School Values and Goals
The school’s values are based on the Australian Government’s nine values for Australian schools which are:
Care and Compassion
Care for self and others
Integrity
Act in accordance with principles of moral and ethical conduct, ensure consistency between words and deeds
Doing Your Best
Seek to accomplish something worthy and admirable, try hard, pursue excellence
Respect
Treat others with consideration and regard, respect another person’s point of view
Fair Go
Pursue and protect the common good where all people are treated fairly for a just society
Responsibility
Be accountable for one’s own actions, resolve differences in constructive, non-violent and peaceful ways, contribute to society and to civic life, take care of the environment
Freedom
Enjoy all the rights and privileges of Australian citizenship free from unnecessary interference or control, and stand up for the rights of others
Understanding, Tolerance and Inclusion
Be aware of others and their cultures, accept diversity within a democratic society, being included and including others
Honesty and Trustworthiness
Be honest, sincere and seek the truth
Our goals for our students are explicit in stimulating a sense of achievement and being their best in their academic, personal, social and emotional development:
- Learning Improvement for all students
- Establish practices for an evidence based improvement plan
- Improving school connectedness for all
- Establishing a global context to learning – engaging with Asia
“A good teacher makes you think even when you don’t want to.”
Fisher, 1998, Teaching Thinking


