Eaglehawk Secondary College
COLLEGE FEATURES:
Eaglehawk Secondary College is a 7 to 10 college which focuses on the needs of students in preparation for the VCE, further study or the workforce. The college has a student population of around 600 students drawn from Eaglehawk, Bendigo and the adjacent rural areas, with projected growth to 800.
The Bendigo Education Plan is an exciting new concept for all secondary colleges in Bendigo and we are looking forward to brand new facilities and the development of 21st century teaching and learning environments for teachers and students. All schools, including Eaglehawk Secondary College, are currently involved in the master planning process for four new colleges.
The major features of the college are:
- A well balanced curriculum organised around the new Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS).
- A commitment to the development of students social competencies.
- Literacy and Numeracy programs that cater for individual needs.
- An excellent reputation for special programs.
- A cohesive, highly qualified and committed staff with a depth of experience and broad range of expertise.
- Programs that reflect a sense of community and draw on and support community initiatives.
COLLEGE FACILITIES:
In 2008 construction will commence at the first two schools to be built in Bendigo under the Victorian government’s $1.9 billion Victorian Schools Plan. This plan is aimed at rebuilding and modernising public schools across the state and for Bendigo this means four fantastic new secondary schools to be completed by the start of 2010.
Our school will be built to cater for a long term enrolment of 800 students, all housed in permanent buildings. The new school is designed on principles that will create modern school buildings capable of supporting a wide variety of new teaching and learning approaches. The new school design features will allow for –
- Personalised learning for every student.
- Curriculum that has breadth, depth and challenge.
- Applied and practical learning experiences.
- Each student having a tutor for student well being, mentoring and academic support.
- Indoor-outdoor connections for learning
SUPPORTING ALL STUDENTS
The Bendigo Education Plan will combine all the advantages of large schools, with their capacity to provide for a vast curriculum program whilst, at the same time, providing the most appropriate settings for students to build effective relationships with their teachers and their fellow students.
The Bendigo schools will adopt what is commonly referred to in educational literature as a ‘Schools with a School’ approach, using learning communities of manageable size.
CONSTRUCTION
Tenders for the new school will be called for in early 2008. It is anticipated that construction will commence during Term 1, 2008 with the completion of the first two learning communities in Semester 2, 2008. The new school will be completed by mid 2009. As the entire new school is to be constructed on the current site, the construction phase will see the demolition of all current buildings in a two stage process. During the construction period the school will operate in temporary accommodation on the college oval and the current technology wing and music/gym facilities for stage one.
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