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ANNUAL SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN

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OUR VISIONOur vision is to prepare students for life in a global community following, with courage, Mary’s example of faith.

OUR MISSIONAs a Catholic College, with Mary as our model in the discipleship of Jesus, our mission is for our students to:

• Grow in their Christian faith.

• Develop a sense of compassionate service to others.

• Learn and mature in the College’s safe, inclusive and caring environment.

• Display high standards of behavior and courtesy.

• Strive to achieve their personal best.

• Beconfident,perseveringandresilient;and

• Become active citizens and future leaders who make a positive difference in their community and the world.

OUR VALUESWe are guided by our Catholic faith, Marian tradition and Gospel values and focus on:

Respect For self others and the environment.

Compassion Actively reaching out in humility.

Integrity Being ethical and trustworthy

Resilience Having a positive sense of self

FaithMater Dei College exists to serve its students by helping them to develop into the people who God intends them to be. We can be most effective in this service by leading our students to understand and believe that they have infinite worth. This infinite worth, and thus inalienable human dignity, is based on nothing more and nothing less than the fact that they are created by God in His OWN IMAGE. We can best lead our students to a belief in an acceptance of this fact by treating them at all times with respect, decency and genuine Christian love and warmth. If we do this, we have a real chance of helping them to experience and believe in God who is Love and Compassion. If they believe in and experience such a God, they have a real chance of developing into who God means them to be. If we do not love and reverence those entrusted to us, we will become a major obstacle to their achieving the above and must stand accountable for this. At Mater Dei College, the Faith, Courage and Compassion of Mary will be our example and guide in all that we do.

CommunityThe second pillar of education at Mater Dei College is Community. Mater Dei College recognises that as a quality education provider, the overall formation of our students is the product of a community of committed people. Placing value on Community by cultivating a sense of belonging among our staff, students and parents is key to fulfilling our mandate to nurture the whole individual and cause them to thrive in every sphere of their life. The College is committed to providing as many opportunities as possible for all members of the Mater Dei Community to collaborate, contribute and celebrate together.

INTRODUCTIONThe Mater Dei College Annual School

Improvement Plan (ASIP) builds on the

outcomes and initiatives outlined in the

Strategic Plan (2018 – 2022). It provides

a summary of the school’s priorities for

the current academic year, including

the specific strategies and resources

which will be implemented in order to

achieve these targets. Both the Strategic

Plan (2013 – 2017) and the ASIP are

guided by the school’s Vision, Mission

and Values as well as the College’s

Four Pillars supported by Pastoral Care

and Governance. The ASIP also utilises

the CEWA Quality Catholic Schooling

(QCS) school review and improvement

framework.


OUR FOUR PILLARS

ServiceThe ideal of service is central to the ethos of Mater Dei College and one of its four pillars.Jesus provides us with a model of servant leadership and encourages us to seek ways in which we can be of service to others. For students, this means growing their awareness of the circumstances faced by their fellow humans and their desire to come to the aid of the less fortunate and the less able. It also means gaining an understanding of the fundamental human need to care for others and to be cared for by others. As a community, we model service at many levels from the opportunities we provide students and the wider College Community to offer charity and assistance to people in need, to our support of charitable organisations such as LifeLink and Caritas, to our provision of services to meet the needs of our students and others in the College Community.

LearningThe Learning Pillar at Mater Dei College supports that part of the College’s programme common to all schools but with a particular slant. The College endeavours to provide as broad an education as possible for as long as possible in the belief that all students have a gift, a talent or an interest. The aim is to identify and nurture this and so create a desire for excellence, for success and for life-long learning.

Each of the Four Pillars are further supported by:

• Pastoral Care• Governance

FAITH & SERVICE PRIORITIES 2018Strategic Plan Link:

QCS Link:102IntegratingCatholicFaith,LifeandCulture;201Engagementwiththeschoolcommunity

ACTIONS/STRATEGIES RESOURCES

To foster a rich, vibrant Catholic identity.


Achieved

Work in progress

KEY

GOALS RESPONSIBILITY TIMELINE SUCCESS INDICATORS

Daily notices

Christian Service Learning Booklet

CollegeExecutiveHead of Religious EducationFaith and Liturgy CoordinatorCollege Chaplain

Year Coordinators

Term 1-4

Term 1-4

Participation in daily prayer

Celebration of Marian Feast Days

Staff and students involved in the Christian Service Learning Program.

Increased participation in social action activities.

All students achieve the required hours of Christian Service.

