Our Vision

Koonung Secondary College’s vision is to create an innovative, challenging and engaging learning environment in which students  are empowered to excel academically, socially and emotionally.

Mission

Koonung Secondary College’s mission is to equip every student with the skills, knowledge, and resilience to be successful learners today, and develop as successful citizens into the future. We are committed to developing and delivering an engaging and challenging curriculum that nurtures individuals’ passions, talents and interests, supporting our learners in transforming these into fulfilling pathways and careers.

As a 21st Century learning community, we recognise the imperative of developing the globalcompetencies essential for i ndividuals to be successful citizens in the future. These competencies include digital literacy, communication, collaboration, critical thinking, creativity, social skills, innovation, problem solving and leadership. Our College is dedicated to providing our future leaders with the best possible set of skills, capabilities and knowledge to equip them to build a harmonious, prosperous and sustainable future.

Objective

Our staff are committed to working to develop and deliver an engaging and challenging curriculum that ensures every student reaches their full potential academically, socially and emotionally.

Our school’s objectives are considered as part of the 4 yearly strategic planning process and reflected in the goals listed in our current School Strategic Plan (SSP). We also develop an Annual Implementation Plan to operationalise the goals and key improvement strategies contained in our SSP.

Values

At Koonung Secondary College we believe that if our students and staff uphold the following values they will be well placed to be active and empowered global citizens. 

Excellence

• Having high expectations and being aspirational
• Always doing your best and supporting and celebrating others to do the same
• Striving for continuous improvement in the teaching and learning program

Collaboration

• Working together in a positive and constructive way
• Providing support to all members of the college community
• Contributing to a safe, secure environment

Respect

• Acceptance of individual differences and cultural diversity
• Taking care of the physical environment and the property of others
• Demonstrating self-respect

Endeavour

• Aiming for improvement through effort and hard work
• Setting goals and working towards them
• Having a positive mindset

Resilience

• Being persistent and learning from mistakes
• Having the courage to give and accept advice for improvement
• Positively adapting to change

Creativity

• Thinking critically to problem solve
• Demonstrating a love of learning
• Having the confidence to try new things and seek alternative solutions