Collingwood College offers quality education with high academic standards in a warm and friendly environment. The college continually gains excellent VCE results with all students placed in courses of their choice. Extended-hours tutorials, held in the reference library, are an invaluable aid to student studies. Careers and support staff are committed to allowing each student individual attention. A growing number of overseas students are choosing Collingwood College. The college is divided into two schools: Primary (Prep to Year 6 and Secondary (Years 7 to 12), where staff work in small groups to cater for supportive learning. Mainstream and Steiner classes are conducted throughout the school. Mainstream classes in the Primary school follow a Reggio Emilia-inspired, inquiry-based approach.
Facilities: Modern, well-equipped buildings, four computer networks, additional classroom modems, two gymnasiums, performing arts centre, theatre, dance studio and kitchen garden.
Curriculum: Offering Steiner and mainstream throughout Primary and Secondary including English, Mathematics, Science, Information Technology, Social Studies, Physical Education, Creative Arts, full instrumental program and Chinese. Camping program and Kitchen Garden program with Stephanie Alexander offered in Years 3 to 6. VCE, VET courses.
Sport: Comprehensive sport, physical education and outdoor education program, weight-training facilities, with strong links to community basketball, volleyball and badminton competitions.
Extra-curricular activities: After-school study program Monday to Thursday, 3pm to 6pm. After-school and holiday program (Junior). Various sport and performing groups.
Student welfare programs: The college aims to combine concern for excellence with sound pastoral care of all. The college strives to create an atmosphere of serious study based on positive inter-personal relationships. Students and teachers get on well together and share a common commitment to learning. The dual-stream curriculum — The Steiner Stream (based on the teachings of Rudolf Steiner) and the mainstream (based on the outcomes in the Victorian Curriculum and Standards Framework) — is part of the college’s commitment to catering for all.