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School Profile
School Profile
Students:
- Large portion of students have mental/health issues
• Possible family disconnect from being so far away from their student’s school
- Cultural
- Linguistic
- Religious
• Most students are here as a result of not being accepted in ‘traditional’ school settings
• A ‘university’ setting
• Casual clothes
Teachers:
- Small amount of full time staff
• School nurse
• School counsellor
• Careers counsellor
- Expected to act professionally, but there is always a casual element to the manner in which they
present themselves to students and fellow staff
Structure of school:
- VCE, VCAL and VET subjects only
• Staff use the day for meetings, catch up on administrative work and planning