

	Sacred Heart College provides a learning program for all students that is engaging, challenging and enjoyable.



	What is myLearning Journey? “Ultimately, the best learners will have the most choice in life.” (Anderson, 2019, p20) myLearning Journey includes subject selection and provides your child with the agency to design a learning program for next year and beyond, building on their passions, capabilities and strengths. At Sacred Heart College we recognise that the learning journey of every student will be different. This is why we provide students with diverse learning opportunities that enable them to design a personalised learning program based on their individual learner readiness. These learning opportunities are aligned to two stages: breadth and depth. Each stage has core requirements and opportunities for choice. How will students and families be supported during myLearning Journey? The College has designed a process and developed resources that will guide students through the necessary steps to choose their subjects. These include: Living Mercy sessions dedicated to conferencing with mentor group teachers to discuss learner readiness and planned pathways, a myLearning Journey information evening, as well as Parent Communication Afternoons dedicated to myLearning Journey. What is Learner Readiness and why is it important? Learner readiness encompasses a variety of factors including knowledge acquisition and skill development, self-motivation and self-regulation and indicates the level of challenge a student is equipped to undertake. Enabling students to understand the stage they are at in their learning journey is crucial to providing them with the support they need to design their learning program. Designing a personalised learning program from a diverse range of opportunities requires well researched and informed decisions. At Sacred Heart College we have designed a process and resources that will guide students through the steps that they will need to take in order to choose their subjects. As a parent you can help your child by discussing the available options and exploring how different choices could affect their future.

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A student’s journey through The McAuley Years (Years 7 to 9) follows in the tradition of Catherine McAuley. Just as she imagined, laboured and persevered to establish the foundations of Mercy; so do our students work to secure the foundational skills and knowledge they need to become effective learners.

They do this by progressing through Levels MYP1 to MYP3 of the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program (IBMYP), culminating in the Community Project (at MYP 4) as a capstone learning experience. During the McAuley Years, students explore the full range of disciplines and develop the skills to make connections across their subjects.

Students then journey through The Maguire Years (Years 10 to 12). Following in the tradition of Mother Xavier Maguire who courageously traversed unpredictable seas to a faraway and unknown place; our students take their foundational skills and knowledge and set off on the next stage of their learning journey. Students are equipped to challenge themselves and pursue a learning program which honours their individual potential.

A combination of subjects across curriculum frameworks provides increased opportunities for specialisation. These frameworks include the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program (MYP), the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE), the VCE Vocational Major (VCE VM - previously VCAL), Vocational Education and Training (VET) and School Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships (SBAT).

VCE, VET and VCE Vocational Major

The my Learning Journey portal including subject opportunities has been designed to empower students and their families to make well-researched and informed decisions when designing their learning program. The diverse range of learning opportunities provide students with choice, agency and autonomy in designing a learning program that builds on their passions, capabilities and strengths.

Sacred Heart College works with our students to honour each student’s potential and to develop highly capable learners who can self motivate, self manage, self modify and self monitor. Choosing a school program is a very important part of your daughter's journey at Sacred Heart, as they take steps towards the life they will live. As a parent you can help your daughter by discussing the options and exploring how different choices could affect their future.

Important Dates

Monday 6 June:

Student Information Session during Living Mercy (P4)

Tuesday 7 June:

Parent Information Session - virtual event.

Details and links available in Principals Update

Monday 18 July:

Student Information Session during Living Mercy (P4)

Monday 25 July:

Student Information Session during Living Mercy (P4)

Monday 1 August:

Final Submissions Deadline

Living Mercy - Submissions Entered into system

Students will receive a username and password to access the 'Select My Subjects' system. Any login questions can be directed to your Mentor Group teacher.