| Corpus Christi Catholic High School | |
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Abide in Christ
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| Location | |
| Oak Flats, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Information | |
| Type | Catholic, High school, Day school |
| Established | 2006 |
| Principal | Mrs Kerrie Piatek |
| Years Offered | 7 - 12 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colour(s) | Red, Blue, Olive |
| Website | ccchsdow.catholic.edu.au |
Corpus Christi Catholic High School (CCCHS) is a Catholic co-educational school located in Oak Flats, Australia. Founded in 2006[1], the school is operated by the Wollongong Catholic Education Office in its service of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wollongong. The school is registered by the NSW Board of Studies as an accredited years 7 to 12 high school[2].
The school was designed Glanville Architects[3] and built by One Build[4], Wide Form[5], and funded by the Australian Commonwealth and NSW governments and Catholic Authorities[6][7].
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Against a background of Catholic educational philosophy, the following guiding principles underpin learning and teaching at CCCHS.
1. A focus on the whole person whose dignity is respected and affirmed
2. The relation and transformation nature of learning grounded in quality relationships amongst all members of the school, parish and wider community and a reverence towards creation
3. An active, inquiry approach to learning fostering enjoyment, engagement and responsibility as students develop the skills of independent, creative, critical and reflective learners
4. A collaborative approach to learning where students appreciate the social dimension of human activity
5. Learning environments which are challenging, supportive,hope-filled, futures centred and flexible and which engage students in tasks of significance and relevance to produce learning which has value beyond the school
6. Value and support of individual differences and diversity
7. Curriculum integration as the organising paradigm, based on syllabus outcomes, incorporating social and emotional learning
8. Innovative pedagogical practices emerging from school based action research and from the wider educational community, which effectively integrated technology
9. Open, flexible and adaptable work spaces and resources that support an integrated approach to learning and teaching
10. Staff professionalism modelled on Jesus, the teacher and characterised by continuous collaborative learning, reflection, passion and personal growth
Since the School's inception in 2006 the Students at Corpus Christi have been apart of a Learning Circle Program to enhance their experience at the School. Learning Circles are split up into stages. Stage 4 Learning Circles consist of Year 7 and 8 Students. Stage 5 Learning Circles consist of Year 9 and 10 students and Stage 6 Year 11 and 12 but in Senior School the Learning Circle is run a bit differently depending on what subjects you are taking. From 2006-2009 Learning Circles were picked at random order and students were put in at random. More often then not, in Year 7 in particular students would not be with their Primary School Counterparts. In 2010 the organisation of the Learning Circles became much better when each colour house was designated a House Leader and Students would be put into their Learning Circle according to their House Colour. Prior to this the House Colours were used only for sporting events but now they make a big part of the school. From 2012 and beyond each House is looking to expand in Learning Circles due to the number of students who will be in the School.
CCCHS has a 1 to 1 laptop program. All students and staff utilise their computers in a wireless environment and seamlessly integrate learning technology in a meaningful way. The CLE Reconciliation students worked on videos integrating PDHPE and RE [8]. The school has developed a full co-curricular program focused on developing learning and skills of participants.
In 2007, CCCHS was named an Apple School of Excellence by Apple Australia. Staff and students presented their innovative approach to integration at the 2007 ACEL conference held in Sydney in a session entitled "Digging Deeper: Designing a CLE". In 2008 CCCHS principal & staff received an Innovative Education award from the Australian College of Educations.[9]
CCCHS has participated in the regional science fair[10] and was highly commended in the 2007 Australian ANZAC Day awards[11].
Elizabeth Carnegie works at Corpus Christi Catholic High School. Her work is primarily to foster innovative pedagogy and the integration of Religion and Gospel Values into curriculum. She contributed to the Oxford Studies of Religion textbook and the Heinemann Study Guide.