2021 Annual Report by Christian College Geelong

2021 ANNUAL REPORT

CONTENTS CHRISTIAN COLLEGE GEELONG The Chairmans Report �� 3 From the CEO ��6 From the Principal �� 10 Financial Report �� 12 College Performance �� 16 Teaching and Learning ��20 College Major Event Sponsors ��27

Democratic Principles Christian College is committed to the principles of a liberal democracy • We believe in an accountable, democratically elected government. • We respect and observe the rule of law, and believe that no person is above the law. • We believe in equal rights for all before the law, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, gender or other attributes. • We believe not only in the freedom of religion, but also the need to practice tolerance and understanding of others’ beliefs. • We believe in the value of freedom of speech and freedom of association, but also acknowledge that we have the responsibility not to abuse this freedom. • We believe in the values of openness and tolerance, and value and respect all members of the Christian College community regardless of background.

THE CHAIR’S REPORT As I write my inaugural report in the role of Board Chair, perhaps it might prove helpful for me to begin by introducing myself. I serve currently as the minister in placement at St Luke’s Uniting Church, Highton. My association with the region and the school is a long one. My family migrated from the UK and settled in Lara, where I grew up. My first experience of tertiary education was at Deakin University where I gained a Science degree. Before responding to a call to ministry, I worked as an Industrial Chemist in Altona. I have served in ministry placements in Bairnsdale, at Wesley Geelong and as a presbytery minister in Melbourne. My wife Jenny and I have three adult children who all attended Christian College. I served on the Board as a Uniting Church clergy representative in the 2000s and re-joined the Board in this capacity in 2018. I want to also acknowledge that the College is blessed with a competent and faithful Board. The Board’s role is one of governance and not management. So, it does not get involved in the day-to-day operation of the College.

staff member for 14 years and then as a Board member from 2002. Greg served on the Board for nearly 13 years having joined it in 2008. Both have mentioned how privileged they have felt to be part of the life of the school and to witness its growth. We thank James, Greg and Lenore and wish them every blessing for their future endeavours. Two new members have joined the Board very recently, Lee Humphris and Kristy Cochrane. Lee is a parent representative appointed from the membership of the Company and Kristy holds the position of the lay Salvation Army representative. Both Kristy and Lee are parents of current students. Without drilling down into the detail, this year has seen the completion of the process of creating one company (Christian College Geelong) as the operating entity for the school. This was formed from a cluster of eight Christian College related companies. Two other companies remain, “Eden Quality Services” and “the Foundation.” These have very specific functions and are wholly owned subsidiaries of Christian College Geelong.

The College Board meets (whether in person or on Teams) mostly on Saturday mornings at 7.00 am. Strange as this may seem, this has proven to work well. A key responsibility of the Board is to ensure that the College remains true to its calling: to “... seek first the kingdom of God.” It sets policy, and receives regular reports from the CEO, the Principal, Vice-Principal, and other senior staff. It oversees the preparation of the annual budget and financial operations. I was appointed to the role of Chair earlier this year when James Shirley discerned that it was time for him to retire both as Board Chair and as a member of the Board. James was the lay representative from the Baptist Church and served as Chair from 2011. (He commenced on the Board in 2009.) James’ contribution over this time was outstanding. As well as chairing the Board and Company meetings, James faithfully represented the Board and the College at many functions; and used his particular skills to support the school in the areas of building development and finance. This last year has also seen the retirement of two other long serving Board members: Lenore Ford and Greg Reid. They were both Company members before being appointed to the Board. They have both made significant contributions to the vitality and ongoing development of the College. Lenore served the College initially as a

The Board continues to oversee the planning and development of new facilities for the future of the College. A particular current focus is the Senior School Campus which has seen the completion of the R.W. Gibson Music Performance Centre and work nearing completion on a new suite of classrooms. Middle School will soon have a properly sealed carpark with no potholes! And on all other campuses improvements are ongoing.

A particular word of thanks to the senior leadership of the school, CEO Daryl Riddle, Principal Glen McKeeman, Vice-Principal Scott Ellis, Jonathan Ryan (Company Secretary and Operations Manager) Brenda Lyons (Senior Finance Officer), Tim Edwards (Dean of Christian Culture) and all heads of campus for navigating so many hurdles and continuing to look forward without being overwhelmed by the ongoing stream of daily challenges.

Dr. Robert Gibson served on the Board for many years as the Uniting Church lay representative. He had a deep love of music and the performing arts. He is remembered fondly on the Board for his positive approach to the development of the College and his razor-sharp mind on matters of finance.

COVID-19 is just another reminder of our vulnerability as human beings. For me, it has highlighted again the importance of engaging with deep matters and, critically, seeking the source from which genuine hope springs.

