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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