Teaching & Learning
- Delivery of the full Australian Curriculum, including the general capabilities.
- Focus on academic success through mastery learning of literacy and numeracy.
- Focus on explicit instruction pedagogy.
- Focus on wrap around mental health services through the employment of specialists.
- All teachers to be proficient at working with students with learning difficulties.
- All classes are lead by a teacher and assisted by multiple Assistant Teacher.
- Small school capped at 300 students at each campus.
- A longer school day so literacy and numeracy and all aspects of the Australian curriculum are met, to allow sufficient instruction time, ensuring student mastery.
- Daily two-hour literacy and numeracy blocks.
Academic Organisation
- Students in Year 4 –Year 6 work in multi-age core classes, where they study common curriculum links together. Each class is assigned a core teacher and 3 teaching assistants. The specific needs of students are met through differentiated classroom instruction, but also include specific literacy and numeracy programs targeted to the individual needs of the student through evidence-based intervention programs.
- Students in Year 7 –Year 10 work in core classes where the common curriculum is linked appropriately. Classes are assigned a core teacher and 3 teaching assistants. The specific needs of students are met through differentiated classroom instruction, and include specific literacy and numeracy programs targeted to the individual needs of the student through evidence-based intervention programs.
- All classes are supported by a number of specialist teachers and visiting programs in Health & PE, and Music.