Situational Analysis

Situational Analysis

1. Curriculum

   • key learning areas: Religious Education, English, The Arts – Design, Creative and Performing, Health, and Physical Education, Languages – Italian and Chinese, Mathematics, Science, Business Studies, Humanities, Food Technology, Information, Materials and Systems. These subjects offered will be taught by a range of specialist teachers and the curriculum wil, be discussed and negotiated amongst teachers to best engage and meet student needs.

2. ICT

   • Computers in media rooms for editing and internet use

3. Spaces

   • Old buildings, New classrooms and recreational facilities. Hands on Learning, visual and auditory learning and traditional pedagogies are all possible at SJC.

4. Other Equipment

   • High class sporting facilities GYM and oval, science labs, media rooms, technolgy rooms, food tech ICT rooms, Art rooms

5. Wellbeing Team

   • Social workers, School Chaplin, nurse, Indigenous Coordinator Teacher's aid. Internal workers

6. Partnerships

   • VCAL, Tafe, VET, School Camp and excursions provide pathways for students and useful skills

7. Organisational Structure

   • There are 4 teachers in the media sector that I have been able to discuss content and curriculum and ways to improve my pedagogy
   • I am affected by decisions made at staff meetings, by the board committee. They discuss teaching methods, discipline and correct student conduct.
   • Teacher teams are organised by assistant principal and year level coordinators, The education committee organizes sub schools and other faculties.
   • Year level teachers, Home room teachers and hierachy of teacher roles

8. Size

   • 1608 Students, between 200 - 255 for each year level
   • 80 Staff members
   • At a recent staff meeting, SJC was said to be in its Golden Age in terms of student enrolment, academic grades and respect amongst the community