Wesley College Glen Waverley

At Wesley, we believe in a true education – one that realises the full potential of every girl and boy. Our rich and comprehensive coeducational program promotes not only excellent academic results, but has a concentrated focus on the Arts, Sport, Outdoor Education and Community. A true education captures the richness, breadth and depth of a Wesley education and encapsulates all that is wonderful about Wesley College.

Our Vision is to be a world class coeducational independent school developing the whole person through timeless principles of learning –

• To Know
• To Do
• To Live With
• To Be

with innovation and wisdom. Our values are world class coeducational independent school whose distinctive ethos values:

• The individual talents and worth of each in its community
• An open entry policy and achievement of personal best in all areas
• A diverse, balanced curriculum, enabling students to excel academically
• Openness and creativity
• Care for the emotional and social well-being of everyone in its community
• A broad understanding of human and cultural diversity, nurturing commitment to social justice
• Spirituality, embracing Christianity and other faiths
• Its history and traditions.

In 1866, a very young boy called Frederick Binks walked into the newly built Wesley College on St Kilda Road and made history by becoming our first pupil. Binks spent several lonely nights in the boarding house until other boys started arriving a few days later. He could never have imagined the Wesley College which we know today – the leading and innovative, coeducational, multi-campus institution with a student population of more than 3,150.

And yet, if we revisit the Prospectus and Annual Report for Wesley College Melbourne 1866, we find that the original educational objectives of Binks’ day still have great resonance: “The object of this Institution is to provide a Classical and General Education of the highest order, such as to fit a young gentleman for mercantile life, for the public service, and for matriculation in the University.”And later: “The College will be conducted upon the principles of the Wesleyan Church; the constant aim being to give a liberal and Christian education.”

Our Junior Schools are based on small homerooms, with specialist primary years teachers who know their students well. The Junior School includes Early Learning programs for three and four-year-olds with a focus on the growth of the developing child. Students learn within the framework of the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP), complemented by Reggio Emilia principles – an approach to education which views children as active learners, who acquire knowledge through inquiry-based learning. The Programme is focused on building our students’ conceptual understanding and skills, not only to excel in their learning, but also for their personal growth and understanding of the world.

The Middle School provides opportunities for young adolescents to learn and grow in ways that respect and acknowledge this critical phase of their lives.

The focus of the Primary Years Programme continues through Years 5 and 6. This leads naturally into our unique middle years curriculum (Years 7–9), which provides the perfect broad pathway to senior studies. The International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (IB MYP) builds on the knowledge and skills developed through the IB PYP, with an emphasis on students’ spiritual, emotional and social growth, to support their development as well-rounded individuals.

Academic subjects focus on fundamental knowledge, skills and understanding and also provide students with opportunities to express their ideas, and to follow the questions raised by their own intellectual curiosity. Senior School students are engaged in a diverse and varied set of learning experiences to ensure they develop to their fullest potential as knowledgeable, skilled and productive individuals.

The curriculum focuses on providing the students with the information and experiences they need, to make informed choices about their future. Often this will involve exploring different subjects and ideas, with guidance from staff and our experienced careers counsellors. In Year 10, students study a core group of subjects that give a solid grounding in English, Mathematics, Science, Humanities and Physical and Health Education, in combination with a variety of elective subjects. In Years 11 and 12, students are able to tailor their studies to more closely suit their specific interests.

Wesley College, St Kilda Road Campus
577 St Kilda RoadMelbourne 3004
Tel: + 61 3 8102 6100
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