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Wellbeing skills and mindsets are taught explicitly through the Positive Education Program, the House Mentoring System and Year 7 homerooms in the Senior School, as well as through Junior School and CEEd Programs. The aim is to equip students to flourish, handle setbacks and achieve their goals. Wellbeing themes at Senior School focus on Relationships, Respect, Resourcefulness, Resilience, Responsibility and Resolve. The House system provides weekly meetings and house activities that support mentorship, leadership and a sense of belonging. The Health Centre and counselling services support students' social, mental and emotional wellbeing.
Enrichment, Intervention and Support classes are conducted at various year levels to provide additional opportunities and/or support. A comprehensive Reading Intervention program occurs in Year 1, and the English Co-ordinator works with teachers to address the needs of all students, particularly those making slower progress. Teacher Assistants are used for extra support in classes where students have special needs. Learning Enhancement identifies and supports students with additional needs, with goals set collaboratively and an appropriate educational plan agreed.
International Students join local students on campus and receive dedicated pastoral support and after-hours ESL classes with specialist teaching staff. English language benchmarks and AEAS testing determine whether intensive English study is required with Avalon College; offers are conditional upon completing the required English study.
The Health Centre provides medical support during school hours and extends to support students' social, mental and emotional health. The School Chaplain and fully qualified School Psychologists are available for counselling, and counsellors are involved in the wellbeing program and provide professional learning for staff.
Ballarat Grammar maintains a zero-tolerance approach to child abuse and is committed to protecting students from all forms of harm. Policies and procedures promote a child-safe culture, including safeguarding officers and training and screening for staff, volunteers and contractors; the school ensures that students with disabilities and those from culturally or linguistically diverse backgrounds have access to special care and support.
Ballarat Grammar is a boarding school in Australia with a history dating to 1876 and a campus strategy spanning Wendouree, Mount Rowan Farm, and City Cite for Year 9. The Senior School offers multiple Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority pathways, including the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) and the VCE Vocational Major, with VET options in Years 10–12 as part of VCE pathways, VCE VM, or School Based Apprenticeships/Traineeships. Languages can be studied by Distance Education through the Victorian School of Languages. The school combines heritage buildings with modern learning spaces, a science wing, libraries, performing arts venues, and specialist arts facilities, plus sports facilities, a 25m indoor pool, and a rowing and sailing centre on Lake Wendouree. Co-curriculars emphasize Outdoor Education, the Arts, Service and Wellbeing, with a Round Square program guiding leadership, international exchanges, and global projects. A strong service ethos sits alongside pastoral support and boarding houses.
