Our Values
Safety - Everybody goes home without harm at the end of the day
Sustainability - We act today with the future in mind
Relationships - Committed to creating and maintaining long-term relationships
People - We equip, inspire and empower our people to be their best
Creative - Creating solutions to meet our customer's needs
Excellence - Committed to getting it right the first time
Fair Return - Reward for all commensurate with the value delivered
Integrity - Honesty, respect and equitable treatment for all, without compromise
Education
Schools in Australia are either government or independent. Government schools provide high quality education virtually free of charge.
Independent schools receive a percentage of the cost of educating a student from the Federal and State Governments, in a proportion that varies from school to school. Consequently the fees charged in Independent schools vary from school to school, sector to sector and state to state.
Independent schools include those with a specific denomination base, i.e. Anglican or Catholic, as well as non-denominational Christian schools, such as Grammar schools.
Schooling is compulsory until the age of 15.
The percentage of post compulsory students staying at school in Australia has been increasing for a number of years with 72% nationally completing the final year at High School.
Children generally begin formal schooling in the year they turn 5 or 6 dependent on the state, with a variety of pre-school options being available, including kindergarten/prep (age 3-4 years) and preschool/reception (age 5 years).
There are a wide variety of State run and private pre-schools including those run by independent schools.
Students generally complete their schooling at 17 years (year 12) when they are able to move to tertiary study at the various universities and Technical and Further Education Colleges (TAFE) or private provider institutions.