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Form of workThe Drouin Secondary College vision is: "To ensure every student develops the knowledge, skills and behaviours needed to positively contribute as responsible and caring citizens of a changing, global community." The College¿s daily life is linked closely to our core values: ACHIEVEMENT, RESPECT, COMMITMENT AND COMMUNITY.
Drouin Secondary College is a steadily growing rural year 7 to 12 school with 1260 students in 2023. Students attending the College come from a large geographical area. The nature of the community is changing with steady growth in the major centres of population ¿ Drouin, Bunyip, Garfield and Longwarry. The Student Family Occupation index is 0.505, the Student Family Occupation Education Index is 0.4699.
The geography of our feeder area means that an extensive bus network is coordinated by the College. About 65% of our students travel to school by country or town service buses or from as far away as Pakenham by train.
The College has 81 (75.9 EFT) teaching staff including 5 Principal Class and a further 42 (32.95 EFT) support staff. We also employed 3 trainees this year in Education Support, ICT and Sport and Recreation.
Drouin has a 1 to 1 learning program with all students having personal use of a Netbook. Students also have online 24/7 access to support their learning on ¿Moodle¿ for curriculum content and the Compass management system.
The Blackwood Centre for Adolescent Development (BCAD) is located on a separate campus at Hallora. It provides a yearlong early intervention program for students at risk of dis-engaging in their education. Students from across Gippsland can access BCAD.
Our goals for the 2022 to 2026 Strategic Plan are:
· Optimize the achievement and learning growth of all students.
· Maximise the wellbeing and engagement of all students.
DSC is an inclusive community connected school. We believe all students can learn and we offer students a high level of support and have equally high expectations. We develop a culture of respect with students being active agents of their own learning.
Our strong learning culture and wellbeing processes support a curriculum that enables students to develop individual pathways, progressing according to ability and readiness rather than age level. The college offers a wide curriculum including VCE, VM, VETis, applied and accelerated pathways.
DSC staff are lifelong learners who work collaboratively with an unwavering focus on positive personal and educational outcomes for our students.
