學(xué)校介紹

Maleny High School is a unique place. Much of this uniqueness stems from the willingness of the school to co ntinually innovate and drive towards enhanced ways of delivering our curriculum and seeking to value the special qualities of each individual. The school is also extremely fortunate to have a supportive and active Parents & Citizens Association.

We place unequivocal emphasis on improvement in learning. Our students’ academic achievements have been co nsistently high. The school’s vocatio nal education programs bring relevant, skill-oriented learning within reach of all students, regardless of their academic ability.

Such programs also testify to the supportiveness of the school’s wider community.

Our belief in the value of each individual also underpins our efforts to maintain a safe, supportive enviro nment that is as free as possible from harassment or bullying. The majority of the people in our school find such behaviour highly objectio nable and there are distinct policies that help to minimise it.

Maleny State High School is a “Respo nsible Thinking School”. Our strong belief in effective teaching and learning, a supportive enviro nment and positive relatio nships is promoted within the philosophy that each person needs to take serious respo nsibility for his or her behaviour. When a person requires time to work through this, a space is organised for the student to plan his or her re-entry into the class. This takes place in the supervised Respo nsible Thinking Classroom.

Another unique feature of this school is the off-campus site known as the "FLX" (Flexible Learning Experience). Between 10 and 20 students enter into highly individualised negotiated learning pathways at FLX. We believe that if there were no provision for this group, they would be at risk of terminating their education far too early.

We aim to develop learning potential and resilience in students – in three main ways:

Establishing caring relatio nships (taking time to find out a bout students’ needs and to work with them)

Delivering high-expectation messages (empowering students to rise above negative circumstances)

Providing opportunities for active participation and co ntribution to school and community life.

Maleny State High School is fortunate enough to have SU School Chaplain, Chris Davis, as a vital member of our staff. His co ntribution to the students, staff and the broader community is invaluable. To learn more a bout the role of our Chaplain, please refer to the l inks below.