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Principal's Welcome
As we enter our twelfth year of operation, Canberra's most recent college has already developed a strong performance culture in the academic, cultural and sporting arenas. Our expectations of students' academic performance are high and their opportunities to excel are enhanced by a broad curriculum, state of the art facilities and a staff of specialist teachers. We cater for the full academic range of students and seek to set them on the pathway to achieving their goals.
Just as important as our curriculum in the development of our students are the college values of respect, natural justice, individuality, honesty and equality. As a community we keep these at the forefront of our operations as guiding principles in our daily interactions.
Our main campus at Phillip is conveniently located near the Woden shopping complex and government offices, providing ease of access for students from South Canberra and NSW. A smaller annex at Stirling offers a range of special programs, such as a young mothers' program, for students in years 9 to 12 as an alternative to mainstream education.
John Stenhouse
Principal
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Schools First Award Winners
CCCares on the Weston Campus has again received national recognition for their work with young people. Their partnership with Child, Youth and Women’s Health has been rewarded with a cheque for $50,000, this money will be used to continue the partnership with ACT Health, support a national network for young parents, increase e-learning and enhance post school options.
An announcement was made at a presentation in Sydney on October 28 that the program has won the Territory award of an additional $50,000, the other school in contention was Black Mountain School. The program is now eligible for the National award to be announced in November. The Schools First Awards are sponsored by the National Australia Bank in partnership with the Foundation for Young Australians (FYA) and Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER).
Improving ACT Public High Schools and Colleges: A Discussion Paper to Generate Ideas
Our high schools and colleges are changing. They are developing plans and programs of study to meet the individual needs of their students. But more needs to be done. We are looking for new and innovative ideas that will help our school system cater better for the aspirations and interests of young people in the ACT. We want to create a connected, integrated education environment that will excite and engage our students and encourage them to adopt the philosophy of lifelong learning. We are seeking ideas from students and young people, teachers and support staff, parents and community members, colleagues from other education settings and business and industry. More...