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The school provides a secure, caring, and stimulating atmosphere for students to grow emotionally, intellectually, physically and socially. The wellbeing and support program includes counselling services for all students and their parents, delivered by school counsellors. Students access counselling via parent or coordinator requests, teacher referrals, or self-referral; issues addressed include friendship issues, social problems such as phobia, sadness, depression, anxiety, teacher–student relations, family problems, learning difficulties, and communication and conflict issues. Individual counselling is offered and group sessions address organisation skills, self-esteem, social skills and conflict resolution; counselling staff participate in extracurricular activities and facilitate workshops. The counselling team also supports study skills development and assists Special Education students.
A Special Needs program addresses Maths and English across all age groups. Reading Recovery provides an individual 30-minute daily program for 12 weeks. English as a Second Language (ESL) supports students with language difficulties arising from non-English-speaking backgrounds. Gifted and talented students are extended through differentiated learning activities. There are opportunities for extended study, including participation in National and State competitions in English and Maths and programs at other schools in a variety of curriculum areas.
ESL (English as a Second Language) assists students with language difficulties arising from non-English-speaking backgrounds. Reading Recovery and the Special Needs program support language and English learning, with targeted intervention opportunities for language development.
Counselling supports students' emotional wellbeing with individual and group sessions. Counselling staff are involved in extra-curricular activities and facilitate workshops, with a focus on issues such as friendship, anxiety, sadness, depression, and conflict resolution. The service also supports study skills and offers guidance for students receiving Special Education support, contributing to their overall mental wellbeing.
Safeguarding is addressed through the School Community Safety Orders Policy and Procedures, including monitoring of orders by designated staff, variation, enforcement, and record-keeping. The policy references the Education and Training Reform Act, the Victorian Guidelines, and interactions with the Reportable Conduct Scheme and Child Safe Standards. Implementation is supported by staff training and incident notification procedures across campuses, with clear contact details for Caroline Springs Senior Campus.
The Australian International Academy Caroline Springs Campus offers a broad, recognised program that blends the Australian Curriculum with the International Baccalaureate. The Primary Campus (Prep to Year 5) delivers the IB Primary Years Programme alongside ACARA in a transdisciplinary, inquiry-based framework. Arabic language and Religious Studies are taught at all levels, with additional modern languages offered as numbers allow. The Senior Campus delivers the IB Diploma Programme for Years 11-12, with six subjects (three HL, three SL), plus Theory of Knowledge, the Extended Essay and CAS. The Diploma prepares students for university study, and the Senior Campus is a Candidate School for the IB Middle Years Programme. The college has a long history, originating as King Khalid Islamic College in 1983, and opened the Caroline Springs Campus in 2014. AIA provides a range of after-school activities including debating, calligraphy, language forums and esports, together with chess and camp activities, each week.