This era will clearly be written up by historians as the years of the global pandemic. The impact of COVID-19 on so much of the life of the world has been enormous, as indeed it has been (and continues to be) on the life of the College. Every month seems to have brought new challenges. At a recent meeting, the Board heard how one campus has sought to respond to the welfare of families exhausted by the long period of lockdown by preparing activities and materials that whole families can use together. These aim to support family resilience and vitality. I have just been watching the impressive online Art, Technology and Design Festival. Given the achievements that are on display through this virtual festival, it is hard to believe that there were so many extra challenges facing students and staff over this last year. I was also heartened to see how students through art were expressing deep concerns for the health of neighbours and the planet. Thank you, on behalf of the Board, to the amazingly energetic and creative staff of the College, to the supportive, if not tired, parents and for the lively, positive approach of the student body.

As you well know, the message of Advent and Christmas concerns the coming of Jesus. The Gospel writer Matthew calls Jesus, Emmanuel, which means God with us. In Jesus God has shared in all that life can dish out. The coming of Jesus declares the good news that we are never alone; that God is with us and leading us through even the darkest of times. To “...seek first the kingdom of God” means to be embraced by this good news ... it means to genuinely have a grounded hope for today and tomorrow and beyond.

Rev. Paul Stephens Chair of the Christian College Board

2021 MEMBERS OF THE CHRISTIAN COLLEGE GEELONG BOARD

Rev. Paul Stephens

Dr David Fuller

Major Karen Castley

Mrs Lenore Ford

Uniting Church Clergy Representative

Anglican Church Lay Representative

The Salvation Army Clergy Representative

Parent Representative

Mr Greg Reid

Rev. Jonathan Taylor

Mrs Sally Stewart

Mrs Susan Strong

Parent Representative

Anglican Church Clergy Representative

Parent Representative

FROM THE CEO As the 2021 year is draws to a close, I reflect over the last 12 months and feel it has been one of the most difficult years we have experienced. As I converse with staff and families, I can’t help feel everyone is very tired and we are looking forward to a well-earned break. I don’t want to spend a great deal of time or writing about the COVID interruptions and the lockdowns and the vaccinations and the teaching at home situations. I think I speak for all of us when I suggest we are all looking forward to a “normal” year next year if that is

With so many planned events cancelled, we were happy for our students to be able to move into the new R.W. Gibson Music Center this year. We haven’t yet officially opened the Center yet, however, the students have been able to thoroughly enjoy this wonderful facility that families will get to see next year. Presently our maintenance people are finishing the landscaping and the new bus “pull in” area and car parking up at the Senior School directly attached to the new Music facility. This year we also commenced work on our new English and Language suite of 10 new classrooms and offices at the Senior School. These new buildings were predominately built off-site and then trucked into their position above the Senior School oval. Presently they are being out fitted with external cladding, roofing material and are now at a suitable lock up stage. I would like to thank Stuart Wilkinson and Paul Brewster for their project management and control of these

possible. I do want to thank all the members of our community who have given so much time and effort to keep things as stable as possible for our students and especially for the kind and caring words of support to each other. It is during these difficult times people of great character stand up and become people of great reliability and strength. I will say this though, the year of struggle has caused us all to re-evaluate our view of the world and I feel the changes we have had to deal with will have extra issues we will all have to mange into the future.

remarkable buildings. Many other extra jobs have been performed across all campuses, which have included new basketball/netball courts, classroom refurbishment and landscaping. Hopefully, we will see the start of the redevelopment of the Highton Middle School carpark over the holidays. The College has also undergone a tremendous amount of change in the company structure. With advice from the VRQA, (our head government authority), we have been able to “fold” all of the various Christian College Companies into a single company entity called Christian College, Geelong. These changes will help streamline the many areas of accounting, financial record keeping and prevent confusion between government funding authorities and other government institutions we have to deal with yearly. It will also make the tasks of auditing our records more efficient and timely.

At the end of each year, we say farewell to numbers of staff who have been incredible long time contributors to our community. Julienne Welsh, John Tiglias and Graham Stephens have all been wonderful teachers and colleagues. They have had great impacts on the lives of many students they have taught over combined period of 75 years. These individuals have left their mark on this College and have been inspirational leaders in their respective fields. We wish you well as you move into your next stage of life and we know you have been “good and faithful servants”.

