基本資料 | Information
The high school services the communities of Beaudesert, Woodhill, Cedar Grove, Cedar Vale, Laravale, Tamrookum, Kooralbyn, Hillview, Darlington, Rathdowney, and areas to the south east of Beaudesert. A number of students from other communities also attend this school.
Local employment includes services, hospitality, and government and semi government business and rural related industries. 50% of employed residents work in the Scenic Rim.
The school has a strong and positive reputation in the community and our school ethos has been constructed around our community sense of values and expectations. These include a sense of family and community, respect and responsibility, a strong work ethic, honesty and integrity, justice and compassion.
Although our school is not culturally diverse our school community reflects a diverse range of socioeconomic patterns. 8% of students are from Indigenous backgrounds and the school has seen an increase in cultural and social economic diversity.
Over 90% of our children travel to school by bus. Our anticipated population for 2014 is expected to be 1400.
As a community-centred high school we provide a comprehensive curriculum that is rich and diverse, including mainstream and special education. It has a balance of academic and vocational education, with additional pathways to further education training and work to meet differing student needs and aspirations.
This means providing an extensive range of Queensland Studies Authority and Vocational Education subjects. We have identified programs of excellence in visual and performing arts, agriculture, and sport.
We are responding to the pressures and demands from a rapidly changing world for students to effectively use new information technologies and to focus on skills such as communication, teamwork and higher order thinking.
School retention rates are approximately 85% at the 10/11 interface and 90% at the 11/12 interface and a significant number of students have access to school-based apprenticeships and traineeships, work experience, industry placement and strong partnerships within the local business community.
There is a wide range of extension programs including debating, public speaking, academic competitions and instrumental music. Student participation in school governance and leadership occurs through the Student Council, and Year 11 and Year 12 leadership programs.
Support services are provided through guidance, behaviour management support, school nurse, school chaplain and links with the local community support agencies. A number of specialised programs target the young people in the school most at risk of not completing twelve years of education.
Our school is proud of its strong academic, sporting and cultural traditions all reflecting commitment and achievements of students, staff and parents within a very supportive local community.