ACC Darling Downs is a K-9, co-educational, Christian school located in Brookdale WA. The School is renowned for making sure every student is well known, well loved and well taught. Students are nurtured by teachers who notice them, ask about their interests, listen to them, laugh with them and believe in them.
Each child’s development and long-term success is optimised through a curriculum that is guided by the Early Years Learning Framework, the National Quality Standards for Early Childhood Education, the Western Australian Curriculum and Assessment Outline and Christian values.
Classroom teachers, and the school chaplain, provide a wide range of social and emotional support including:
- Protective Behaviours education
- Second Step social and emotional education
- Anti-bullying education
- Peer mediation
- Leadership training
Gifted and talented students have the opportunity to apply for the Gifted and Talented Education program (GATE). ACC’s GATE program has been designed to foster:
- Advanced problem-solving abilities
- Critical and creative thinking
- Exceptional communication and collaboration skills
- Digital literacy
- Independent learning
The program accelerates student learning by extending content knowledge, practising skills development and minimising repetition. It is an exciting and fast-paced learning environment.
The integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) occurs across the curriculum and year levels. Students are encouraged to take ownership of their personal technology. The School provides a commercial-grade wireless network for internet access and a range of media equipment for presentations.
In addition to academic subjects, we also offer co-curricular opportunities such as:
- Sports
- Music
- Design technologies
We believe that these opportunities help our students develop spiritually, academically, socially and physically. Our goal is to prepare our students not only for exams but for life.
