St. Brigid’s College is a Catholic Secondary College serving Ss. Michael and John’s Parish, Horsham.

Our College aims to foster the full potential of all students by promoting personal development, individual determination,
responsibility and academic excellence.

This is the VISION we have for our College. It is what we aspire to become, offer and achieve.

WE AIM:

1. To deepen the student’s understanding of, and appreciate for, the Gospel of Jesus Christ as proclaimed by the Catholic tradition.
2. To promote the integral development of students: physical, emotional, intellectual, oral, aesthetic and spiritual – in accordance with our belief that each student is unique.
3. To achieve greater co-operation in our College community.
4. To build our College continually – its resources, offerings and reputation.
5. To offer a viable alternative for the young people of Horsham and its surrounding district.

We are part of the local Parish faith community and of the wider faith community of the Diocese of Ballarat.

At St. Brigid’s College we make a commitment to:

Encourage young people to weigh moral values with an informed conscience illuminated by faith, thus embracing Christian values by personal choices.

Prepare our students for life in society by developing an complementing gospel and family values.

Provide a rich, broad curriculum which is designed in the light of current educational theory and initiatives in accordance with Government policy and directions.

Demonstrate our care for each member of our College Community.

Enable students to be cared for in a manner appropriate to their age and maturity.

As a Catholic College, which is an integral part of this Parish, we believe that we enrich and enhance the life of our parish by providing:

Catholic Secondary education

Living witness and positive modeling of faith community

Opportunities for mature faith formation and values clarification

Opportunities for student involvement in the sacramental life and ministry of the Church

Links with the wider community

A welcoming environment for the members of other faith communities

A positive experience of Church life

Access to the traditional and current teaching of the Church

A forum of parent/adult education

Opportunities for youth leadership and participation

An awareness of an ever changing society

An education which promotes care for the person and responsible citizenship

St. Brigid's College, PO Box 542, Horsham VIC 3400

Ph (03) 5382 3545    Fax (03) 5382 0757   Email principal@stbc.vic.edu.au