Mrs Julienne Welsh

Mr John Tiglias

Mr Graham Stephens

Mrs Heather Riddle

Another staff member to leave at the end of the year is Mrs Heather Riddle who has been working in the Christian College administration for the past 30 years. It will be difficult to replace her because of her capacity to work in so many varied administration areas. We wish you well Heather and we highly value your support, kindness and incredible skills you have generously shared with us for so many years. Thank you. This year we have been praying for Glen McKeeman, our College Principal who has been ill with cancer. I spoke with Glen a few days ago and he is very much on the mend and sounding enthusiastic about his progress. Thankyou to all supported Glen and Pam throughout this difficult period with continued prayer and support of all kinds. We look forward to Glen starting with us again in January. I wish to thank Mr James Shirley, our College Chairperson for the past 11 years for the brilliant job he has performed during his tenure both on the Board and as Chairperson, and his encouraging nature and wise leadership. We hope you have some time to relax over Christmas. As a result of James leaving the Chair, Reverend Paul Stephens has taken the reins for the past 6 months and has already shown great leadership and wise council. I would like to thank Dr David Fuller who is the Deputy Chair of the Board for another year. David, a parent with children at the College, has been a wealth of knowledge during the past two years of COVID and his steady leadership and wisdom have helped us steer this community. Well done and many thanks. Two members of the Board will be stepping down this year: Lenore Ford after 35 years of work in the establishment of our kindergartens and as a Board director. Lenore, a mother of four children who all went through the College has provided great insight and suggestions into the community. Likewise, Greg Reid, a Board director has also had four children educated at the College has been a Board director for 13 years. Both these individuals have been wonderful directors and provided insightful leadership to the Board. We will be sorry to see them finish their tenure.

With so many of our presentation nights on video, I was thrilled to see the great quality of performances across the various evenings they were screened. I do wish to thank the families of the Year 12 students who graduated two weeks ago at the Geelong Racing Club venue. Whilst being a little breezy, I was thrilled that we were able to go ahead with this incredible open air event where we could celebrate in person. Well done to all the staff at the Senior School who organised and ran this event. It was truly remarkable event given the difficulties and uncertainties of the weather forecasts. To Brenda Lyons our Finance Manager, Jonathan Ryan our Operations Manager, Sheryn Bartlett my PA, Mr Ashley Walters head of IT and Mr Bernard Nichols (Accounts Receivable) and Peter Hayes our Bus Manager, I thank you for the incredible and important work you accomplish each year. I cannot express my gratitude enough for your management and your caring support and the use of your important talents in what has been another challenging and extraordinary year. I would like to express my congratulations and thanks to our Board of Directors, ably lead by the Chairperson, Mr James Shirley and consequently on James’s retirement, Rev Paul Stevens. We are blessed to have the Board members who offer their wisdom and talents voluntarily to our College. Your support of the College staff, students and families and our mission is extraordinary. I would also like to express my gratitude to Mr Michael Peck, the Chairman of the Foundation Board, Mr Tim Edwards and Ms Jennifer Friend and the Foundation Board members, past and present, for their encouragement, enthusiasm and hard work behind the scenes in building a strong network of committed people who are willing to support the College both in principle and through financial assistance. I will look forward to the new year working with you.

This year has been a difficult one for many reasons and I want to thank Glen McKeeman for the many hours he expends in his representation of Christian College. Thank you Glen on what has been another fruitful year. As well, I want to say a special thankyou to Scott Elliss our Vice Principal who has performed the Principal’s role in Glen’s absence this term. Your ability to step up into this role has remarkable but not unexpected Scott. Thankyou from all the members of our community. To all of the teaching, administration and maintenance/ gardening staff/bus driving staff represented across all campuses, thank you for contributions through this difficult year. You are like the oil in the works of the College, and without you the College would be impossible to run. In closing, I would like to wish you a merry Christmas and a fruitful New Year filled with God’s wonderful blessings as we pause for a few weeks to celebrate the birth of Jesus and give thanks for His care and wisdom poured out upon us all. Our closing assembly with all the staff focused on Christmas and what it means to each of us. May the meaning of Christmas be rich, deep and full to you and all your families. Yours in His Service,

Mr Daryl C. Riddle OAM Chief Executive Officer

FROM THE PRINCIPAL The hopes of a more settled and consistent school year were dashed by the continued challenges faced resulting from a new strain of the Coronavirus. As a result, our community encountered further times of lockdown, disruptions to on-site learning and the need to continue to support our students learning remotely through the Continuous Learning at Home platform during 2021. As we experienced in 2020, the challenges of these uncertain and isolating times have a broad impact on communities and individuals. I was extremely proud of the incredible efforts made by the College staff to do their very best to support our students, families, and each other throughout the times that we were required to operate remotely. Once again technology provided a lifeline that allowed the connection between the College and our community, which maintained and supported educational programs, the provision of activities and events online, as well as a capacity to maintain connection and provide care and support for those requiring support.

Whilst not the same as being together on site, the commitment by our staff to present exhibitions, information sessions, student learning conferences, Celebration Evening and other similar occasions digitally enabled us to still gain a sense of the broad and extensive learning that takes place as well as rich opportunities to showcase our students and their achievements. It was disappointing that some events needed to be postponed, revised, or cancelled to meet the requirements of COVID safe guidelines. However, it was wonderful that we were able to celebrate the graduation of our Year 12 students with their parents in attendance at the end of the year. The launch of a new fresh-looking website and the associated benefit of upgraded digital newsletter communication was a timely and welcomed development. This initiative was the result of countless hours dedicated to design to create the new face of our college to the wider community. Despite the unsettled and disrupted nature of the school year. It was extremely pleasing to see the launch of two significant frameworks that will prove to bring further development in support of our desire to see continuous growth and improvement at Christian College in all that we do. After many years and contributions from teams of colleagues engaging in research, planning and consultation. The Professional growth program for the academic staff has been embraced with great enthusiasm. This program provides a framework for our teaching staff to set goals, work with colleagues and to undertake professional development in areas of their practice that will support growth in capacity. Work undertaken by key staff in recent years to commence the development of an updated College wide Wellbeing Framework was highlighted to be significant after tragic circumstances in the last two years. The launch of this framework was embraced and welcomed by our community. This will be an ongoing focus for our community lead by the Wellbeing Team. It would be fair to say that the launch of a new College Wardrobe was not achieved without challenge and criticism. Despite the negativity and media exposure, including significantly unfortunate commentary on social media. The new wardrobe will become a new exciting and contemporary range for all our students to wear in coming years once the transition period is completed.

