AddressAssistant Principal Range 2 Student Wellbeing & Engagement 7-12 Bemin Secondary College
Dual Campus ¿ Dual Opportunities
Respect, Excellence, Innovation & Community
Opened in Term 1, 2024 - Year 7 and Year 10
Bemin Secondary College requires leaders who are innovative, flexible, and confident in their ability to build the capacity of all members of the school community in order for the students to achieve their individual best learning and wellbeing outcomes. To work as both a leader and community member in establishing a strong school culture requires strong critical, creative, and ethical thinking coupled with interpersonal skills that reflect an understanding of equity, inclusion and cultural sensitivities.
This dual campus new school presents a unique experience in being part of creating a culture of educational excellence which will serve the young people of the Truganina community.
About the School:
- Bemin Secondary College opened in January 2024 across two sites as a dual campus school delivering Senior (10-12) and Junior (7-9). It is a co-educational school that will form part of a wider Truganina North Learning Precinct, which along with the secondary school will include a primary school and kindergarten on the same site. The Junior campus (Everton Road Campus, Truganina) will be able to enrol up to 600 students while the Senior campus (Morris Road Campus, Truganina) will be able to enrol up to 800 students upon the completion of Stage 1.
- In its current first year of operation, Bemin Secondary College will open to Year 7 (junior campus) and Year 10 (senior campus) students only, and progress by year level thereafter.
- In the Victorian Budget 2021/22, Bemin Secondary College shared in $491 million allocated for new schools and received a further $41 million from the Victorian Budget 2022/23 for the next stage of construction. The Junior campus (Years 7-9) includes an administration and library building, two learning neighbourhoods, an arts and technology building, science and technology building and a community hub. The Senior campus (7-10) includes an administration building, VCE Study Centre/library, learning neighbourhood, technology and science buildings and a community hub.
Vision:
At Bemin Secondary College all students will be empowered to achieve their individual best learning and wellbeing outcomes. The learning, growth and achievement of all young people will be underpinned by creativity, innovation and a commitment to respectfully work together to create a sustainable future for themselves and their families.
Mission:
Bemin Secondary College's mission is to foster a learning community identified by high expectations, a commitment to evidenced based practices and a deep pride in the school values. The School will promote a strong sense of community by building strong home/school partnerships and welcoming all students from across the local neighbourhood. All students will be supported to develop their identity by differentiated pathways while acknowledging that their individual cultures and personal identities are sources of strength.
School Expectations:
At Bemin Secondary College the expectation is that all teachers are committed to collaborating in a multidisciplinary way while working in a professional learning community. All teachers will have the opportunity to work across both campuses based on qualification and experience.
All teachers are expected to develop and/or demonstrate a deep understanding of the School's pedagogy and the ability to co-create and action the delivery of a guaranteed and viable Victorian curriculum. Along with the expectation that all students will achieve their best individual outcomes the School will be committed to ongoing adult learning and skill improvement. It is an expectation and requirement that all teachers will embrace the School Wide Positive Behaviour framework that focuses on the teaching and re-teaching of all students' behaviour expectations and routines. All staff will work in partnerships with parents and families to provide ongoing feedback about student learning growth and wellbeing.
From the foundation year, the School will make a commitment to building the literacy and numeracy skills of all students across both campuses.
Teaching and Learning
The School will have a continuing focus on establishing a strong Professional Learning community culture supported by an inquiry model of investigation. Collaborative planning is central to the delivery of an engaging curriculum. An emphasis on understanding the evidence-based practices and importance of differentiating learning tasks, providing students and parents with effective feedback and structured lesson planning are core expectations.
Positive Climate for Learning
The School Wide Positive Behaviour framework is the key pedagogy in setting high learning and behaviour expectations along with promoting inclusion. The School strongly advocates and teaches young people the importance of learning and behaviour routines in order to achieve maximum success at school.
