New Metrics for Success

New Metrics for Success

New Metrics ensures our students are seen, challenged, and celebrated—not just for what they know, but for who they are becoming. It’s about preparing every learner not just for assessment, but for their future.

In the ever-changing educational landscape of the 21st Century, the ability to thrive in a rapidly evolving world requires a diverse set of skills that go beyond traditional academic knowledge.

As technologies rapidly advance and both societal and employer expectations change, schools must now equip students with a versatile set of skills to not only survive but also thrive in a dynamic environment.

Schools and systems require new metrics and credentials to ‘reimagine’ schooling and power the transformation required for a modern education.

The New Metrics Project John Wollaston is proud to be part of New Metrics for Success, a national research partnership with the University of Melbourne that is redefining how we prepare students for life beyond school.

Spanning Years 7 to 12, this initiative recognises that true success involves more than test scores. It values capabilities such as creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, ethical decision-making, and self-management—skills essential for adult life, future learning, and meaningful work.

Students across the Secondary School undertake targeted projects which utilise real-world, authentic contexts for their learning to prepare them for their future.

Through rich, real-world learning and guided reflection, students begin building these competencies from the middle years, culminating in credentialed recognition in senior secondary. This evidence-based approach is supported by leading educators and researchers across Australia.

New Metrics in action Examples include:

Year 7 Students conduct a Shark Tank project to foster an entrepreneurial mindset and collaboration skills. Year 7s also create their own ancient civilisation museum.

Year 8 Science students design Energy Efficient homes for a more sustainable future, while in English they create a Campaign for Change to encourage local government to address an issue of concern in the local community.

Year 9 Science students work collaboratively to design and create a household appliance using KodeKLIX. They apply their understanding of electricity and incorporate coding to build a functional prototype of an appliance of their choice. Students in Textiles and Design examine sustainable fashion.

Year 10 The Drone Pilot program explores student interests via passion projects.

Science students design a website to outline the discovery of DNA structure applying their learning in practice for the benefit of other students.

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