Educational Philosophy and Aims
All phases of schooling at St Edmund’s College are underpinned by the Charter for Catholic Schools in the Edmund Rice Tradition and The Alice Springs (Mparntwe) Declaration (2019).
The Alice Springs (Mparntwe – pronounced as ‘M-ban-tua’) Education Declaration sets the national vision for education for all Australians and notes two goals:
- The Australian education system that promotes excellence and equity.
- All young Australians become:
- Confident and creative individuals
- Successful lifelong learners
- Active and informed members of the community
Curriculum design and delivery at St Edmund’s College is grounded in the Alice Springs (Mparntwe) Education Declaration and is mindful of the declaration’s goals. In alignment with the declaration, which promotes excellence and equity, we support students to achieve high standards and provide structures and adjusted strategies that enable equitable learning experiences. This is achieved within a faith-filled learning environment in which we are committed to supporting students to become confident and creative individuals, successful lifelong learners and active and informed members of the community.
Our learning environment is based on the charism of Edmund Rice in which we value spirituality, compassion, integrity, service and wisdom and the daily living of Gospel values. We value every child as a learner and understand that all children learn in different ways and at different rates.
In the spirit of reconciliation, St Edmund’s College acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.