{"id":114313,"date":"2025-05-09T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/?p=114313"},"modified":"2025-05-08T11:13:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T01:13:33","slug":"high-quality-education-and-inclusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/education-week\/high-quality-education-and-inclusion\/","title":{"rendered":"High-quality education and inclusion"},"content":{"rendered":"

AS THE\u00a0 local public school on the Bellarine Peninsula, Bellarine Secondary College provides students with a high-quality education within an inclusive and supportive environment.<\/p>\n

All students are nurtured as valued members of the College and broader Bellarine Peninsula community.<\/p>\n

Students are encouraged to strive for excellence in an environment that promotes the core values of respect, resilience and responsibility and the belief that everyone is a lifelong learner.<\/p>\n

The College is committed to school wide positive behaviours and restorative practices, believing positive relationships are fundamental to a learning environment where students are confident to take risks and achieve their full potential.<\/p>\n

Students are provided with the opportunity, encouragement and the support to realise their potential in diverse pathways.<\/p>\n

Bellarine Secondary College takes pride in supporting students to achieve academic excellence as equally as investing in supporting students to pursue their pathway of choice.<\/p>\n

A diverse program is evidenced by the classroom and extra-curricular programs such as Farm My School, agriculture and horticulture studies, equine studies, performing and visual arts, technology studies and outdoor education.<\/p>\n

The College enjoys wonderful community partnerships with Farm My School, The Potato Shed (CoGG), Bellarine Landcare and the Bellarine Basketball Association and has access to wonderful facilities such as the Bellarine Sports and Aquatic Centre and the newly opened North Bellarine Aquatic Centre.<\/p>\n

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Bellarine Secondary College provides students with the opportunity to realise their potential in diverse pathways.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Academic studies are embedded in the Victorian Curriculum with the Accelerated Learning Program providing curated learning in an environment to ensure all students are fully challenged.<\/p>\n

Students continue to achieve outstanding results in the VCE and the newly introduced VCE Vocational Major Certificate, Vocational Education and Training (VET) and workplace learning through innovative programs such as Head Start, or a School Based Apprenticeship actively support students seeking to transition into the workplace.<\/p>\n

The College is inclusive and centrally located on the Bellarine Peninsula with campuses in Ocean Grove (Years 7-8) and Drysdale (Years 9-12).<\/p>\n

Bellarine Secondary College offers a scholarship to a Grade 6 student from each Partnership Primary School.<\/p>\n

These scholarships are awarded to the student who has most consistency displayed the following qualities:<\/strong><\/p>\n