Graduate Teacher Program (GTRI088) - Beaufort Secondary College $$ Financial Incentive

Department of Education Victoria – Beaufort VIC

3d ago , from Department of Education & Training Victoria

- 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
- Predicted 2027 enrolment of 210 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, acceleratedprograms 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 ofearning 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.
- Student Engagement and Wellbeing is a high priority, with a solid team that includes the Assistant Principal, Year Level Coordinators, School Nurse and School Chaplain. Survey data indicates that this area is a strength of the school.
- Flexibility is emphasised, both in terms of timetable structure and teaching approach.
- A program of note is "Advance", which is run by a teacher in partnership with local communitygroups.
- Staff - The school has a good balance of staff in terms of age and background. Due to school size, almost every staff member has additional responsibilities.
- Another program of note is Hands On Learning, which is run by a teacher with the intention of incorporating literacy and numeracy into project planning, managing and implementing around the school and community.

Community and Networks





- Parent and community involvement remains strong and parent bodies work harmoniously with staff.
- Membership of the Virtual Schooling Project, Ballarat VET Cluster, and the Pyrenees Network assist the school's ability to provide a diverse curriculum.
- External support agencies (particularly welfare agencies) are used regularly.
- Strong relationships exist with feeder primary schools, particularly for the purpose of grade 6 to year 7 transition.

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
- 2025 enrolment of 217. 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 range of abilities and aspirations. The College aims to provide a broad and excellent education that meets a wide range of needs and abilities in order to retain all students to Year 12.

Educational

- Strong school improvement agenda with an emphasis on quality teaching and learning practices
- 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 excel

📌 Graduate Teacher Program (Beaufort)
🏢 Department of Education Victoria
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