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// Ballarat High School is an innovative learning community committed to developing all individuals through **positive relationships**. We provide quality learning and diverse pathways to successful futures//. (School purpose). ​

School Values: PRIDE is demonstrated by:
 * representing our school in a positive way at every opportunity.
 * achieving to the best of our ability.
 * celebrating and observing our traditions and achievements.
 * our appearance and attitudes.

RESPECT is demonstrated by:
 * speech actions and manners.
 * appreciation of our environment (grounds, resources, classrooms and community).
 * honesty, team work and accemtance of others (opinions and rights).
 * care, safety and support of all members of our school community.
 * positive communication and connected relationships.

RESPONSIBILITY is demonstrated by:
 * personal learning and growth.
 * organisation, management, goal setting and achievement
 * modelling and encouragement of positive behaviours.
 * forward thinking, innovation, creativity and flexibility.
 * informed decision making.

BHS started in 1907 as an Agricultural High School and today has a student population of approximately 1450 students’. The structure of our school is set into three main student areas; year 7 and 8 teams, year 9 ARCH team and later years pathway teams. In 2009 our school implemented a Learning Adviser model where all students’ have a Learning Advisor (LA) to meet with once a week. The Learning Adviser structure focuses on different aspects of each students’ growth and learning needs and the aims of each year level are as follows. The setting of our school and focus has evolved over the past five years, due to changes in the leadership structure, school principals, leading teachers and staffing and student organisation. BHS is 102 years old and a very traditional school set in a well established area of Ballarat. Potential Parents’, Students’ and Teachers’ want to be part of the Ballarat High School Community as it is seen to be the best Government Secondary School in Ballarat. BHS is regularly involved in activities not only with other Government Schools but also local independent schools and is successful when competing against these schools in a diverse range of arenas. The leaders within our school have designed a Learning Framework, with the Learner in Centre, surrounded by six components that initiate conversation around learning, building positive relationships, higher order thinking skills and understanding all students’ can learn. Learning styles and emotional intelligence are areas that have been professionally developed with our leaders, staff and students and are the central focus to all areas of our school. For more information, visit the school website at: [] and or contact me at murnane.seona.m@edumail.vic.gov.au or access the discussion area below to post questions, comments for others to see and for me to provide feedback and answers. include component="comments" page="context" limit="10"
 * Year 7 and 8 – the focus is on building positive relationships with all people from diverse backgrounds and cultures. Students’ firstly get to know and understand the individual and how to effectively work in teams and groups.
 * Year 9’s look at the Learner; what sort of learner are they, how they learn, how to best work with a range of learning styles within groups and/or their class.
 * Year 10-12 (later years) focuses on Emotional Intelligence (EI) and how to build upon their EI. Goal setting, study and organisational habits for effective learning and study, and future pathways.