Philosophy
Brisbane Bayside State College (BBSC) creates an education environment which is supportive, disciplined and academically challenging, facilitating student engagement in a rich curriculum that enables them to develop both the skills and capabilities to emerge as learners and leaders of the 21st century.
The Junior Secondary classroom is one characterised by an emphasis on the development of highly literate and numerate inquiring students who, through the application of literacy and numeracy strategies, engage in high order thinking skills and use of technology for learning.
Building strong learning focussed relationships between the student and teacher is critical to student success; as such Junior Secondary students have a core teacher for English and History/Geography as well for the Maths Sciences. Students also have a common home room for these core subjects.
Distinct identity
We seek to provide Junior Secondary students at BBSC with a distinct identity which is supported through the establishment of year level specific designated lunch spaces. Students have a specific Junior Secondary uniform and a Junior Leaders programme, allowing for representation of this cohort in both the school and broader community. Junior Secondary students engage in a developmentally appropriate Wellbeing programme specifically designed for their needs.
A supportive team
The Junior Secondary school is a holistic environment in which student's personal, social and education needs are met. A dedicated team of staff and support personnel include a core wellbeing leader, who remains their teacher for two of the core subjects, a wellbeing year co-ordinator, a junior secondary deputy principal, a school nurse, guidance office, school based police officer, community education counsellor and respective faculty based heads of department.
To contact the Head of Department for Junior Secondary, please phone 3893 5314.