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Elsternwick Campus: The Elsternwick campus of Wesley College is a “home away from home”, 12km south of the Melbourne CBD, combining the family atmosphere of a small school with the strengths of a large school. It is situated around a grand two-storey home featuring a spacious library, excellent facilities for sciences, the creative and performing arts, physical education and sport. The campus also features a specialist music centre. Close proximity to trams, buses and trains.
Glen Waverley Campus: Set on 54 acres of open playing fields 20km east of the Melbourne CBD, the Glen Waverley campus features contemporary learning spaces designed to maximise the range of learning activities. Junior School features a purpose-built environment designed to allow young children to learn well and to play safely. Middle School features walkways and open spaces linking specialist learning areas. Senior School provides an innovative environment for study with an excellent educational resource centre featuring the latest facilities including electronic and print resources. Close proximity to buses and trains.
St Kilda Road Campus: The St Kilda Road campus, site of the school established in 1866 and Registered School No 1 in Victoria, is 5km from the Melbourne CBD. The Junior School provides a safe and comfortable environment with separate recreation and play areas, while the Middle and Senior Schools are creatively designed to incorporate tradition with the requirements of contemporary education. Close proximity to trams, buses and trains.
Curriculum: From a one-campus school, it has now grown into an open entry, multi-campus college which has a strong emphasis on learning and pastoral care and offers students from diverse backgrounds and faiths, a rich variety of opportunities. Programs allow for individual learning and enable students to reach their potential in a challenging and positive manner. Individual needs are supported through a range of extension and enrichment programs. The curriculum for Kindergarten to Year 6 is based on the International Baccalaureate Organization’s Primary Years Programme. The unique middle years curriculum offers children in Years 7 to 9 a broadly based curriculum, to allow breadth of choice in the senior years. In Years 10 to 12, students are offered an adult-style learning environment, with more than 40 VCE subjects, 29 International Baccalaureate Diploma subjects and six VET subjects offered. In 2008, the median ENTER score was 84.30 with the median ENTER for IB Diploma students being 94.83. Five IB students achieved the perfect score of 45 Diploma points. Wesley also provides an exciting range of outdoor and environmental programs at the Healesville, Paynesville and Portland sites. Year 9 students also have the opportunity to be part of a unique residential campus at Clunes, an initiative that has transformed middle years education at Wesley.
Curriculum: Wesley provides a wide range of co-curricular programs to support students’ learning in the areas of music, performing and visual arts, sport and social services.
Kincoppal-Rose Bay School is part of an international network of more than 200 Sacred Heart Schools in 44 countries. Throughout its long and rich history, Kincoppal-Rose Bay has continued to develop young women and men of integrity, compassion and learning.
Every child is supported and encouraged to develop to their full potential in an environment of personalised learning and academic rigour. Our co-educational junior school and secondary school for girls foster spiritual, social and intellectual growth.
The Convent of the Sacred Heart, Rose Bay, was founded in 1882. Kincoppal-Rose Bay emphasises the importance of a global focus for students and an education in a diverse international community. The School currently has students from 34 different countries and is registered to accept students from overseas, who meet Australian Government requirements.
Facilities: A newly-constructed, state-of-the-art multi-purpose centre with sporting, music and performance facilities and spaces, Science Centre, Technology Suite containing new computers, Visual Arts Centre, Design and Technology Suite, assembly hall, Junior library, Senior library containing areas for group and independent study, Music, technology suite and facilities, Performing Arts Centre, Independent Learning Centre computer networked with internet and intranet facilities and audio-visual facilities, a Year 11 and 12 Learning Centre, flexible digital learning spaces in the Junior School with laptop trolleys and interactive whiteboards, gymnasium, swimming pool, basketball courts, sporting fields and tennis courts; two boarding houses comprising 2, 3 or 4 study bedroom units and a senior boarding house with single and twin rooms.
Curriculum P–6: From P–Year 2 teachers follow the Reggio Emilia philosophy, and from Year 3 onwards, teaching and learning are approached using the personalised learning framework. The P–6 curriculum follows the key areas of: English, Mathematics, Science and Technology, Human Society and Its Environment, Creative and Performing Arts and Personal Development/ Health/ Physical Education, Italian (P–Year 4), French (from Year 5).
Electives Years 7 and 8: Key Learning Areas are: English, Mathematics, Science, Religious Education, Human Society and its Environment, Languages (French) Creative Arts (Visual Arts and Music), Technology, Personal Development/Health/Physical Education.
Electives Years 9 and 10: All students study: English Mathematics, Science, Religious Education, Australian History, Geography, Civics and Citizenship, Personal Development/Health/Physical Education, Learning to Learn and two electives from Commerce, Design and Technology, Drama, French, Music, Photographic and Digital Media, Visual Arts, Information and Software Technology (Year 10 only) and ESL (for international students as required). All subjects, with the exception of French, may be taken up in Year 10 without previous study.
