Location Profile

North Geelong Secondary College is a single-campus academic College for Years 7-12, located in the northern suburbs of the City of Greater Geelong. We are a creative, caring, and diverse learning community where students grow into autonomous learners through engaging, imaginative, and intellectually rigorous programs. Our students develop into mature, independent individuals who are fully prepared for lives of meaningful achievement and active participation in both local and global communities. The current school enrolment is approximately 1000 students.

The College provides the following programs:

- Select Entry Accelerated Learning program (SEAL)
- Scholarship program
- Yr 7-12 BYOD program
- STAR & ACE Literacy & Numeracy intervention programs
- VCE Tutorials
- Excellence in Sports program
- International Student program
- HPV, Human Powered Vehicle, Advance Program
- Performing Arts program
- Extensive Instrumental Music Program
- English as an Additional Language program
- Berry St program
- School Wide Positive Behaviour Strategy (SWPBS)

The College has a campus for the Geelong English Language School. Approximately 30% of the students are from a Language Background other than English.

The College is committed to personal excellence and the academic success of every student. Guided by our values of Respect, Excellence, Achievement, and Diversity (READ), we embrace the rich cultural diversity of our community and ensure that all students¿regardless of their abilities, needs, or backgrounds¿are actively supported to achieve their personal best. We provide opportunities for students to develop the academic,



social, and personal skills necessary to pursue their goals and to become productive, contributing members of both the local and global community. Our culture of high expectations fosters creativity, initiative, and leadership, while equipping students with the knowledge, skills, adaptability, and curiosity required for the future world of work and the foundations of lifelong learning.

The College provides increased opportunities as well as academic rigor for students in the senior years with the greater uptake of the traditional VCE programs, the Vocational Major, Victorian Pathways Certificate, increased access to Vocational Education and Training (VET) programs along with a broad selection of pathways.

Tours of the College are provided upon request.

Selection Criteria - Graduates

- SC1: Demonstrated knowledge of the relevant curriculum, including the capacity to incorporate the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills.
- SC2: Demonstrated capacity to implement high impact teaching strategies, guided by how students learn, and evaluate the impact of learning and teaching programs on student learning growth.
- SC3: Demonstrated capacity to monitor and assess student learning.



Demonstrated capacity to use data to inform teaching practice and to provide feedback on student learning growth and achievement to students and parents.
- SC4: Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated capacity to establish and maintain collaborative relationships with students, parents, colleagues and the broader school community to support student learning, wellbeing and engagement.
- SC5: Demonstrated behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values. Demonstrated capacity to reflect upon practice and engage in skilled learning to continually improve the quality of teaching.

Role – Graduates

The primary focus of the range 1 classroom teacher is on further developing skills and competencies to become an effective classroom practitioner with structured support and guidance from teachers at higher levels and the planning, preparation and teaching of programs to achieve specific student outcomes. These teachers teach a range of students/classes and are accountable for the effective delivery of their programs.

Range 1 classroom teachers are skilled teachers who operate under general direction within clear guidelines following established work practices and documented priorities and may have responsibility for the supervision and training of one or more student teachers. At range 1, teachers participate in the development of school policies and programs and assist in the implementation of school priorities.

The focus of a range 1 classroom teacher is on classroom management, subject content and teachi

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