Cathedral College Wangaratta
PROSPECTUS 2022
THE PRINCIPAL'S VISION "Cathedral College Wangaratta is a school that inspires a passion for learning and a commitment to excellence. Our College is a safe and nurturing place where every individual is valued for their god given talents. Our students are inspired to be resilient, compassionate and proactive people who go on to contribute to a just, fair and loving world." Nick Jones - Cathedral College Principal
Principal's Welcome At Cathedral College, students can expect to discover, belong and achieve as they join our learning community.
Cathedral College Wangaratta is the only Independent Prep to Year Twelve school in the region and the school of choice for those looking for a values-based education that focuses on preparing the whole child for a rapidly changing world. Proudly Anglican, we work with our school families to ensure our students are exposed to a system of values that they can draw on in their daily lives and into the future. Here, students can expect to discover, belong and achieve as they join our learning community. It is a privilege to be entrusted with the care and nurturing of other people’s children, and to help our community’s young people approach futures marked by aspiration, excellence and doing good in the world. At Cathedral, we seek to reveal talent, broaden experience and develop future leaders. Mr Nick Jones Principal
Prospectus 2022
Discover. Belong. Achieve.
Teaching and Learning There is something truly special about a Prep to Year Twelve setting. We have a unique ability to develop a sense of community in our young people across the year levels by collaboration within the breadth of the school. Five-yearolds and eighteen-year-olds come to the same place, with the same values and culture, to live and learn each day. There is opportunity for the students to learn from us their teachers, from each other, and then share their own experience of the world so that we can learn from them. Central to this is the notion that education is not just synonymous with ‘academic schooling’; rather, it is a lifetime process that is provided by the many groups and individuals that Our teachers believe in supporting and encouraging each student to recognise and foster their individual strengths, providing opportunities in and out of the classroom to question, explore choices, pursue knowledge and develop a sense of self. From Prep to Year Twelve, our students are nurtured and educated as individuals in all areas of their learning: academically, socially, emotionally and physically. With highly qualified and dedicated teachers and a critical mass of new, technology-rich, highly functional specialist facilities, our students are encouraged to learn and grow as confident individuals. We focus on building character in a nurturing and supportive environment, challenging our students to participate, experience and lead with wisdom and compassion. There are various opportunities for students to extend themselves in areas of Leadership and Service, encouraging them to make a difference to their school and the wider community. Our learning environment aims to provide each child with knowledge and an understanding of their capacity to contribute to their own future as well as the future of others. We strive to provide an education that enables each student a chance to flourish in every aspect of their life. At the same time, we encourage students to form respectful relationships that will help establish life-long friendships and an essential foundation for the challenges and achievements that life will bring as they grow into the adults we wish them to be.
We strive to provide an education that enables each student a chance to flourish in every aspect of their life. At the same time, we encourage students to form respectful relationships that will help establish life-long friendships and an essential foundation for the challenges and achievements that life will bring as they grow into the adults we wish them to be.
Junior School The Junior School consists of two classes at each Year Level from Prep to Year Five. Based around an integrated curriculum that stimulates creativity and curiosity, our students are offered an enriching, caring and inclusive educational environment. Strategies to promote independence, collaboration, adaptability, resilience, creativity, optimism and responsibility are embedded in everyday learning. From Prep, we establish a strong sense of belonging and cooperation that exists both in the classroom and in the playground; this is of critical importance in creating a harmonious and cohesive environment which translates to a culture of learning that is essential in the classroom. Literacy and Numeracy are high priority learning areas in the Junior School, founded on the belief that the skills and concepts developed during classroom programs underpin learning across the whole curriculum. The integration of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Design, and Mathematics) is also essential to educating today’s generation. The Junior School also offers a range of specialist programs including Art, Physical Education, Swimming, Music, German and Indonesian across purpose-built facilities.
Prospectus 2022
We aim to be an inspirational and enriching learning community which is built upon a sense of belonging.
Middle School Middle School provides an environment where leadership opportunities and training, careers knowledge and conversations, intellectual risk-taking and optimal academic outcomes can be achieved. Ultimately, we are aiming to produce well-rounded students who feel valued and challenged and who are ready to enter the Senior School by the time they finish their Year Eight program. The middle years recognise and cater for the significant and rapid changes that often occur in adolescents and our comprehensive pastoral system of care establishes respectful relationships between staff and students. Our Middle School consists of two classes at Year Six and four classes of Year Sevens and of Year Eights. Academic programs are based on mastering the fundamental skills in each core subject area. In addition, this is a time to allow students to explore possibilities through elective academic programs that offer a broad range of skills and learning before they need to begin thinking about specialising and following a pathway to a chosen course or career. Certainly, Middle School students are challenged to create clear personal and academic goals. Students entering Cathedral at Year Seven participate in our Discovery Day program in Year Six, designed to ensure a smooth transition for those who join us from other schools across the region.