We continue learn a great deal about the cyber world and the risk that young people face. To provide proactive support beyond the efforts that we make in classrooms and at school. A new resource ‘Linewize’ has been engaged to assist us to support student digital wellbeing, manage distractions and monitor device use during school hours. Access to this resource will also be available to families for use in their homes. The end of the College year provided an opportunity to celebrate the outstanding contribution made by three long standing colleagues that served our community faithfully. John Tiglias, Graham Stephens and Julienne Welsh retired having made wonderful commitment to our community, the countless students that they taught and the lives of their friends and colleagues. I sincerely thank them for all that they have done respectively though out their time with us and wish them a richly deserved and happy retirement. It is important to note the significant demand that COVID 19 protocols and guidelines have placed upon schools to manage multiple positive cases in our community, carry out complex contact tracing and follow up, and provide communication with staff, families, and students. All this occurred whilst making operational decisions about College programs and events to stay within the changing expectations of maintaining a COVID Safe community. I wish to thank our community for the patience and support that we received this year and to thank Mr Scott Elliss, College Vice Principal for leading this difficult task. We will no doubt see a continuation of some protocols in 2022, but we hope that we will not see disruption on the scale that we have in the past two years.

Our College can feel proud of our efforts in 2021. We have remained focused on our task to provide the ‘Learning That Matters’, for our students. Our vision to support our young people to grow in all areas of their lives and to see them find purpose and meaning has remained central to our mantra to ‘Seek Ye first the Kingdom of God’. My year included a surprising personal disruption following a cancer diagnosis that required surgery and absence from school. I was overwhelmed by the incredible love, support and prayer that surrounded me and my family during this time. I particularly wish to acknowledge our Vice Principal Scott Elliss and my Executive Assistant Lisa Pemberton for the outstanding work that they did leading our community. I extend my gratitude to the College Board, Executive, Heads of Campus, the various department managers, directors, and leaders and all my colleagues for the service and dedication that each contributed to the life of Christian College in 2022. God bless.

Mr Glen McKeeman Principal

FINANCIAL REPORT 2021 Financial Year in Review On behalf of the Board of Christian College Geelong, I am pleased to present the annual financial report for 2021. Our 2021 operating deficit prior to extra ordinary items was $1,096,008. Our total surplus was $272,777 due to extra ordinary grants received towards the English Languages

building and R.W. Gibson Music Performance Centre at our Senior Campus. The College Board has a policy of having its real estate assets revalued every three years. The properties were last revalued at 31st December, 2020 and are due to be revalued in 2023.

ENROLMENTS Enrolments for 2021 on census day were 1,989 students PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT $105,686 was expended on professional development

Profit and Loss Statement as at 31 December 2021: INCOME Tuition Fees

44.80%

$22,511,352

Commonwealth Government Grants

35.14%

$17,655,140

Miscellaneous Sources

8.17%

$4,105,573

State Government Grants

7.31%

$3,673,383

Capital Works Levy

3.16%

$1,587,328

Other Fees & Charges

1.42%

$715,349

TOTAL:

100.00%

$50,248,125

Salaries and other staff expenditure such as staff entitlements, workers compensation and training

70.62%

$36,259,238

Depreciation

7.82%

$4,013,598

Educational expenses

4.48%

$2,302,112

Operational costs on items such as insurance, electricity, telephone

3.86%

$1,980,852

EXPENDITURE | NON-CAPITAL

Administration and other costs

2.30%

$1,180,363

Buildings and grounds maintenance

2.97%

$1,526,993

Other expenses

6.17%

$3,168,964

Finance and leases

1.78%

$912,013

TOTAL:

100.00%

$51,344,133

OPERATING SURPLUS/(DEFICIT)

-$1,096,008

Extra Ordinary Income

$1,368,785

TOTAL SURPLUS:

$272,777

2021 Key Buildings and Grounds Expenditure BELLARINE CAMPUS

JUNIOR SCHOOL - BELMONT

SENIOR SCHOOL – WAURN PONDS

• Basketball Court upgrade • Classrooms upgrade • Landscaping

• Classrooms upgrade • Chapel upgrade • Landscaping

MIDDLE SCHOOL - HIGHTON

SURF COAST CAMPUS

• • • •

• English Languages building development • R. W. Gibson Music Performance Centre building development • VCAL Hub upgrade • Bus and Music Carpark • Landscaping

Basketball Court upgrade Classrooms and amenities upgrade Bus and Staff Carpark – rear of school Landscaping

Basketball Court Playground additions Community Garden Landscaping

BALANCE SHEET ITEMS 87.06% Total assets are land, buildings and improvements

61.04% Total liabilities are long term (12 months or more) capital borrowings The overall net worth of Christian College is $63,587,013 - an increase of 0.43% on the previous year.

Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2021: ASSETS Land & Buildings - Non Current

80.57%

$78,332,450

Buildings & Grounds Improvements - Non Current

6.49%

$6,312,457

Teaching and Learning - Non Current

2.33%

$2,261,260

Other - Current

6.11%

$5,941,371

Other - Non Current

2.20%

$2,140,721

Buses - Non Current

1.54%

$1,496,582

Debtors - Non Current

0.65%

$628,328

Bank - Non Current

0.11%

$109,651

TOTAL:

100.00%

$97,222,820

Captial Borrowings - Non Current

52.27%

$17,580,770

Leave Entitlements - Current

24.02%

$8,079,772

Borrowings - Current

7.93%

$2,666,511

Borrowings Other - Non Current

7.05%

$2,371,579

Creditors - Current

5.10%

$1,715,935

Fees in Advance - Current

1.91%

$643,146

Leave Entitlements - Non Current

1.61%

$539,987

Creditors - Non Current

0.11%

$38,107

TOTAL:

100.00%

$33,635,807

LIABILITIES

NET ASSETS:

$63,587,013

EQUITY Contributed Capital

89.38%

$56,837,147

Asset Revaluation Reserve

5.41%

$3,439,870

Accumulated Profits

4.78%

$3,037,219

Current Year Profit/Loss

0.43%

$272,777

TOTAL:

100.00%

$63,587,013

Total Income at 31st of December 2021 Tuition Fees 44.80% Commonwealth Grants 35.14% Miscellaneous Sources 8.17% State Government Grants 7.31% Capital Works Levy 3.16% Other Fees & Charges 1.42%

Total Expenditure at 31st of December 2021 Salaries/staff entitlements 70.62% Depreciation 7.82% Other expenses 6.17% Educational expenses 4.48% Operational 3.86% Buildings & grounds maintenance 2.97% Administration & other costs 2.30% Finance and leases 1.78%

Total Assets at 31st of December 2021 Land & Buildings - Non Current 80.57% Other - Current 6.11% Buildings & Grounds Improvements - Non Current 6.49% Teaching and Learning - Non Current 2.33% Other - Non Current 2.20% Buses - Non Current 1.54% Debtors - Current 0.65% Bank - Current 0.11%

Total Liabilities at 31st of December 2021 Captial Borrowings - Non Current 52.27% Leave Entitlements - Current 24.02% Borrowings - Current 7.93% Borrowings Other - Non Current 7.05% Creditors - Current 5.10% Fees in Advance 1.91% Leave Entitlements - Non Current 1.61% Creditors - Non Current 0.11%

I trust this gives you an understanding of Christian College Geelong’s financial position as at the 31st December 2021.

Mrs Brenda Lyons Senior Finance Manager

COLLEGE PERFORMANCE 2021 Staff Satisfaction Survey

Christian College Geelong - all Campuses In 2021 staff at Christian College Geelong, participated in the online survey in Term 4. The survey is an evaluation tool developed by Independent Schools Victoria (ISV) in collaboration with the Australian Council for Educational Research. Across all campuses of Christian College, 181 teaching staff and 74 general staff participated in

the survey. For the purpose of this report, the results reported are reflective of the responses of teaching staff only. The graph represents the Christian College School Mean compared to statistically similar schools in Victoria. Comparative data is displayed for the past 3 years, 2019, 2020 and 2021.

Overall teaching staff means verses all schools and statistically similar schools

Technology

School Ethos/Values

8.09

8.41 8.60 8.43

8.44 8.55 8.34

Resources, offerings

8.35

7.95

8.59 8.75 8.61

8.23

8.03 8.18 8.14

8.14

8.52

7.58 8.12 7.90

8.23

8.62

8.16 8.44 8.19

8.17

8.01 8.45 8.38

9.00

7.92 8.27 8.30

10.00

7.98 8.26 8.14

Overall teaching staff means all schools Overall teaching staff versus means versus all schools and statistically similar schools and statistically similar schools

Student Behaviour

Discipline

Learning Support

Pastoral Care

Parent Quality of Involvement Teaching and Learning

8.96

8.00 7.00 6.00 5.00 4.00

2.00 1.00

2019 - Christian College Geelong

2020 - Christian College Geelong

2021 - Christian College Geelong

8.86 8.84 8.82

3.00

Teaching Practice ISV Mean

FIGURE 1: displays overall satisfaction per school-based domain for teaching staff at Christian College Geelong compared to the ISV benchmark. Figure 3: displays overall satisfaction per school-based domain for teaching staff at Christian College Geelong

16 compared to the ISV benchmark.

