Why is our College so successful?

• Positive Psychology

  - enhancing strengths
  - overcoming weaknesses
  - creating well-rounded confident individuals
  - increased ability to learn
  - giving each student the ability to achieve to their best ability

• Small Classes

  - engagement through stimulating discussion and cross fertilisation of ideas
  - individualised attention and teacher feedback

• High ATAR results

  - maximising the development of skills
  - transferring knowledge into sophisticated pieces of writing
  - extending career choices
  - providing academic choices

• Quality Teaching

  - diverse range of teaching and learning strategies
  - deepening appreciation for language and literature
  - responding quickly and purposefully to student needs

• Dynamic Creative Writing

  - linking the human life cycle to effective characterisation
  - nurturing a strong voice in writing
  - understanding the power of research
  - connecting writing to life experiences
  - appreciating the beauty of differences

• Strong Foundations

  - improving grammar, spelling and written expression
  - displaying flair and sophistication in the use of language
  - building towards HSC success and university
  - English learnt well provides the skills for university, future employment and life in general