Vision and Values

Balwyn High School has an exemplary tradition of academic excellence. It has an outstanding reputation for fostering intellectual growth and personal development as a foundation of future success for all students.

The school's leadership team and School Council are aware of the rapidly changing local and global environment and the need for the school to equip students for the emerging knowledge era.

The school's vision for future development is articulated in its Strategic Plan 2006 - 2009 and through Annual Implementation Plans.

Balwyn High School strives to stay at the forefront of education and to be the benchmark for educational excellence.

The school has established specific improvement targets in four areas:

• Student learning
• Student engagement and wellbeing
• Student pathways and transition
• Creating a performance and development culture

The focus of these improvement strategies is to transform learning and raise achievement levels for all students.

The learning community of Balwyn High School is committed to assisting young people to develop the skills, attributes, knowledge and personal qualities so that they can act as resilient, independent, lifelong learners. The skills, attributes, knowledge and personal qualities we nurture include:

• a conscious values-base
• the capacity to be flexible and adapt to change which derives from knowing how to learn
• a belief in lifelong learning and the capacity for learning to learn
• the capacity to solve problems, to think creatively and to think critically
• the capacity to work effectively as a member of a team and to demonstrate initiative
• high self-esteem, optimism and a commitment to excellence
• an international perspective characterised by compassion and tolerance
• active concern for others and for the environment, reflecting an understanding of their roles as responsible global citizens

The following diagram shows how Balwyn High School's vision is integrated with its emphasis on personal and educational excellence.

(Click on one of our pillars of learning below to find out more)

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