Electives Years 11 and 12: For the Year 11 Preliminary Course, students must study at least 1 unit of Studies of Religion and one of the three English courses (English Advanced, English Standard and ESL). Preliminary courses offered are Fundamentals of English, Photography, Visual Design. Other courses: English Extension, Mathematics (all levels), Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Modern History, Ancient History, Geography, Business Studies, Economics, Legal Studies, French Continuers, Italian Beginners, Japanese Beginners, Information Processes and Technology, Software Design and Development, Visual Arts, Music 1 & 2, Drama and Personal Development/Health/Physical Education.
HSC courses include all listed above as well as these extension courses in English, Mathematics, History, French, Music.
Courses not included at school may be studied via the Saturday School of Community Languages, the Open High School or Distance Education.
Sport: Junior: Sports include athletics, basketball, cross-country, minkey (hockey), netball, indoor soccer, rugby, soccer, swimming, touch football and water polo. Saturday sport is organised through the IPSHA and is non-competitive. Senior: Teams compete in the IGSSA Competition in: athletics, cross-country, swimming, touch football (separate competition), tennis, softball, soccer, skiing, gymnastics, basketball, water polo, hockey and netball. After school classes are offered in gymnastics, tennis, martial arts and dance. inter-house competitions are held for swimming, athletics and cross-country.
Creative and performing arts: Choir, chamber choir, chamber strings, flute choir, orchestra, clarinet and rock band. Individual music tutors are available in the following: piano, musicianship, pipe and electric organ, flute, french horn, flugelhorn, cornet, trumpet, tuba, clarinet, saxophone, recorder, violin, viola, double bass, cello, acoustic guitar, electric bass guitar, singing, drums, and percussion. Speech and drama courses are available in Acting, Communication Skills, Speech and Drama.
Welfare and development: Each senior student is a member of a pastoral group under the care of a pastoral tutor. Pastoral groups provide a support function for students so that they develop academically, socially and spiritually. Students also gain support from the Junior School counsellor, who is available to identify and devise strategies of dealing with learning and behavioural difficulties. The Senior School counsellor provides support to day girls and boarders. Leadership opportunities include the Senior School Leadership Committee, Student Representative Council, various co-curricular committees, class liaison groups, peer tutors, peer support. Year 6 leadership includes: School Captain, Sports Captain, Peer Support Leader, Member of Liturgy, Environment, Health, Library, IT, Sport and Music committees.
Special features: Kincoppal-Rose Bay runs a Learning Advantage Program, whereby each student in Years 7 to 10 is provided with a notebook computer as part of the compulsory curriculum. The school also offers a mini-bus pick-up and drop-off service that is safe, secure and comfortable. Five different routes are run, starting and finishing in Balmoral, Rozelle, Little Bay, Maroubra and Circular Quay, with drop-off points along all routes.
From the school: At Kincoppal-Rose Bay we offer your child the challenge of achieving personal excellence in all areas of school life, working to their personal strengths and talents. We challenge our students to become independent life-long learners and equip them with the skills necessary for life-long learning. We aim to give our students an empathy with others and the self-confidence to believe they can transform their world. However, of utmost importance is the caring, supportive environment that is Kincoppal-Rose Bay. We say — come as you are and you will be cared for with great love.
Canberra High, established in 1938, assists and encourages students to achieve their full potential in all aspects of their development. It is located close to the centre of Canberra and has outstanding sporting facilities. The Australian Institute of Sport brings its high school athletes to Canberra High School. Access to information technology is emphasised across the curriculum. Extension programs for gifted and talented students are a feature of the school. Overseas excursions in French, Chinese (Mandarin) and Japanese courses are available to students.
Facilities: Automated library, four computer laboratories, separate gymnasium and assembly hall, modern technology facilities, science facilities.
Electives Years 7 to 10: Elective subjects under all the Key Learning Areas are available to students, as well as the compulsory curriculum.
Sport: Canberra High students participate in all traditional sports in interschool competitions, and there is a long record of achievement in many sports. Outdoor education is a feature of the program offered to students.
Extracurricular activities: Drama and musical productions are part of the curriculum. Students perform well each year in English, mathematics, science, language, geography, photography and chess competitions as well as junior and senior debating. The school also offers band, vocal ensemble, Rock Eisteddfod and an extensive camping program. Photography students enjoy enormous success in public competitions. Canberra High School has formed partnerships with local businesses to enhance students’ options and experiences in the world of work.
