currently operates six classes from Year 3 to Year 12.
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