A broad curriculum alongside extra curricular activities in the Middle School enhances and celebrates each students' individual strengths.
Senior School The Senior School, from Year Nine to Year Twelve, continues to build upon partnerships in education between teachers, parents and students where everyone is valued and respected as a contributor. The focus in Senior School is to ensure that all students are well-prepared for their final years of school, VCE and beyond; this is achieved by working with each student individually and guiding them through the important choices that are made in this phase of schooling. We pride ourselves on the achievement of enhanced academic outcomes and personal best performance through our broad, well balanced and comprehensive curriculum. Opportunities for differentiated learning pathways are supported, with a strong emphasis on core subjects in conjunction with a wide range of elective subjects to suit individual interests. Engaging and authentic teaching and learning practices help prepare our students for life beyond school. Academic integrity and rigour reinforce the College’s philosophy for promoting a culture where learning and scholastic extension are highly regarded. Senior students combine their studies with a diverse Extra-Curricular Program of sport, arts, community and cultural activities that enable them to explore and extend their interests while developing talents that complement their studies.
Senior students are empowered to become self directed learners, critical thinkers, and above all, contributing members of society.
House Students and teachers at Cathedral College Wangaratta all belong to one of six Houses: Buffalo, Cobbler, Feathertop, Hotham, Stirling and Warby. Each House has members from Prep to Year Twelve, making them the ideal forums for cross-age learning, leadership opportunities and collaboration. The House Spirit is engendered throughout the school and across a range of cultural, social, sporting and musical events. Because of our vertical House system, a greater sense of House identity develops, whereby older students look out for younger ones, underpinning the ‘family concept’ and creating a strong community culture. Cross-age learning is a powerful way for our young people to learn how to be wise and trusted confidants and at the same time develop confidence and character strengths that can be shared with both their peers and those above and below. All Houses have a Head of House, House Tutors, Senior, Middle and Junior Captains. The emphasis in leadership is on care and responsibility, not power privilege; in serving others, students gain their rewards.
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House events and activities are ideal forums for cross age learning, leadership opportunities, group working skills, the building of self esteem, and engendering House spirit throughout the school.
The Cathedral Way At CCW, we all contribute to a nurturing, safe and connected school environment and from Prep, our students learn ‘The Cathedral Way’. We expect all members of our community to uphold our values and ethos. The Cathedral Way is measured by actions, not words. It is for example, wearing The College Uniform with pride. It is valuing diversity and individuality and being inclusive. It is demonstrating respect, kindness, and care. It is having a go and taking opportunities. The role of character and service is fundamental to a Cathedral College education. Our students are challenged to look outside themselves to understand that character development is intrinsically linked to how they view not only themselves, but also their ability to form meaningful connections with other people. This requires students to recognise that they have a responsibility to make meaningful contributions to the community in which they live. Our students are challenged to not only understand the values we speak about but to also live out these values to make a real difference to the lives of the community in which we live. Some of the significant learning programs that allow students to make real-world connections including our Year Nine Social Enterprise program, our involvement in Environment and Sustainability projects and fundraising for charities and important local causes. We aim to develop a strong sense of citizenship both at the local and global level. High-quality Teaching and Learning and outstanding Wellbeing Programs will always underpin a Cathedral education. We are a forward-thinking and innovative school that prepares students to be 21st Century learners, leaders and thinkers who leave us with a wellrounded, holistic, ‘Cathedral’ education that has prepared them for life beyond the school gates.
Enrolment We look forward to welcoming you to the Cathedral College Wangaratta community. As a highly sought after school, places are limited so please enrol early to avoid disappointment. Cathedral College Wangaratta is an open entry school and students are placed on our applicant list according to the date on which Cathedral College Wangaratta receives a completed application form. Throughout the year we conduct school tours during normal school hours in order to show exactly how our school functions every day. If you would like a tour of the school, please please contact the Registrar; Louise Trenkner on ltrenkner@cathedralcollege.vic.edu.au or (03) 5722 2144 with the names of your children, the current school and the years of entry required. Years of Entry Students may enter the School at any Year Level depending on the availability of places. To avoid disappointment, particularly for the major entry points such as Prep and Year Seven, we advise that all applications are made well in advance. If a place is unavailable, students will be placed on a Waiting List and the school will inform you as soon as a space becomes available in the Year Level Cohort. If there is no movement in our student numbers you have the opportunity to remain on the Waiting List each year. Application Process Please note acceptance of this Application for Enrolment is subject to the approval of the Principal and does not guarantee a place. Application Forms can be dropped off in person, scanned by email to ltrenkner@cathedralcollege.vic.edu.au or sent in by post.
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Cathedral College Wangaratta A school of the Anglican Schools Commission (inc.)
344 Wangaratta-Whitfield Road PO Box 1086 Wangaratta VIC 3676 Telephone: 03 5722 2144