AddressStawell Secondary College embraces the values of Participation, Aspiration, Inclusion, Resilience and Respect.
The College serves Stawell and surrounding rural areas. Situated approximately 230 km west-north-west of Melbourne, on the Western Highway to Adelaide, Stawell has a population of approximately 6,000 people and is close to the world renowned Grampians National Park.
Our school benefits from very strong connections to its community and works closely with its nine feeder primary schools, health agencies and other community services. Stawell Secondary College provides a comprehensive curriculum with a range of pathways to meet the interests and needs of its 365 students. Year 7 and 8 students study a comprehensive program based on the Victorian Curriculum; Years 9 to 10 enable increasing choice of subjects as student progress through the school or enrol from elsewhere. Years 11 and 12 pathways are tailored to student needs, via the Victorian Certificate of Education.
Stawell Secondary College is particularly proud of its Chinese Language program and the links it provides to our primary schools in their delivery of Chinese language programs. We are actively involved in the Victorian Young Leaders to China (VLYC) program and have regularly sent students to China as part of our sister-school relationships when international travel was safer than we currently are experiencing. We look forward to being able to once again encourage our students to experience international travel in the near future.
The College introduced a one-to-one laptop program in 2012, and this has been successfully embedded throughout the school.
The College has created the opportunity for staff to contribute to the development of an innovative curriculum that reflects 21st century technologies and a culture of collaboration, through Professional Learning Communities.
Social and emotional learning is supported through a vertical home group structure for all students. There is a horizontal student management structure with a year level co-ordinator for each year level. There are also Sub-School managers that oversee the Junior and Senior sectors. All staff actively work to promote engagement and utilise restorative practice to re-engage students when necessary, and the College is in the first stages of the implementation of the School Wide Positive Behaviour Support framework. Student leadership is integral to the success of our school, and this is developed with student ambassadors, house leaders, school captains and bus-route leaders.
Sport, music and various forms of competition are offered within the curriculum and can also be pursued as extra-curricular activities. Individuals and teams compete in a range of sports to state level, and several bands and ensembles perform for entertainment and competition. Instrumental music tuition is encouraged and can lead to a number of music certificates.
Progressive recruitment of graduates has enabled the College to develop a balance between new and experienced teachers promoting a culture of positive mentoring relationships and the infusion of new ideas. Stawell Secondary College provides real opportunities for staff to play a leading role in school improvement.
The College is currently engaged in the master-planning process and late in 2020 we were fortunate to open a new Science and Food Technology Building. We are currently working with the Victorian Schools Building Authority in the final planning of Stage 2 which will see the construction of a new administration block and the re-development of our heritage building into general purpose classrooms.
Our website address is www.stawellsc.vic.edu.au
