SENIOR EXPECTATIONS

Our staff desire to build relationships and foster this growth into young adulthood through the classroom, camping and sports programs, chapel, and extra curricular activities.

Students are taught study skills and are often given greater independence in their learning activities.

With this greater independence also comes greater responsibility, and a whole range of new expectations apply to the students.

Homework: Senior students may be expected to do up to two and a half hours of homework per night.

Independent Study: Students are encouraged to become independent learners. This is a key skill which they will need to develop both for tertiary education and to become independent workers in the workplace. This is fostered by the approach which we have adopted in the college whereby the students are encouraged to assume the responsibility for their own learning.

Skill Areas: Senior education is a place of acquisition of new skills. For instance, Modern History and Geography foster research and referencing skills whilst Biology and Mathematical Methods focus on process skills. These areas are indeed great challenges for the students.

Behaviour: A higher adult standard of behaviour and attitude is expected from Year 10s, 11s and 12s, particularly since they now become examples to members of the Middle and Junior Schools. Any students who are not regularly submitting work, not participating in class, or demonstrating a generally non-cooperative attitude may be asked to justify their continued enrolment in the college.