Department of Education - Victoria

Rutherglen High School (enrolment 310) is situated in north-east Victoria servicing the rural townships of Chiltern, Rutherglen, Springhurst, Wahgunyah and the surrounding farming communities. We are increasingly a school of choice and as such attract students from Barnawartha, Wodonga, Corowa, Howlong and Albury. We have a balanced number of female and male students, with 4% being from an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background. The overall socio-economic profile is deemed to be 'medium'. The school's workforce consists of 35.7 EFT teachers and 12.4 EFT Educational Support Staff. Year 7 has an integrated curriculum approach to facilitate a smoother transition from primary school. The Year 9 Future Makers program successfully extends and challenges students to build strong links within the local and broader community, developing students' leadership and program management skills. Various extension and enrichment opportunities are offered to our highly capable students to support their development. We run both academic and vocational programs for students in Year 10 to 12 to extend pathway options for all students. Despite being a small school, we prioritise running a broad range of VCE subjects (including VET and Vocational Major) to cater for the interests and needs of all students. Parent satisfaction fluctuates by approximately 10% from year to year due to small numbers of collected responses. 2024 result is similar to previous years. School Climate was reported by staff to be below State average and is likely attributed to significant change in leadership management and changes in school direction and increased alignment to Department expectations.

 

SC1    Demonstrated knowledge of the relevant curriculum, including the capacity to incorporate the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills. Demonstrated capacity to respond to student learning needs.

SC2    Demonstrated capacity to implement high impact teaching strategies, guided by how students learn, and evaluate the impact of learning and teaching programs on student learning growth. 

SC3    Demonstrated capacity to monitor and assess student learning. Demonstrated capacity to use data to inform teaching practice and to provide feedback on student learning growth and achievement to students and parents.

SC4    Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated capacity to establish and maintain collaborative relationships with students, parents, colleagues and the broader school community to support student learning, wellbeing and engagement.    

SC5    Demonstrated behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values. Demonstrated capacity to reflect upon practice and engage in professional learning to continually improve the quality of teaching.