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Location Profile

Social, Community and Demographics:
* Location - in the rural township of Beaufort, population approximately 1,500, within the Goldfields Recreation Reserve precinct.
* One of three schools with secondary students in the Central Network of the Grampians Region, the only secondary college in the Pyrenees Shire.
* Main feeder schools - Beaufort Primary School, Trawalla Primary School, Skipton Primary School, Waubra Primary School, Amphitheatre Primary School, Buangor Primary School
* 2024 enrolment of 227 students. Enrolment growth is anticipated over the next few years. SFO is 0.46
* Around one third of students reside in Beaufort, with the remainder travelling to school by Government contract school bus.
* The school population displays a huge range of abilities and aspirations. The College aims to provide a broad and excellent education that meets a wide range of needs and abilities and retain all students to Year 12.

Educational:
* Structure - traditional years levels with three sub-schools (Years 7 & 8, Middle Years 9 & 10, Years 11 & 12)
* Strategies such as the use of cross-year level ability groupings, extension groupings, accelerated programs and team teaching are used to cater for the needs of all students.
* Low staff-student ratios and excellent relationships between staff and students.
* High student, staff and parent survey results over the last few years show a high level of satisfaction on the part of all groups in the school community. Strength areas include student connectedness and leadership, taking parent concerns seriously, staff consultation and community involvement.
* School size and a diverse student population mean that providing students with a diverse range of earning experiences from our resource base is a major challenge. This is particularly the case in the senior years where there have been changing demands in recent years. VCAL has become a popular alternative to the VCE, whilst up to 50% of senior students have undertaken a VET subject.
hild safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:

https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/child-safe-standards/policy

DE Values

The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the department values is available at:

https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/values-department-vps-school-employees/overview

Conditions of Employment

• All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.
• Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre-employment conditions check.
• A probationary period may apply during the first year of employment and induction and support programs provided.
• Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx

Location: Beaufort, AU

Posted Date: 10/1/2024