Department of Education - Victoria

Established in 1963, Monbulk College is a co-educational college that promotes personal excellence in a caring environment.  Located in the picturesque Dandenong Ranges, Monbulk College provides a challenging education in a stimulating environment that enables students to:

• Be creative, critical thinkers who actively contribute to society both locally and globally
• Achieve their best in all endeavours
• Develop into confident, healthy and resilient life-long learners.

The college is facilitated by its medium size of 600 students. The Monbulk College team is committed and dedicated to providing every opportunity for students to experience excellence in all areas.  The team at Monbulk College are committed and dedicated to providing every opportunity for our students to experience excellence in their chosen fields. We are motivated to support our students¿ academic and personal growth, which is evident daily when students are confident and connected at school and in their local and wider communities.

The College offers a range of leadership, academic, sporting and personal development opportunities including:

• Student leadership positions in several different areas
• Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars Program (through the University of Melbourne)
• Zone, Regional and State levels in sport
• Art, Technology, Music and Theatre productions
• Early Access to VCE and University Courses
• STEM Courses - Box Hill Institute and Yarra Ranges Tech School

Our College Motto `Achieving Personal Excellence in a Caring Environment' means that we are committed to providing a safe, supportive and inclusive environment for all students, staff and members of our community. Our school recognises the importance of the partnership between our school and parents and carers to support student learning, engagement and wellbeing. We share a commitment to, and responsibility for, creating an inclusive and safe school environment for our students.

Our college values promote the ideals of:

• Respect - treating yourself, others and the environment with integrity and honesty
• Excellence - achieving your personal best in every aspect of college life
• Responsibility - taking ownership of your personal and educational development

We are known for our positive learning environment, dynamic teachers, robust curriculum, strong wellbeing supports, beautiful grounds and our brand-new facilities which include innovative and leading Science, Art and Technology areas.

Monbulk College not only delivers academic results and an engaging curriculum, but we are a local government school that students, staff, parents and the community are proud of. We welcome you to Monbulk College and look forward to you joining our community

 

Our values ensure we build and maintain respectful and positive relationships. The School Wide Positive Behaviour Framework, high expectations of community members and consistency of teaching practices via the Monbulk 'LEARN' instructional model enables a supportive and orderly learning environment for our students.

Monbulk College is composed of two sub-schools, Middle Years - Years 7 to 9 and Senior School - Years 10 to 12.

 

 

SC1    Demonstrated knowledge of the relevant curriculum, including the capacity to incorporate the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills. Demonstrated capacity to respond to student learning needs.

SC2    Demonstrated capacity to implement high impact teaching strategies, guided by how students learn, and evaluate the impact of learning and teaching programs on student learning growth. 

SC3    Demonstrated capacity to monitor and assess student learning. Demonstrated capacity to use data to inform teaching practice and to provide feedback on student learning growth and achievement to students and parents.

SC4    Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated capacity to establish and maintain collaborative relationships with students, parents, colleagues and the broader school community to support student learning, wellbeing and engagement.    

SC5    Demonstrated behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values. Demonstrated capacity to reflect upon practice and engage in professional learning to continually improve the quality of teaching.