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Introduction

Assumption College Warwick enjoys a rich heritage as a The Assumption College Warwick Strategic Plan
result of the amalgamation of the Sisters of Mercy Convent reflects significant consultation within the broad
High School and the Christian Brothers College in 1980. College Community. It is important to appreciate that
At this time Assumption College became a co-educational the strategic context in which the College operates is
Junior Secondary College following the rationalisation of constantly changing. Federal and State Governments,
the school system in Warwick. The boys from St Joseph’s the Toowoomba Catholic Education Schools Diocese,
Christian Brothers College came to Assumption College as the broader Church and an increasing number of
full time students joining the girls from the Sisters of Mercy groups such as the Queensland College of Teachers
Convent. Assumption College introduced Year 11 in 2000 all make demands on schools. These demands must
and graduated its first Year 12 class in twenty-six years in be accommodated within the planning cycle, while
2001. Year 7 students commenced enrolment at Assumption at the same time the College responds creatively to
College in 2015, which saw enrolment numbers increase to local circumstances.In the light of the current emphasis
approximately 450 students. on improving student outcomes and pedagogy the
incoming Assumption College Warwick Strategic Plan
Our Catholic identity is central to all we do at Assumption contains a strong emphasis on curriculum development
College Warwick. The staff of Assumption College have a and processes that enhance student learning. The
deep passion for ensuring that each student is provided introduction of the new Queensland Certificate of
with the opportunity to engage in a quality holistic Catholic Education will impact the development of the College
education. As an active learner at Assumption College each significantly over the life of this plan and not all of these
student is challenged to achieve to their personal level of impacts can be appreciated immediately.
excellence in areas of Faith, Academia, Culture and Sport.
Each Annual Action Plan drawn from the Assumption
This passion for providing a holistic education combined College Warwick Strategic Plan, therefore, will require
with a commitment to the ongoing development of modern that the College reflect anew on its situation and adapt
educational facilities and the prioritisation of the allocation to an ever-evolving educational environment. As a result
of resources to improving student outcomes, makes the College plans to maintain and further develop a
Assumption College a vibrant school community. regular process of consultation with stakeholders.

In 2017 Assumption College Warwick began a process of
strategic planning for the years 2018 to 2021. This process
considered a number of factors such as the school’s history, Terry Duggan Kort Goodman
its commitment to its combined charisms of the Sisters Chair Assumption Principal
of Mercy Values and Edmund Rice Education Australia College Warwick Board
Touchstones, its understanding of the needs of its students
and their families and its response to the emerging demands
of the emerging new senior schooling system in Queensland.
School leaders were also influenced in the development of
this plan by the recently reviewed and released Toowoomba
Catholic Schools Diocese strategic plan and the need for
both plans to be aligned.

The strategic planning process identified six key areas for
school improvement:

1. Mission and Identity;
2. Teaching and Learning;
3. Staff Capacity, Composition and Efficacy;
4. Wellbeing;
5. Community Engagement and Partnerships;
6. Sustainable Resourcing and Stewardship.

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