School Visit: St. Eugene College

Leadership Structures

PrincipalP-12 Head (Junior/Middle Years)P-12 Head (Middle/Senior Years)College ChaplainP-12 APRE (Junior/Middle Years)P-12 APRE (Middle/Senior Years)P-12 Assistant Principal (Junior Years)P-12 Assistant Principal (Middle Years)P-12 Assistant Principal (Senior Years)Business Manager

Student Leadership Structures

College CaptainsCollege Vice CaptainsCollege Ministry Leaders

CommunityFaith and MissionCulture and the ArtsSpirit

Middle Years Ministry LeadersJunior Years Ministry Leaders

Pastoral Care Groups

Students from Year 7 are organised into vertical pastoral care groups: Middle Years (7-9) and Senior Years (10-12)

The time allotted to Pastoral Care groups is 15 minutes at the start of each day.

Curriculum

4 classes of Year 7’s each with 25 students co-ed.4 classes of Year 8’s – bigger cohort4 classes of Year 9’s• Subjects are stand alone and teacher competency to

integrate knowledge across disciplines. Each subject has an over arching question to guide.

• HODs are advisors to the Middle School teachers at planning meetings held at the end of each term. HODs are the ones who ensure curriculum is covered and mapped, not Assistant Principal (Middle Years)

Learning Support

STAR Program

1 Star – Foundation to Yr 21 Star – 3 to 61 Star – 7 to 91 Star – 10 to 12• They have 87 verified students from Foundation to 7• Teacher culture is different between primary to

secondary staff….

Classroom Dynamics

• Teacher stays in the classroom and the students move. Students only move within their Year level. The four core teachers are a constant and specialist teachers vary. Students do not move long distances, just down one corridor. So, 4 core and 2 specialist teachers.

• Teachers noted that this opportunity to get up and move is beneficial to student learning and focus.

• Teacher has opportunity to decorate and configure classroom space.

Pedagogy

• One foot in a Middle school and one foot in a high school.

• Scaffold Scaffold Scaffold. • Thinking UP from year 7 to 12. Able to grow

into the school.• Transition students to no longer needing tidy

trays in Year 7 and fully utilise lockers in Year 8.

Mission and Outreach

• Community outreach days specific to Middle School.

• 20 organisations around Burpengary that could use help are presented to the Middle School students at an assembly.

• In last week of term when reporting is done, teacher takes a group of students to their nominated organisation.

• This is mixed Year levels 7-9

Staffing

• Good position as the College was able to grow into itself……therefore, time to ‘tap’ people on the shoulder, advertised for Middle School teachers, allow for a mix of teacher backgrounds, look for people who will do the job.

• Hand selecting the right people. The Year 7 team comprised of a Prep trained teacher, two upper primary teachers and a senior secondary teacher.

• These people formulated the structure and allowed it to work and grow.

• Structure first, then pedagogy.