Our School Vision
Melville Senior High School is the school of choice for our local and wider community.
In achieving our vision,
Melville Senior High School:
Our School Purpose
Our purpose at Melville Senior High School is to graduate confident, innovative and successful citizens prepared to contribute positively to our society.
To achieve our purpose Melville Senior High School:
- Provides a world class education through high quality teaching.
- Provides pathways recognising that each student is an individual who will explore different opportunities that require differentiated educational experiences.
- Creates partnerships with our parents/carers, the broader community, the primary schools in our learning corridor and with post-secondary education providers to facilitate optimum learning opportunities for our students and staff.
- Engages the community in defining our future directions.
- Embraces a supportive and caring pastoral care system, recognising that close attention to the needs, welfare and development of students and staff forms the foundation of a safe, friendly and successful learning environment.
Our School Values
At Melville Senior High School we value:
Learning
We have a positive approach to learning and as adaptive, lifelong learners, encourage it in others. We address student learning needs with the belief that all students have the capacity to achieve success.
Excellence
We have high expectations of our students and ourselves. We set standards of excellence and strive to achieve them. The standards and expectations challenge all of us to give our best in pursuit of our individual and school-based goals.
Equity
We recognise the differing circumstances and needs of our students and are dedicated to achieving the best possible outcomes for all. We ensure a workplace and learning environment that is free of discrimination, abuse or exploitation.
Care and Respect
We treat individuals with care and respect. Our relationships are based on trust, mutual respect and the acceptance of responsibility and we recognise their importance in establishing a positive and connected school community.
Inclusivity
We embrace our multi-cultural school population by encouraging an appreciation, understanding and respect for diversity, as part of our comprehensive educational program.
Partnerships
We recognise the importance of working in partnership with parents/carers, the wider community and colleagues in providing a quality education for our students. We also recognise that effective partnerships are based on positive communication and a shared responsibility for the education of the students at our school.
Collaboration
We understand the importance of maintaining a collaborative working environment in our classrooms, learning areas and across our school to build shared purpose and commitment to the achievement of successful outcomes for our students, staff and parents/carers.
Our Teaching and Learning Framework
Teaching and Learning is at the heart of our purpose at Melville Senior High School. We are committed to the creation of a teaching and learning environment that supports all students to engage in their learning and become confident, innovative and successful learners. We have developed an approach to teaching and learning that supports all students to achieve their goals and meet future challenges.
Our approach to teaching and learning practice is aligned with the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers and is communicated more specifically through our Teaching and Learning Framework. This framework reflects the shared beliefs of our staff about high quality teaching and professional practice and guides teacher practice at our school to ensure the success of every student. Our actions and behaviour are guided by seven (7) key pillars (our ‘Pillars of Pedagogy’):
Aligning curriculum and assessment.
- Establishing and maintaining positive relationships with high expectations for engagement and achievement.
- Establishing and maintaining a safe, supportive and inclusive learning environment.
- Engaging, innovative and differentiated curriculum and teaching (pedagogy).
- A commitment to lifelong learning.
- Ongoing reflection, analysis and change.
- Building and maintaining successful partnerships.
