Student Services

As the school year draws to a close, the Student Wellbeing and Inclusion team reflects with pride on a twelve-month period marked by intensive support, significant growth, and enhanced resources dedicated to every student at GSC. It has truly been a busy and rewarding year focused on the holistic health and success of our students.

Prioritising Physical and Emotional Health

This year, the Student Wellbeing team maintained a sharp focus on supporting students’ physical and emotional health. We significantly expanded the availability of student services assisting students to navigate challenges, develop coping skills, and build resilience. Our proactive programs addressed common secondary school stressors, focusing on peer relationship management, stress reduction techniques, and responsible digital citizenship. The collaboration with external community services was strengthened, allowing us to connect students and families with specialised, long-term support when required, ensuring no student felt unsupported.

Ensuring Accessible and Inclusive Learning

A core mission this year was ensuring that GSC is accessible to all students for learning, regardless of their needs or background. Our dedicated Inclusion Support team worked tirelessly to implement the Disability Inclusion Profile process, fostering a deeper, more consistent understanding of reasonable adjustments in every classroom. We have worked closely with teaching staff to differentiate curriculum delivery and assessment methods, making learning equitable and engaging for diverse learners. This commitment goes beyond physical accessibility; it involves ensuring our learning environment is emotionally safe, culturally responsive, and actively promotes belonging for every member of the GSC community.

Careers Education Takes a Step Forward

The Careers Education program took a massive step forward this year, moving beyond traditional course counselling to offer highly relevant, personalised pathway planning. We launched new programs focusing on emerging industries, facilitating numerous excursions, giving students real-world exposure to their options. Key highlights included the successful Year 10 Work Experience program, and the introduction Morrisby Profiling, ensuring students are well-equipped to make informed decisions about their post-secondary futures, whether heading to further education or the workforce.

Welcoming Speech Pathology to GSC

Perhaps one of the most exciting additions to our support infrastructure this year was the introduction of Speech Pathology services at the school. Recognising the vital link between communication skills and learning outcomes, this specialist service provides in-house assessment and will provide targeted intervention for students needing support with language comprehension, expression, and social communication. This resource is an invaluable addition to our tiered support model, directly enhancing the literacy capabilities of students and improving their ability to engage fully with the curriculum and their peers.

We wish all our GSC families a safe and restful break. Thank you for your continued partnership in supporting the wellbeing and growth of our students.

We look forward to continuing this work in the new year!

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