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Welcome to
Scoresby Secondary College

Scoresby
Scoresby Secondary College School Profile
Vision and Values
The Scoresby Secondary College vision:
To provide a dynamic learning environment
that engages
students
who work to achieve
their personal best
in an atmosphere of
mutual respect and co-operation.
The three most important values for our
College are:
Respect, Responsibility and Trust.
All that we do at Scoresby Secondary College
- our learning and behaviour -
is shaped by our Vision and Values
statements. Behaviours that support both the
vision and values have been identified and
included in the Charter Codes of Practice
and School Rules after widespread
consultation with all sectors of the college
community: staff, students and parents.
At Scoresby Secondary College we are
committed to providing an outstanding school
for our community. A school that excels in
good teaching, the best of facilities, and a
learning environment that allows students to
become resilient, assertive, discerning
about the pressures of a challenging peer
culture, and competent learners in an
increasingly knowledge-based technological
world.
We are committed to looking after our
students in all possible ways, to nurture in
them a genuine passion for learning and
participation, to expand their opportunities
for lifelong success and satisfaction, and
to empower them to make good life choices.
Context
Scoresby Secondary College was established
in 1974. It is a growing co-educational
school located in Melbourne’s outer eastern
suburbs, in the city of Knox. Students are
able to access the school by local bus
services and bike paths. The College has
approximately 770 students from Year 7 to
Year 12. The five-hectare site includes
well-maintained buildings in extensive,
landscaped grounds. The school has excellent
facilities for all learning areas, including
two computer laboratories, four computer
pods, a networked library, a Victorian
Certificate of Education study centre,
science and technology rooms, performing
arts area, and an ECA centre for Physical
Education and sport. A school-owned bus is
available to support off-campus activities.
Upgraded facilities include the technology
building, the student centre, science
classrooms, the VCE Centre, the Resource
Centre offices and the ECA Centre.
Programs
In order to move towards our college vision,
the energies and resources of the college
are focused on student learning and
achievement. This is done through a
concentration on effective delivery of
relevant and challenging programs and on the
development of a whole school learning
culture, which supports and encourages
continuous improvement. The college takes
pride in providing a high quality education
for its surrounding community. We emphasise
a values-based context for enhancing
individual talents and ambitions and create
a friendly and supportive environment for
learning. The college is organized into
three Sub Schools: Senior, Middle and
Junior. Special programs challenge
high-achieving Year 7 and Year 8 students
and advanced VCE placement attracts
top-performers in Year 10 and Year 11.
The school offers a comprehensive curriculum
to all year levels operating on a 15-day
timetable. A wide VCE program provides
senior students with academic rigour and
challenge. LOTE (French) through to VCE and
individual career pathways through VCAL,
Vocational Education and Training - Sport
and Recreation, and an extensive local
cluster vocational education program, and
TAFE links are features of the senior
curriculum.
The College initiates and responds to
exciting and necessary educational changes
and challenges with enthusiasm. The
momentum to accept and be part of positive
change is growing steadily and a team of
committed staff is leading a data-driven
self-assessment of the school and linking it
to the implementation of a Performance and
Development Culture of annual reviews of
staff and processes.
Transition from primary school
There has been a steady increase in
enrolments over the last five years, with
slightly more girls than boys arriving in
Year 7. The school works cooperatively to
integrate with local feeder primary schools
with three of whom we have begun to work as
Cluster 31 as part of the Innovations and
Excellence initiative. The growing Year 7
enrolments have been sourced from about 30
“neighbouring” primary schools over the past
five years and promotional tours have become
a feature in Semester 1 each year. We work
hard to foster close and relevant transition
links with all transferring students.
Closer schools especially are offered Years
5 and 6 sessions in Information Technology,
Science and Cross-age Tutoring, the annual
School Production matinee performances,
school visits, Bastille Day celebrations and
now the Cluster 31 interchange. A
mini-orientation program caters for Year 6
small-group students from schools further afield. Successful transition is supported
by a Year 7 Orientation Camp, parent
information sessions and Peer Support.
Student wellbeing
A highly committed and effective student
well-being team operates through the Student
Well-being Coordinator, the Chaplain, Year
Level Coordinators, an Educational
Psychologist, School Counsellor, local
church Student Focus groups and a literacy
program for selected Year 7 and Year 8
students. Currently the College supports a
small number of students on the program for
Students with Disabilities.
Co-curricular programs
Scoresby excels in inter and intra-school
sport and the performing arts. The annual
musical School Production is renowned. Many
students are involved in instrumental music,
drama, media and technology studies. Other
co-curricula activities include work
experience at Year 10, camps in Years 7, 8,
9 and 11, excursions, and regular student
exchange programs with
Kira Junior High in Japan and College Magenta in
New Caledonia. Year 12 begins the academic
year with a tertiary orientation camp
program held on a university campus.
Student leadership
An extensive student leadership program ably
supports the values and the work of the
school. Leadership opportunities include
Captains of the school, Year Levels, Home
Groups, and Houses as well as a vibrant
Student Representative Council supporting
charities and the community. Student run
committees are the organising force behind
many college activities.
Parent involvement
Our partnership between parents, students
and staff is essential to our development of
positive educational and social
competencies. Regular parent feedback is
sought and acted upon. Active parent groups
include an effective School Council, ParentNet,
and the Chaplaincy Committee. All
parents are invited to be part of their
child’s Student Learning Conference held
each semester. Full written reports are
provided to parents twice a year. Parents
are welcome and encouraged to contact
teachers by telephone or make appointments
for interviews.
Staff profile
The staffing profile comprises Principal,
two Assistant Principals, sixty teaching
staff and twelve School Support Staff. More
than 50% of the staff has been employed at
the school in the last five years, many in
the “Graduate Teacher” category. This shift
in the staffing profile is part of a new
energy and vitality across the entire
school. The enthusiasm and positive impact
on student programs, professional and
student learning and whole school morale is
apparent.
Teachers are particularly dedicated and
committed to improving teaching and learning
for students. The Victorian Essential
Learning Standards, the Leading Schools’
Fund, and the Innovations and Excellence
initiative are currently providing a
framework for improved teacher capacity,
learning, and organisational improvements
school-wide.
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