2021 Parent Satisfaction Survey In 2021 parents across all campuses of Christian College were asked to complete an online survey developed by Independent Schools Victoria to provide schools with the opportunity to benchmark their results against the Victorian Independent Schools sector. In 2021 data was

Overall means per domain verses all schools and statistically similar schools

obtained from 259 Christian College parent/guardian respondents, a much lower sample size than in 2020. The data below compares relevant Christian College parent satisfaction for the past 3 years in comparison to the ISV Mean.

Overall means per domain versus all schools and statistically similar schools Overall means per domain versus all schools and statistically similar schools

8.05

8.07

8.23

8.09

8.14

8.10 8.26 7.88

8.40 8.45 8.05

8.14 8.33 7.74

8.23 8.31 7.83

8.36

8.05

8.05 8.35 7.82

9.00

8.13 8.30 7.85

10.00

Academic Program

Quality of Teaching

Learning Outcomes

Pastoral Care

8.44

8.38

8.06

8.00 7.00 6.00 5.00 4.00 3.00

2019 - Christian College Geelong

Discipline Parental Resources and Safety Involvement

2020 - Christian College Geelong

8.45 8.57 7.85

8.45 8.59 7.85

8.15 8.26 7.80

1.00

8.19 8.40 8.07

2.00

Year Recommend Overall Transition to Others Satisfaction

2021 - Christian College Geelong

ISV Mean

Figure 3: displays overall parent satisfaction per domain for Christian College Geelong againstGeelong the ISV FIGURE 2: displays overall parent satisfaction per domain for Christian College benchmark. against the ISV benchmark 10.00 9.00

8.01

8.00

8.05

8.07

8.23

8.13

8.18

8.30

8.09

8.46

8.51

Christian Ethos School Specific Questions 2021 My son/daughter is aware of the Christian ethos of Christian College. Christian College Geelong 8.68, compared to 8.88 in 2020

7.00 6.00

Academic Program

7.85

7.80

8.07

7.83

7.74

8.05

1.00

I support the expressions of the Christian faith at Christian College in worship services, class devotions and service to others. Christian College Geelong 7.26, compared to 8.17 in 2020

7.88

2.00

7.85

3.00

7.82

4.00

7.85

I believe the Christian values of grace, truth, love, faith and hope are reflected in the College community’s day to day interactions. Christian College Geelong 7.91, compared to 8.77 in 2020

5.00

child’s study of Christian important toYear me. Recommend Overall Quality ofMyLearning Pastoral DisciplineEducation Parental is Resources TeachingChristian OutcomesCollege Care Geelong and Safety Involvement 5.88, compared to 6.88 Transition in 2020 to Others Satisfaction 2021 - Christian College Geelong

Similar School Cluster

Figure 4: displays overall parent satisfaction per domain for Christian College Geelong compared to statistically similar schools. Please note: your statistically similar school cluster number may change year on year as data on your

2021 Student Satisfaction Survey Overview For the ninth year in 2021, ISV conducted an online Student Satisfaction Survey for Christian College directly to students in Years 5 to Year 11.

Overall, 717 responses were received from Christian College students and results have been compared to the ISV Mean. for Christian College is shown OverallData means versus all schools and statistically similar schools for the past 3 years as a comparison.

Overall means per domain 10.00

Overall means per domain

9.00 8.00

7.58

7.45

7.31

7.18

7.75

7.52

7.37

7.31

7.57

7.51

7.00 6.00 5.00 4.00 3.00

Academic Program

Discipline and Safety

Learning Outcomes

2019 - Christian College Geelong

Overall Satisfaction

Pastoral Care

Personal Development

2020 - Christian College Geelong

Peer Relationships

Resources

School Ethos/Values

2021 - Christian College Geelong

7.55

7.81

7.51

7.71

8.08

7.59

7.71

7.95

7.44

7.41

7.77

7.41

7.55

7.83

7.40

7.28

7.71

7.18

7.22

7.72

7.19

7.59

7.96

7.52

7.42

7.89

7.37

7.41

7.71

1.00

7.25

2.00

Transition

ISV Mean

FIGURE 3: displays General Satisfaction per domain at Christian College Geelong Figure 3: displays General Satisfaction per domain at Christian College Geelong against the ISV benchmark. against the ISV Benchmark.

