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Mount St Benedict College is a Catholic community where God is sought and found in the rich tapestry of daily life. This faith experience complements family life and parish involvement. The religious dimension of life underpins all aspects of the College community. The values articulated in our Mission statement pax, hospitality and stewardship come to us from the tradition of the Good Samaritan Sisters of the Order of St Benedict.
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There is a formal Pastoral Care Program which seeks to live out Benedictine values through both College-based and external programs. Homeroom groups are organised into eight Houses. There is a House Coordinator for each house, who oversees pastoral care for the girls in their house. Each homeroom has a mix of girls from Years 7 - 12. Girls remain with their homeroom group and House Coordinator during their entire time at the College. This enables the girls to develop strong relationships with girls of different ages and with their House Coordinator.
The College recognises each student's uniqueness and supports their individual needs, regardless of whether they are academically gifted or require learning support. The College has specialist learning support teachers, a careers advisor and two counsellors to help students.
A merit system promotes positive self-esteem and operates at bronze, silver and gold levels.
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Mount St Benedict College prepares its students to be women of competence, confidence and compassion. In keeping with the Benedictine and Good Samaritan traditions of the College, the curriculum is designed to promote:
Holistic learning;
Life-long and independent learning;
Critical thinking and the desire for self-reflection;
A critical response to an ever changing world; and
A keen sense of justice, compassion and care for others.
The comprehensive curriculum at Mount St Benedict College offers a rigorous academic program which caters for a diverse range of needs of students and allows for the more able students to engage in fulfilling and rewarding courses of study while also supporting those with special learning needs. This approach relies on a differentiated curriculum, in which teachers offer different approaches to what students learn (content), how they learn (process) and how they demonstrate what they learn (product). This differentiated approach allows a variety of entry points for students of differing abilities.
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Maths Workshop weekly workshop after school for help with classwork and/or assignments
Language trips students of French and German have visited France or Germany respectively on language enrichment trips. Our Japanese students will tour Japan in 2012
Australian Stock Exchange Simulation
Australian Business Week
Future Problem Solving Program
Premiers Reading Challenge
Science Enrichment
Tournament of Minds
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Students at Mount St Benedict College have a wealth of opportunities while they are at the school. Girls can participate in:
Debating
Drama
Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme
Public Speaking
Mock Trial
Musical groups
Choir
Student Representative Council
Social Justice activities (including community outreach programs)
Co-curricular sport basketball, netball, soccer, softball, touch
Representative sport - represent the College at Broken Bay Diocesan level. Successful students can be further selected for NSW Combine d Catholic Colleges, NSW All Schools, and Australian National level
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Multi-purpose hall, art and music suites, extensive computing facilities, courts for netball and basketball, multi-purpose sports oval, fitness centre, Information Resource Centre, photographic darkroom, state-of-the-art Technology and Applied Studies Centre, dance studio, drama studio. |
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