Would you recommend it?
I recommend this school as the community was great, the location was great, and as the school is rather small - its so much easier to talk to the teachers to get around. However the only drawback to smaller school like everton park was that not all classes were offered in person, and as a result to do subjects with less demand you must go online - although it doesnt sound like the biggest issue, i feel as though i wouldnt of dropped specialist math if the classes were in person.
What had the biggest impact
The teachers defenitely, although i wasnt the biggest fan of the higher ups that were working there, the teachers were great and bery 'human' if that makes sense. I feel like having a teacher who teaches to the class but also *talks* to the class create a geeat dynamic and someone to look up to
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Year 12 subject choices
chem bio physics math methods general english - i wish our school offered literature (general english had speeches and speeched were NOT my strong part, i feel like i wouldve performed wayyyy better in literature) psychology (distance ed) (i used to do specialist math but it was too hard in distance ed, i wish there was an in person class that i probably wouldve stayed in.
Getting extra help
Since the school was so small, it was the easiest thing to ask a teacher, One of the greatest benefits of being in a scmall school
Readiness for life after school
Myself i felt prepared for university after i graduated, we had elf lessons which helped that as well as other things that went in which talked about futures like tafe, certs and uni.
Subject range and curiosity
no i school did not offer enough subject choices and it made it very difficult to explore diverse interests. probably the subject which brought out the most 'real' me as in i wasnt conpleting asignments and exams by the marking guide i was doing it out of interest and what I wanted to write about was english. i loved the stories we would write for the exams as well as conparing texts/perspectives (i dtill write stories to this day) also psychology was pretty interesting however it was distanxe education so im not sure if it counts
Bullying and getting to school safely
Well since the cohourt was so small its sort of hard to not notice any bullying. I remeber at the start of school in the earlier grades there was prominent bullying/stigma towards the mentally diverse students, however as the years went by the we all matured i noticed that any form of stigma seemed to go away and the students would appreciate each other and our differences. Unfortunatelt as i wasnt part of juch ij it, i wasnt able to see how the school dealt with im, though i think what really helped in the background was that the school created opportunities for students to connect and realise that being mentally diverse is not something that should be stigmatised. Regarding safety the school's pretty safe other than how it is surrounded by main roads, when i drive past it sometimes students jaywalk infront of me (considerably safe though or aware that they are in fact jay walking). Maybe by increasing the size for parents to pick yo students or a bigger PUBLIC car park may resolve this issue.
Camps and excursions
The school's culture was pretty relaxed (probably because of the little amount of students in each class). But i remeber the smart kids (include me) we always conpeted for dux/higher mark (in a fun way of course) it was pretty enjoyable and created connections with what some may call the 'nerds' and the 'regulars'
Something only students would know
This may seem sort of rude or negative but among the 'smart' we eventually all realised the the EPIC awards were sort of meaningless. Sometimes we would call them the 'pity awards' as they were just so easy to get
Coaching and chances to compete
no idea, i wasnt part of sports - however regarding the facilities our facilities were pretty poor
Chances to take part in the arts
wasnt part of it but there were plenty of opportunities like the school play that happened
- Played sport: No
- Did an arts activity: No
