Saints College is an initiative of Edmund Rice Education Australia. Saints is privileged to walk alongside young people aged 12-25 who are seeking an alternative to mainstream education in a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment.
Grounded in a trauma informed practice framework, Saints College empowers young people through personalised educational programs that are centred around the Victorian Curriculum, the Victorian Certificate of Education Vocational Major (VCE VM), VPC (Victorian Pathways Certificate), and Vocational Education and Training (VET). The school also offers outreach educational opportunities, an extensive excursion program and outdoor education.
Saints College aims to remove all barriers that young people may face to engaging in education. The school does not have any fees, or any costs for books, excursion or VET programs, and young people are provided a MYKI so that they can easily access school via public transport. An important part of their school is that time is spent eating meals together that are prepared by experienced cooks on-site at each campus. Young people can eat breakfast, morning tea and lunch at school each day, and there are also take-home packs for any young person or family who would welcome this.
Saints College enables young people, their families and key adults, staff, and community members, to experience and value critical awareness of justice through the practices and culture of the school. They advocate for young people to experience liberation in their own lives through consultative and common ground experiences, including a commitment to the voice of young people in decisions impacting them at school.
Saints College have physical sites in North Melbourne, Geelong, Colac, Ballarat, Bungaree, Sunshine and Fitzroy North and a dual-engagement program called BlendED that allows young people to complete their learning virtually at home but ensures that young people are provided face-to-face support via a youth worker who visits them at home or in the community. The online campus BlendED, provides a modern learning environment, ensuring accessibility and flexibility.
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