Welfare and personal development: The extensive welfare network incorporates peer mediation and mentoring, SRC, leadership training, school board representation, environmental monitoring, community service, house co-ordination, and publicity. Student involvement in decision-making at all levels is embedded in the school’s practices. Work experience, career guidance, college advice and vocational education programs are part of the transition preparation for Year 10 students.
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Ladies’ College, founded in 1916, is a school of the Uniting Church. Enrolment is open to girls of all religions. Students are encouraged to be involved in a wide range of activities using the college’s first-class facilities. Set on 20 hectares of parkland in Sydney’s upper north shore, it offers convenient access to public transport.
Facilities: Three fields including a synthetic turf field, 11 netball and tennis courts, a music school, an indoor sports centre containing a gym, basketball courts, dance studio and lecture rooms, 12 fully-equipped science labs, a 220-seat lecture theatre, computer labs, an extensive library with audio-visual facilities, CD-ROM and computer links. A new state-of-the-art Senior School Centre dedicated to the unique developmental and educational requirements of students in Years 11 and 12 will open in 2011. Recent building developments include the technology and applied studies centre, a Preparatory School and the Conde library. A state-of-the-art performing arts centre, with seating capacity for 750 was opened in 2005. There are attractively refurbished boarding facilities incorporating IT access to each girl’s desk, a notebook computer program from Year 5, and extensive information technology resources throughout the college.
Courses Years 7 and 8: English, French, Financial Literacy (Year 8), Geography, German (Year 8), Japanese (Year 8), Latin (Year 8), History, Mathematics, Music, Music Elective (Year 8), PD/H/PE, Religious Education, Science, Technology, Visual Arts.
Courses Years 9 and 10: Agriculture, Classical Greek, Commerce, Drama, Dance (Year 10), English, Food Technology, French, Geography, German, History, Information and Software Technology (Year 10), Japanese, Latin, Marine & Aquaculture Technology (Year 10), Mathematics, Music Elective, PD/H/PE, Religious Education, Science, Religious Education, Textiles & Design, Visual Arts.
Courses Years 11 and 12: Agriculture, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Classical Greek Continuers, Classical Greek Extension (Year 12), Dance, Drama, Earth & Environmental Science, Economics, English Advanced, English Extension 1, English Extension 2, English Standard, English (ESL), Food Technology, French Continuers, French Extension, Geography, German Continuers, German Extension, History — Ancient, History — Modern, Hospitality, Italian Beginners, Japanese continuers, Japanese Extension (Year 12), Latin Continuers, Latin Extension (Year 12), Legal Studies, General Mathematics, Mathematics Extension 1 & 2, Music 1, Music, Music Extension, PD/H/PE, Physics, Religious Education, Senior Science, Studies of Religion 1, Textiles & Design, Visual Arts.
Sport: Athletics, badminton, basketball, biathlon, cricket, cross-country, diving, equestrian, fencing, football (soccer), futsal, golf, gymnastics, hockey, mountain biking, netball, rowing, sailing, snow sports, softball, surf lifesaving, swimming, tae kwon do, tennis, touch football, triathlon, volleyball, water polo.
Co-curricular activities: Artwear/jewellery, bands, ceramics, choral groups, dance, debating, digital artmaking/photoshop, drama club, dressmaking, Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme, FISH, fitness classes, higher lifesaving awards, instrumental ensembles, Mock Trial, Mooting, oil painting, orchestra, photography, speech and drama, sport, stagecraft and performance, Tournament of Minds, tours and exchange programs, yoga
Welfare and personal development: Pastoral care is an integral part of the policies and practices of the school, with two counsellors on staff. Careers guidance is offered for Years 7 to 12, while leadership training is provided in Year 10.
From the School: Pymble Ladies’ College is a leading private girls’ school offering more opportunities for girls and young women to excel. Pymble students enjoy a balanced educational experience featuring extensive curricular and co-curricular educational programs, advanced learning technology, outstanding facilities, and wide ranging choices in the performing arts, sporting and cultural arenas. The College motto of All’ Ultimo Lavoro (“Strive for the Highest”) inspires students and staff to go beyond and to be the best that they can be. Five core values — care, courage, integrity, respect and responsibility — encapsulate the spirit of the College and provide a strong foundation for dynamic learning.
Famous ex-students: Justice Elizabeth Evatt, Judge Judith Cohen, Mollie Dive, Professor Gillet, Dame Joan Hammond, Jacqui Mackenzie.
The Crescent School is situated in the Goulburn district and currently has 50 students, which includes a class of students from Years 3 to 6 with multi-categorical disabilities. Being a NSW Department of Education and Training school it offers students educational programs based on their individual needs, but also encompasses Key Learning Areas. The school provides access to a range of therapy support personnel as well as specialised programs in Riding for the Disabled, transition education, work experience and TAFE programs. The school has a committed and dedicated staff, and currently has seven classes as well as support staff.
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