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OUR COLLEGE

Eaglehawk Secondary College (ESC) is a Year 7¿10 college committed to meeting the diverse learning, wellbeing and engagement needs of young people as they prepare for senior secondary pathways, further education, training and employment.

Students from ESC progress to a range of senior secondary pathways, including the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) and VCE Vocational Major (VCE VM) at Bendigo Senior Secondary College (BSSC). ESC maintains a strong partnership with BSSC as a member of the Bendigo Education Plan (BEP) cluster of schools.

The College has approximately 570 students drawn from Eaglehawk, Bendigo and surrounding rural communities, with enrolment growth projected towards 700 students. The College was completely rebuilt in 2012 and provides outstanding contemporary learning facilities, including four Learning Communities, a Design and Technology building, Performing Arts Centre, Library, Food Technology facilities, Gymnasium, a purpose-built Innovation Learning Centre supporting STEAM learning, and an onsite re-engagement facility supporting the College¿s Connect Program.

STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

ESC is committed to creating engaging, inclusive and challenging learning experiences that enable every student to participate, achieve and develop as a confident and capable learner. Teachers use a wide range of evidence-informed teaching and learning strategies to respond to students¿ individual skills, abilities, interests and learning needs.

The major features of ESC are:

• A broad and balanced curriculum that provides breadth, depth, engagement…