10.00

Christian College Additional Survey Questions

9.00

7.57

8.00 7.00

7.48for others My teachers encourage me7.34 to show compassion and respect 7.31 7.27 less fortunate than myself, through active service and giving. Christian College 8.13, compared to 8.42 in 2020

6.00

7.48

My Homeroom/Housegroup teacher provides opportunities for discussion and acceptance of Christian values as expressed in the life and teaching of Jesus Christ. Christian College 7.94, compared to 8.26 in 2020

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At Christian College I am learning to understand the meaning of the Christian faith as expressed in the Bible. Christian College 7.82, compared to 8.15 in 2020

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Teachers take opportunities across the curriculum to illustrate the awe and wonder of God’s creation and Teacher our responsibilities within it. Satisfaction with Quality of Academic Rigour Feedback Teacher/Student Rapport Knowledge Teacher Practice Teaching Christian College 7.71, compared to 8.08 in 2020

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Figure 4: displays student satisfaction with the Quality of Teaching per domain at Christian College Geelong against the ISV benchmark.

Mr Scott Elliss Vice Principal

TEACHING AND LEARNING EARLY LEARNING

Kindergarten | Care

Pre Kinder: Mudlarks + Sandpiper Groups Preschool: Banksia, Sheoaks Groups Daycare: Gumnuts Group

Kindergarten | Care

Pre Kinder: Wombat + Emu Groups Preschool: Bilbies, Koalas + Wallabies Groups Daycare: Possums Group

Programs + Practice

School Readiness Funding

2021 seemed destined from its beginning, to provide us with a repeat episode of managing our practice around community ‘lockdowns’ and ever-changing parameters in terms of COVID safety. Yet, as much as ever, our ambitions for all our programs in 2021, were underpinned by a desire to maintain a hub of normality despite all that was evolving around us.

2021 saw both ELC campuses being included in the Department of Education and Training, School Readiness Funding grants. We appreciated the additional allowance that we were able to apply to professional development and to the purchase of resources related to inclusion, language and social/ emotional development.

Feedback from families affirmed the importance of what we offered the children, and apart from a brief closure, we were in the happy position of being able to maintain the momentum of regular programming throughout the entire year.

Each campus allocates its own priorities and for Williams House it included a multicultural parent library, and for Butterfield House it included a SRF lending library [especially valuable during our brief lockdown periods].

It hasn’t been easy to build important connections with existing and prospective enrolments through the filter of a mask, or other restrictions such as limited access to our physical spaces. However, through the efforts of our teams in stepping up through written and visual documentation [including social media], families were informed and included in all we do. One of the positive outcomes of the pandemic response, has been to shine a light on the value of being outdoors. Gathering in open spaces, and in nature, is one of the keystone recommendations and has seen a change in practice from hospitality to outdoor classrooms. In this regard, it was ‘business as usual’ for our programs. One of our mantras of ‘there’s nothing you can’t learn outside that you can inside’ has held us in good stead as we continued to champion fresh air, ‘wild spaces’, room to move and quite simply, nature in all its complexity AND simplicity. The way unhurried time in the outdoors contributes to peaceful wellbeing and connection, cannot be overstated at a time such as this.

Specialists In a year where our management structure transitioned completely from Christian College, to ‘Eden Quality Services’, our important connections remain intact. We are grateful to Deanne Elliss and Kevin Smith at Belmont, and Katie Moore and Kate Notini at Surfcoast for brilliantly accommodating opportunities in Library, Japanese and Music for our preschool children. Additionally, Sarah Marian, funded through a state grant, has continued to provide a much-valued Japanese program at Williams House.

Other Collaborative CCG Connections

Staffing

It would be remiss not to acknowledge the leadership and consistent pastoral support of Glen McKeeman to each campus, the work of Scott Elliss in keeping us included and resourced, particularly around COVID matters, Jonathan Ryan for his discernment and guidance around all things business, and Tim Edwards for his accessibility and deep wisdom.

Butterfield House

Grateful thanks to Brenda Lyons, Belle Holmes and Bree Manning for all the behind-the-scenes support as well as, more practically, Jack Sim and his team.

Over 2021 we farewelled Carley Ritchie, Olivia Kaiser, and Jaimi Panoutsopoulos. A huge thankyou to each of these women for all they contributed to our community – we wish them well. We welcomed Monique Bernard back to Butterfield House as temporary replacement for Sam Hill, as preschool teacher Sheoaks group. After five years as Director for both Campuses, Berna Johnson is now solely focused at Butterfield House. The separation of services in this way, still allows ample scope to collaborate with Steph Butler on departmental requirements, staffing, policy, and future plans, and has been a realistic change for the better. Jilly Floyd’s role continued to evolve over 2021 as both Day Care room leader and Administrative Assistant under the mentorship of Amy England. Congratulations to Kath Bamert on the birth of Levi during 2021, we look forward to welcoming Kath back in 2022. Grateful thanks to Michelle Young who capably stepped into this maternity position role.

Williams House Steph Butler’s role has now evolved to formally include that of Director, at Williams House. Steph’s responsibilities have increased over the years, and she has consistently proved her capacities and her heart for those she leads. Amy England has transitioned from the heavy role of administrator for both Williams House and Butterfield House, to being solely based at Williams House. Thankyou Amy for the incredible administrative start you gave to Butterfield House, it will always be remembered. In 2021 Williams House farewelled Schenoa Costa. Thankyou Schenoa for your rich contribution to the children of Williams House over the past 5 years – Thanks also, to Sam Hill who was positioned to step into this role.

