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
- 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.

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 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 learning 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.




- An excellent Careers Pathway program has ensured that students receive appropriate mentoring and support whilst they are at school and after they leave.
- Student Engagement and Wellbeing is a high priority, with a solid team that includes the Assistant Principal, Year Level Coordinators, Mental Health Practitioner, School Nurse and a Doctors in School Program. 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 police or CFA.
- Rural and Environmental Education is an excellent program for rural young people, using the input of members of the local farming community for support.
- 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.
- Strong relationships exist with feeder primary schools, particularly for the purpose of grade 6 to year 7 transition.

ICT

- Regarded by the school as fundamental in broadening the curriculum and enhancing teaching and learning.
- Video conferencing is currently used to broaden our VCE program and link to other schools to extend high achieving students.
- Student to computer ratio 1:1
- Apple TVs added to all classrooms and meeting spaces.
- Strong ICT skills on the part of teachers means that the school is well placed to make use of technology to improve teaching and learning.

Beaufort Education Regeneration Project

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📌 Graduate Teacher Program (Beaufort)
🏢 Government schools
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