Burpengary State Secondary College

Welcome to Burpengary State Secondary College. Established in 2015 with year 7 and 8 students the college continues to grow a year level at a time until 2019 when our first year 12 students will graduate. In 2018, the college will welcome students from year 7 through to year 11.

The college has been founded on strong community relationships. The school’s logo, sport and formal uniform, policies and school vision, mission and values reflect a strong community that seeks high expectations and student outcomes.

Located approximately 20 minutes north of Brisbane, the college is set on 12.5 hectares of land. The state-of-the-art student and teacher facilities ensure learning is the central focus for all college participants. The school’s vision ‘Innovative Learning in a Global Community’ is a foundation to the school’s philosophy that young people need an education that allows them to choose a pathway for their future endeavours wherever that may be.

The college's four year strategic plan is founded on ensuring that young people are provided an education that ensures students are given every opportunity to build personal capability to compete in a global workforce.

The college has a strong focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in addition to its five signature innovative programs. These include Arts; Community Leadership; Sport; Robotics, and Science and Engineering. Students continue to achieve outstanding results winning regional competitions and students being recognised for their ability to develop innovative concepts. In partnership with teachers, parents and carers play a vital role in helping to support their young person in their learning.

As an Independent Public School (IPS) and as a Public Private Partnership (PPP) school, the College is able to strategically plan with parents, carers and the wider College community to ensure the holistic education that young people receive will enable students to meet the complexities they will face in the future. Burpengary State Secondary College is large enough to provide every student with core, elective and innovation programs, but small enough to focus on each individual students educational learning needs.

The subject handbook outlines in summary, the elective subjects that can be chosen and for what duration of time. At this developmental stage it is still important that young people pursue a broad brush approach to learning. This will ensure that students have had experience in numerous electives before they further narrow down their choices prior to entering the Senior Secondary program.  Innovative learning in a global community

Develop self-directed learners with the ability to adapt to change and overcome barriers to learning.

• Identify individual life goals and set personal expectations.
• Develop personal plans to achieve life goals.
• Continually reassess goals, plans and progress as you grow.
• Identify strengths and opportunities for personal development.
• Learn from experiences, both good and bad.
• Celebrate your successes and never give up.
• Be polite and courteous to all people at all times
• Demonstrate concern for others and always be encouraging to one another
• Support and accept the worth of other people regardless of background, abilities and belief
• Be ready to learn valuable lessons from others around you
• Show consideration for belongings whether they are your own or the schools
• Despite feeling fearful or scared always choose to act
• To have passion to challenge ourselves and endure the sharp pains of discovering something new
• Appreciate that we need to persevere despite adversity
• Always stand up for what is right
• In times of hardship or difficulty behave with dignity
• Achieve through innovation and learning
• Deliver what is required and add value to what is expected
• Demonstrate with sincerity in all you do and say
• Take responsibility for your actions and own the choices that you make
• Encourage others to work together to attain the best outcomes for all