VISION, BELIEFS, VALUES & AIMS

Vision

To provide education from a Christian World View.

Beliefs

The beliefs provide a framework for a Christian World View.

1. There is one True and Living God who is Eternal, who has revealed Himself as One Being in three persons - Father, Son and Holy Spirit and who is the Creator and Preserver of things visible and invisible.

2. Man was created by God by specific and immediate act and in His image and likeness, morally upright and perfect, but fell by voluntary transgression. Consequently all men are separated from original righteousness, being depraved and without spiritual life.

3. God's answer to man's sinful state is in the death of His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ upon the cross. His suffering and shed blood have made full atonement for the sins of the whole world, both original and actual, and that there is no other ground for salvation.

4. At the pre-millennial, imminent and personal return of our Lord Jesus Christ His people will be gathered unto Himself. Having this glorious hope and earnest expectation, we purify ourselves, even as He is pure, so that we may be ready to meet Him when He comes.

Values

These values arise from our relationship with God, with each other and with the environment.

1. Family and Community: People, relationships and love matter more than structures, power and control.

2. Intimacy with God: Intimacy with God is a constant state of mind and an activity of prayer.

3. Sustainability: Maximization of the College's physical and human resources in a way that is ecologically, socially and economically sustainable.

4. The Wisdom of the Bible: Scripture is our reference to re-align our values.

Goals

These goals reflect the National Goals of Education.

1. Schooling should develop the talents and capacities of all students in order to

1.1 equip students for life long learning by developing, amongst others, skills   in problem solving, communication and working with others.

1.2 develop qualities of strong moral values, sustainability, openness to God and a commitment to excellence as a basis for potential life roles in family, community, workforce and mission.

1.3 exercise judgment and responsibility in matters of morality, to respond to God's purposes to make informed decisions and to be responsible for their own actions.

1.4 foster relationships with members of the local community and to appreciate the impact of the wider community on the local community.

1.5 achieve the standard of education required to access the pathways available for further education, training and employment.

1.6 be effective users of information and communication technologies to equip them for the future.

1.7 be stewards of the environment through ecological, social, economic and political sustainable practices.

1.8 follow the seven natural pathways to a healthy eating pattern and active life style in a loving and safe environment.

2. In terms of curriculum, students should be able to

2.1 attain their highest standard of knowledge, skills and understanding through a comprehensive and balanced curriculum in the compulsory years of schooling encompassing the agreed eight key learning areas:

- The Arts

- English

- Health and Physical Education

- Language other than English

- Mathematics

- Science

- Studies of Society and Environment

- Technology

- The inter-relationship between them and Christian Living.

2.2 attain the skills of numeracy and literacy in order to numerate, read, write, speak and spell at an appropriate level.

2.3 participate in activities through compulsory years of education to access vocational education and training.

2.4 participate in activities to develop their gifts and talents to maximize their opportunities for the future.

3. In terms of justice, to ensure

3.1 student outcomes from schooling are free from the negative forms of all aspects of discrimination and of differences arising from socio-economic background or geographic location.

3.2 learning outcomes of all students, especially educationally disadvantaged students, improve over their years of schooling.

3.3 Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander and South Seas Islander students and ESL students have equitable access to, and opportunities in schooling, so their learning outcomes improve over their years of schooling.

3.4 all students understand and acknowledge the value of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders cultures to Australian society and possess the knowledge skills and understanding to contribute to, and benefit from, reconciliation between Indigenous and non-indigenous Australians.

3.5 all students understand and acknowledge the value of cultural and linguistic diversity and possess the knowledge, skills and understanding, to contribute to, and benefit from, such diversity in the Australian community and internationally.

3.6 all students have access to the highest quality education necessary to enable the completion of school education to year 12 or its vocational equivalent and that provides clear and recognised pathways to employment and further education and training. 

The Vision, Beliefs, Values and Aims can be found with in our Governance Policies Handbook on our Policies page.