We listened to our parents when we decided what to offer and how to offer it. We feel, therefore, that we are in tune with what parents value in education and schooling.

Class size matters to parents. From Kindergarten to Grade 3, we aim for classes of 15 - 19. From Grade 4 to Grade 8, we aim for 20 per class, though we stress this is not a guarantee. From Grade 9 on, where there are more electives, our teaching groups are organized with maximum effectiveness in mind, and so vary in size from 6 to 24. Perhaps the best indicator of our commitment to students is our student/teacher ratio of 1:9.

Parents like to be, and need to be, partners in their children’s education, so you need to know what is happening at school. We report to parents by phone every three weeks; we hold scheduled Parent-Teacher meetings four times a year; we report in writing three times a year; we hold pot-luck dinners so parents can get to know each other and also chat to the CEO & Headmaster, Director of Community Enhancement and Team Leaders; we arrange private meetings on request; we run Parent Academies designed to discuss and/or explain the things we do; we publish a weekly newsletter, ‘Midpointe’, and we update our website – where you can find the latest information and the current calendar – daily.

Parents need to know that their children will be happy at school, so we give great importance to the pastoral care of our students, with a system that involves, as age-appropriate- homeroom teachers, advisors, case conferences, counselling, health education etc.

Parents need to know their children will be safe at school, so we do not tolerate bullying, disruptive or disrespectful behaviour, coarse or foul language etc. We do have regular fire-drills, a fully certified First Aid Responder and on-site access to a medical doctor. We also take a pro-active approach to stressing inter-personal skills, appropriate manners etc. through Grade meetings, assemblies and the like.

Parents need to know that their children are being prepared for the world that is rather than one that was. We believe that students should be aware of their world, so we have an established Global Education Program that gives our students access to China, New Zealand, Spain and France, with other locations to be added soon.

We teach French, Spanish, and Mandarin currently and courses are available both academically and conversationally, starting in Kindergarten. We intend to add Punjabi.

Over 30% of employment opportunities are now in Arts-related fields, so we stress the Arts, the study of which is mandatory in every grade.

We recognize that health matters, so we have mandatory PE, inter-mural sports, competitive sports with other schools, and health education units.

We live in a technological world, so we have two mobile computer labs, a secure wireless network, laptop-equipped teachers, smart boards in some classrooms, and a number of IT related courses.

Parents need to know that the people caring for their children are appropriate in character and performance. Our teachers are committed and well-qualified. They strive, through both internal and external Professional Development, to better themselves. They create a vibrant, positive, ‘can-do’ environment in which children flourish. They also expect effort and determination from their students.

In short, our school has experienced leadership, fine teaching, enriched programming, and great expectations of all its students –together with a profoundly visceral belief that all students can learn well enough to enter, and succeed in, university. We believe we are worthy of your consideration.