Mrs Bernadette Johnson Director of Early Learning Butterfield House

Congratulations to Ruth Purtell-Sharp on the birth of Murphy. We look forward to welcoming Ruth back in 2022.

In Conclusion We thank God for the opportunities we have had on a daily basis to work in such supportive environments, for the safety and protection that has been a gift to us in 2021 and, for all that we can hope for the futures of the children and families who pass through our doors.

Mrs Steph Butler Director of Early Learning Williams House

TEACHING AND LEARNING PRIMARY & SECONDARY With the global pandemic of the last two years impacting us all, the education sector has been met with an everincreasing need to be agile, flexible and adaptable in rethinking how to engage our students and maintain a robust Teaching and Learning Program. I am pleased with not only how but what we have been able to deliver to our community these last 12 months. I am grateful for the ability of our teaching staff and capability of our community through what has been another challenging year in 2021.

We were able to swiftly switch between face-to-face and continuous learning at home modes of teaching as we grew and become more adept in our digital literacy and use of digital technologies across the College. The continued use of Teams and Class Dojo, and their embedded technologies allowed for a greater connect between the students and teacher, regardless of their location or situation. This in turn has created opportunities for students to be more self-directed in techier learning and complete tasks asynchronously.

At the very heart of our Teaching and Learning Program are the strategic goals guiding our purpose as educators through a varied and rich curriculum. An improvement in our overall Senior academic results, despite a pandemic, is a great achievement, and can only happen with a rich, diverse and meaningful curriculum from Junior through to Senior years.

In addition to the delivery of our core Teaching and Learning Program many initiatives were undertaken or implemented throughout the 2021 academic year in alignment with our five strategic goals. These included: • Implementation of the Middle School review structural change • Application of standardised assessments for the college and an agreed common assessment language across our campuses • Enhancement of the teaching and learning resource site the Teacher Toolbox • Staff Professional Growth Program • Active contribution to the Harvard Ideas into Action research program

Implementation of the Middle School review structural change This year has brought with it the success of the new Middle School daily structural model , based on a 3-session day, each of 100 minutes duration, operating in a fortnightly rotation. This has enabled a decrease in student movement and it maximises learning time in the school day, creating longer teaching blocks. This provides opportunities for deeper learning, increasing the ‘flow’ of learning to help students to deeply inquire, ponder and grapple with challenging material. It also creates longer lunch and recess breaks. The new Wellbeing block has provided opportunities for increased devotional, wellbeing and pastoral time and the inclusion of a self-directional session to support students in developing their own skills as learners. We look forward to 2022 when we are back in classrooms full time, to review the structure and begin Phase 2 implementation.

Application of standardised assessments for the College and an agreed common assessment language across our campuses Action plans from the Assessment and Reporting PLT have begun to be implemented in the latter half of 2021, with the tweaking of a ‘standardised assessment language’ tailored to a growth mindset for our students and families. We are looking forward to the release of the new Australian Curriculum in 2022 to provide the opportunity to implement the changes to both our in-time and summative semester reporting, with an ability to show students growth over time, rather than just a graded result.

Enhancing the Teaching and Learning resource site, Teacher Tool Box The one stop shop in the ‘Teacher Tool Box’ has continued to support staff in the wide and varied initiatives across our College. From easy access to our Philosophical Statement, Vision Goals and Values, and quick links to essential readings, research and extensive support materials for items such as the Professional Growth Program, curriculum design, competencies, pedagogy, reporting, data, ICT support guides and many more.

Staff Professional Growth Program This year has seen the introduction of the Professional Growth Program with a small number of staff from across the College volunteering to trial the process through the year. Despite the ongoing nature of interruptions the feedback has been successful, with all participants valuing the process and impact it has had on their own professional development. A former CCG graduate, Shaun Altmann, has developed the PGP software to facilitate the process from 2022. We are also looking froward to the support our New Director of Learning Design and Teacher Development, Ingrid Staggard, will bring to this position in 2022 and beyond.

Active contribution to the Harvard Ideas into Action research Program A small Team of staff from across our campuses continue to work with David Perkins and Flossie Chau from Project Zero at Harvard to trial new pedagogical approaches via their ‘Ideas in Action’ research program. Already it has been great to see the impact this has had on our students in a few classes from across our College and we look forward to implementing these pedagogies as we embarked on a new Middle school model refining our programs and enhancing our deep learning opportunities.

Post 2021 – the new normal of T&L Whilst 2020 brought with it many challenges, Christian College is looking forward to maintaining some of the new elements developed in Teaching and Learning such as a College-wide approach to a standardised Digital T&L landscape that will incorporate tools such as MS Teams, to allow for a rapid change to CL@H if required, and many other features learnt through 2020. Other initiatives include continued use of Teams for learning conferences and fostering of collegiate activities, such as planning, professional development across our campuses.

Mr Antony Benson Executive Director of Teaching and Learning

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