The school has eight year 12 candidates for graduation at the end of the year and principal Len Elliott said having the full complement of transition (pre-kindergarten) to year 12 was exciting.

“We’ve been working towards this for quite a few years, so it’s by no means sudden for us, but it is a coming of age I guess,” he said.

He said the school had grown in classrooms and staff to accommodate the students and the year 12 pupils had not been limited in subject choice, despite the small numbers.

“Particularly in the areas that are difficult to resource like maths and science, we’ve come up with terrific staff this year,” he said.

“We’ve managed to facilitate all preferences this year because we asked the students well in advance.” 

Mr Elliott said the flexibility was possible due to 10-year budget planning as the school grew.

“They’re small classes and they’re expensive to run, but we budgeted to do it and it’s good because the students can get quick feedback from their teachers,” he said.

Mr Elliott said the cohesion between students was strong and they were set to perform well in the HSC, but acknowledged there was some pressure when prospective parents assessed schools on HSC results.

“There’s always that pressure and there’s the tendency for people to judge externally, that’s normal,” he said.

“But I think people also look further than that and judge the cohesion in the school community, the happiness of the students and their connections with the teachers.” 

danielle.cetinski@fairfaxmedia.com.au