AddressEDENHOPE COLLEGE PROFILE - 2024
Edenhope College is a rural F-12 school situated on the edge of the beautiful Lake Wallace in Edenhope, a small country town of just under 1,000 people. The College has staff units and housing available. Around town there are many beautiful walking tracks that include a track around the lake in amongst the massive redgums and others through natural bushland. It definitely is a place for those who love the outdoors. Edenhope is in the West Wimmera Shire, 30 km from the South Australian border and exactly half way between Melbourne and Adelaide. The famous Coonawarra wine growing region is only 50km away and the picturesque Blue Lake, Mt Gambier is only a further 50 km away. Edenhope is the epicentre of numerous mountain ranges and national parks. Nearby is Mount Arapiles-Tooan State Park, a world-renowned rock-climbing attraction and the Grampians (mountain range), is only an hour and a half away. The Little Desert National Park is to the north of Edenhope. Beautiful coastal towns of Robe and Beachport (SA) are 150 kms away in a westerly direction. There is a strong sporting representation of netball, football, hockey, tennis, bowls and a magnificent golf course.
Nearby regional centres are Horsham (100 km north east) and Naracoorte S.A. (55 km west). Services within the town include a hospital, aged care facilities, kindergarten, council offices and works depot. Edenhope operates as a service centre for the surrounding rural communities where grazing and cropping are major industries. More recently agro-forestry, viticulture and dairying have offered new opportunities in the area.
It is a really exciting time as we have just been granted $13.1 million to upgrade the school and this will take place over the next two years.
Edenhope College currently has 128 students placed in year level home groups. There are 54 students in the primary school and 74 students in the secondary school. There are 31 staff members altogether in full-time and part-time positions made up of 2.0 Principal Class, 18 fulltime and part time teaching staff and 11 Education Support Class and administration staff. The school has a very strong wellbeing focus and accesses support professionals from the DET Grampians Region, Speech Pathologist, Social Worker and Visiting Teacher (Hearing). The college has it¿s own Wellbeing Leader and a part time Primary Wellbeing Officer. We are currently in the middle of rolling out SWPBS (School Wide Positive Behaviour Support), a program that proactively models and rewards positive student behaviour. The schools values are based around this program and are `Being Respectful, Safe and Willing to Learn. SWPBS looks at changing a whole school culture.
There is a strong focus on Visible Learning ¿ including learning intentions, success criteria and feedback. Curriculum provision is inclusive of the Victorian Curriculum; The College Curriculum includes: a focus on Early Years Literacy and Numeracy;Years 8, 9 and 10 elective program for The Arts and Design, Creativity and Technology and core areas; Senior Pathways include the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) and the Victorian Pathways Certificate and Vocational Major (VPC & VM), with Vocational Education & Training in Schools studies at the Edenhope and Wimmera Trade Training Centres; access to further vocational programs, including School Based Apprenticeships, Structured Workplace Learning and Technology (Food, Textile, Metal and Wood); Visual Arts (Multi-media, Photography, Ceramics / Sculpture and Painting); Performing Arts (Drama and Instrumental Music); and Animal / Agricultural Horticultural Studies, utilising the College Farm.
Extra curriculum options include the Advance Program (Year 9) and The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme - Bronze, Silver & Gold levels (Years 9 - 12), a large elective program for all years ¿ based around student interest and core curriculum. Edenhope College also has a strong sports program with opportunities for students to compete at district, state and national levels.
