SUNBURY DOWNS COLLEGE VISION

The Sunbury Downs College motto is ‘Confidence to Achieve’.

Vision Statement

Sunbury Downs College is a progressive, medium sized, inclusive and caring coeducational school. The College has a holistic approach to student growth and development. We offer a comprehensive curriculum and a wide variety of extra-curricular programs promoting the attainment of successful student outcomes; including quality pathways and destinations.

The College motto and vision are supported by the educational philosophy below. This underpins classroom practices and teaching actions across the College.

Educational Philosophy

• We believe outstanding teaching produces high quality learning outcomes
• A welcoming, safe, and orderly learning environment is a precondition for successful teaching and learning
• The positive learning environment fosters collaboration and cooperation with shared expectations of educational success
• Students develop responsibility for their own learning, progress and behaviour. This occurs when all learners are engaged with differentiated and challenging learning
• We create confident, resilient and reflective independent life learners
• Sunbury Downs College fosters authentic respectful relationships so learning is enjoyed and students may achieve their full potential.

School Values

Sunbury Downs College recognises the importance of the partnership between schools and parents to support student learning, engagement and wellbeing. We share a commitment to, and a responsibility for, ensuring inclusive, safe and orderly environments for children and young people.

Our school values underpin the behavioural expectations for all members in this school community, including the Principal, all school staff, parents, students and visitors. It respects the diversity of individuals in our school community and addresses the shared responsibilities of all members in building safe and respectful school communities. Discrimination, sexual and other forms of harassment, bullying, violence, aggression and threatening behaviour are unacceptable and will not be tolerated in this school.

Our school values acknowledge that parents and school staff are strongly motivated to do their best for every child. Everyone has the right to differing opinions and views and to raise concerns, as long as we do this respectfully as a community working together.

All members of the Sunbury Downs College community collectively support and foster learning growth along with the sharing of responsibility for the development and growth of our students. Our school values provide guidance for the entire school community.

The College has four values;

School-Wide Positive Behaviour Support

The College implements a School-Wide Positive Behaviour Support program to acknowledge student behaviour.

Teachers actively seek opportunities to reward positive behaviour that demonstrates the College Values. Students will be explicitly taught and encouraged to demonstrate positive behaviours in all learning areas.