COMMUNITY PRIORITIES 2018Strategic Plan Link:

QCS Link:201EngagementwiththeSchoolCommunity;202WiderCommunityPartnerships


To strengthen home, school and community engagement.

Build strong partnerships with parents and families by fostering a welcoming and inclusive culture, and a shared responsibility for student learning and wellbeing.


25th Anniversary CommitteeP&FPR and Marketing

College staffP&F Committee

CollegeExecutive25th Anniversary Committee

College staff

Term 1-4

Term 1-4

Attendance and involvement of current and past College community members in celebratory events

Increased parent attendance at workshops and seminars

Enhancestudents’understandingofGospel values, especially the Marian tradition of the College through daily prayer

Develop and implement a whole school approach to Christian Service for staff and students

Commence planning to develop an immersionexperienceforseniorstudentsin 2019.

25th Anniversary events and associated marketing

Conduct a range of parent seminars and workshops,includinguseofSEQTA,healthand wellbeing


Achieved

Work in progress

KEY

PASTORAL CARE PRIORITIES 2018Strategic Plan Link:

QCS Link: 402 Pastoral Care of Students


To enhance the College’s pastoral structures and programmes which aim to proactively encourage and nurture each student.

To implement a whole school approach to behaviour management based on the principles of restorative practice.


“Keeping Safe” Child Protection CurriculumPastoral Care Curriculum handbook

Behaviour Management PolicyGood Standing PolicyRestorative Practice Resources

Wellbeing CommitteeSocial Club

Deputy Principals Wellbeing Service Pastoral TeamHOLAsPCG Teachers

Homeroom TeachersHouse AdvisorYear Coordinator

Deputy PrincipalsPastoral TeamAll teachers

CollegeExecutiveWellbeing CommitteeSocial Club

Term 1 Increased level of participation and engagement in PCG.

Working towards an attendance rate of at least 95%

Improvement in student punctuality.

At least 98% of students maintain good standing status.

Staff engagement in College co-curricular, community and social events.

LEARNING PRIORITIES 2018Strategic Plan Link:

QCS Link: 302AnalysisandDiscussionofData;303ACulturethatPromotesLearning;305AnExpertTeachingTeam;307DifferentiatedTeachingandLearning;308EffectivePedagogicalPractices


To raise the academic standards of the College.


Subject Selection Handbook and process

Vice PrincipalDeputy PrincipalsAcademicExcellenceCoordinatorCollaborative Learning Team

Vice PrincipalDeputy PrincipalsAcademicExcellenceCoordinatorCollaborative Learning Team

Head of Learning Science/Mathematics, Technologies Coordinator

CollegeExecutiveCareers Coordinator

Term 1-4

Term 1-4

Term 1-4

Term 1-3

Increase in the median ATAR.

Increase in the top tricile ATAR

Improvement in performance for students in the 80th to 95th percentile in NAPLAN.

Improvement in student engagement and achievement in Years7-12.

Successful NASA Space Camp Tour.

Achieve above 95% WACEgraduationrate.

Implementation of an Academic ExcellenceProgram.

Implement effective 21st century pedagogical practices to enhance student learning and engagement.

Crosscurricularlearninge.g.STEMSTEAM

Establishclearcareerpathwaysforseniorstudents.

Implement developmentally appropriate pastoral care curriculum (including the “Keeping Safe” Child Protection Curriculum across all learning areas).

Increase student attendance and punctuality through a range of measures.

Implement the revised College Behaviour Management Policy, including a consistent approach to the Good Standing Policy.

Enhancethewellbeingofstaffandfostercollegiality.

STEWARDSHIP PRIORITIES 2018Strategic Plan Link:

QCS Link: 304 Targeted Use of School Resources


To ensure College governance, structures and policies are robust, responsive and accountable.

To enhance the shared responsibility and accountability for the learning, engagement and pastoral care of all students


Achieved

Work in progress

KEY


CEWAauditdocumentCollege policies

Staff Professional Learning Community

CollegeExecutive

CollegeExecutiveAll staff

Term 1-4

Term 1-4

Full compliance is achieved against the audit checklist.

Staff embrace recommendations madefrom2017Collaborative Inquiry

Retention and increase in student enrolments.

Review College policies in accordance withtheCEWAauditchecklist

Implementation of recommendations from2017CollaborativeInquiryTeams

Use of data to inform teaching, learning and pedagogy.

Encouragepositiverelationshipsamongststaff and students

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