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Executive Principal's Welcome
Lesley Englert - lengl1@eq.edu.au
Thank you for your enquiry into our Prep to Year Twelve State co-educational College at Coomera. It is a tremendous facility and provides excellent learning opportunities for all students. Choosing the right school for your child is a very important decision.
We pride ourselves on our small team approach in working closely with you and your child. We have small learning communities – with the benefits of the larger site.
Upper Coomera State College offers a futures orientated curriculum, in State of the art facilities to prepare students for the 21st century and beyond. The Prep to Year 12 classes on one campus have many learning advantages including:
academic, the Arts, social and physical developmental outcomes.
The College comprises these sub-schools:
- Chisholm Junior School includes Prep to Year 6
- Jakaara Middle School includes Years 7 to 9
- Fensham Senior School services Years 10 to 12 (and post secondary)
The smaller sub-schools enable a close knit community and relationship between staff, students and their families. In the lower school, students are in small learning communities and supported by a small team of staff who work closely with them over the period of the first stage of their development. As the students progress through the school, they are supported by a larger group of staff with the Senior students’ learning being facilitated by a broad range of experts in the specific areas of interest and needs.
Committed & Experienced Staff
I am very pleased with the high professional commitment of the College staff. I am particularly pleased with the fantastic balance of expertise including:
- Academic areas – such as English, Mathematics, Science
- Technology – with expertise across the curriculum
- Arts – including Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Music (both classroom and instrumental music – brass, woodwind and strings),
- Dance and Film and Television
- Health and Physical Education – ensuring all students experience the necessary development in this important area
- Social Development – with a strong emphasis on proactive appropriate interactions and a high expectation of appropriate behaviours
- Hospitality
- Industrial Design
Programs of Excellence
The College offers programs of excellence in a range of areas including:
- Technology
- Music
- Science
- Mathematics
- Dance
- Drama
- Visual Art
- Video and Film Production
- Literacy
- Numeracy
- Sport
- Film and Television
- School Culture and Leadership
- Business and EnterpriseAcademic Achievement
All students will have access to the latest facilities and teachers who will provide teaching and learning based on the latest leading practice. Students and families will have access to our Student Services centre as well as the full range of Business and Technology Design centres.
We also offer a large number of extra-curricular opportunities. Please refer to the published comprehensive list.
I look forward to our partnership in providing educational excellence for your child. I believe students should find school life to be fun, safe and supportive of their particular journey and be proud of their achievements and their school. I am committed to using my experience, knowledge and enthusiasm to work with the staff, community and students to ensure this is delivered for you and your child. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you would like to discuss any specific aspects.
Yours faithfully,
Lesley Englert
Executive Principal
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Outer circle representing the whole community and the importance of community both subschool, college and the broader community. UCSC sees themselves as an integral part of the community and provides and encourages great use of facilities and staff and community expertise.
E - represents the focus of our resources, facilities and programs so that our students are well prepared for the electronic and technological future.
Curved line in the middle represents the Coomera River. |
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Mountains are the college visual backdrop. They represent our three subschools that provide distinctive programs while also demonstrating the supportive interactive environments that provide pathways through the three learning communities within the one campus. |
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Reflects a bright friendly and happy dawn of learning that will give excellent grounding to our students life long learning approach to successful lives. |
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The three coloured birds represent our students in each of the subschools, being yellow for Chisholm Junior School, purple for Jakaara Middle School and teal for the Fensham Senior School. Birds were chosen to represent the college's philosophy of the importance of supporting and developing whilst on the journey. It also reflects our students to be free to explore their strengths and interests and enjoy and celebrate their flight path. |
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About Us
Upper Coomera State College believes in tailoring learning pathways to meet the needs of every child. Student's progress is a reflection of their development needs rather than their age.
We believe that each child is unique.
From entry in Prep, until exit into a range of post secondary options, students will be encouraged to explore their individual strengths with a view to maximising the opportunity that awaits them.
Junior school teachers will develop a strong foundation in English and Mathematics and develop student knowledge and skills in the important national key learning areas through real life units of work.
The Middle school programs will diversify toward a balance of broad spectrum units of work and student centered areas of interest. Teaching will reflect recent research findings aimed at improving the effectiveness of education for our young adolescents.
Senior School students will develop career plans and choose from a range of pathways including apprenticeships, traineeships and university subjects as well as traditional senior school subjects.
The college will envelop students in real, relevant and meaningful learning, and actively pursure the use of current information and communication technolgy to prepare for the future as it evolves.
Location
Upper Coomera State College was established in 2003. UCSC was built in response to the growing population in a “growth corridor” stretching from Oxenford to Ormeau. The College was designed to cater for P-12, with students enrolled from Preschool to Year 8 in its inaugural year.
The College is situated on the western side of the M1 (motorway) which links the Gold Coast to Brisbane. Upper Coomera State is situated on one campus, encompassing 3 subschools: Chisholm Junior School (P-6), Jakaara Middle School (Yrs 7-9) and Fensham Senior School (Yrs 10-12).
UCSC is governed by a catchment boundary (for more information see the enrolment section on our website). Coomera State School, Oxenford State School, Pimpama SS, and, Coomera Springs SS are feeder schools to UCSC for secondary purposes. Again secondary enrolment is governed by the catchment boundary (please see enrolment section on website or call UCSC 55 807 555. |
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