How We Teach & Support

St Euphemia College, along with School Counsellors where needed, will work together to identify your child’s educational needs and determine how the school will provide adjustments and support to meet them. Planning for your child’s education at our School considers their strengths and interests, which are important for engaging your child at school. It should also take into account their areas of need and set out a path to help them achieve their goals. The Literacy Learning Support Staff work with teachers to develop teaching strategies and suitable resources to support classroom teaching for students with learning difficulties. The Primary School offers extra Literacy and Numeracy classes to assist students with learning difficulties. In High School, students with learning difficulties are offered individual withdrawal lessons with the Learning Support Teacher. The School ensures that there is ongoing and effective communication with families of referred students.

The role of school counsellor at St Euphemia College includes, but is not limited to:

– Providing individual and small group counselling. 

– Completing intellectual assessments. 

– Liaising with teachers about how to support children in the classroom in regards to their well-being and learning.

– Liaising with parents to access external support where necessary.

– Providing information about different issues regarding mental health, services in the community, and psychological information to students, staff and parents. 

– Participating in the pastoral care program. 

Our Counsellors are registered psychologists with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency. Both school counsellors work across the school from Prep to 12. 

Our school counselling service is a confidential service and this is explained to students and parents depending on the needs of the child. If you have any questions about what confidentiality is and what school counsellors do, please contact them via email or on the school landline. 

The school counsellors are active members of the school community who participate in school excursions and camps, events, carnivals and fetes.

St Euphemia’s Prep Program strives to create a safe and nurturing environment, where students are encouraged to develop their interests and curiosity about their world. 

The Program encompasses a combination of creative play and teacher planned activities targeting Literacy and Numeracy. This helps to foster the natural curiosity of each individual enabling them to investigate and approach ideas in an inquisitive manner, preparing them for Kindergarten.

 The students enjoy the full benefit of being part of St Euphemia school community and the use of its educational facilities. Attending Prep, enables an easy and smooth transition to ‘big’ school and equips the students with the necessary skills of becoming more independent.

Change is a challenge for everyone. With change, comes new experiences, interactions and relationships, often with a high level of uncertainty. 

At St Euphemia College, we acknowledge that this can be extra daunting for some, so we prioritise a comprehensive transition program aimed at equipping students with the skills and experiences to embrace their transition and set them up for success.

Our transition program includes:

• 3 transition days in the Term prior to their commencement.
• Meet and Greet for parents and students.
• Individual meetings between the Year 7 Pastoral Care Coordinator, the School Counsellor and Parents of students who may have additional needs.

Moving schools can be a difficult decision. Our transition program for new students aims to make this move inviting and seamless. Our College community welcomes new families.