Cann River P-12 College is a coeducational government school located 450kms from Melbourne. The school has an enrolment of 50 students. The school provides Prep to Year 12 education for a small isolated community in Far East Gippsland, Victoria.
The school aims to be a safe and happy learning community where students are engaged to achieve their personal best in a caring environment of respect and co-operation.
We aim for each child to be:
- confident, happy and positive
- considerate and respectful of others, locally and globally
- skilled and knowledgeable for success in the world.
We aim for the school to be:
- respectful of differences
- inclusive
- positive - acknowledge achievement
- encouraging high expectations
- nurturing and safe
- connected to the community
We value:
- skills and knowledge
- relationships - respect
- community
Students enjoy small class sizes and a high degree of individual attention. Being a P-12, the College offers a broad range of curriculum offerings. A range of extra-curricula activities are offered to all students to enhance and widen their school experience. The school's instrumental music program is very strong with over 60% of students participating in this curriculum activity.
The College is an important part of the community with many activities occurring in the school or using its resources.
Our annual report (view it at www.vrqa.vic.gov.au/SReg ) indicates our students are performing at the predicted level in their learning and have similar attitudes to school when compared to schools with students from similar backgrounds at primary level. At secondary level students perform higher than predicted for learning and as predicted regarding their well being and engagement.