Five Islands Secondary College

Five Islands Secondary College is unique across the Illawarra in that it provides a senior college style education for Year 10, 11 and 12 students. The learning environment is flexible, students do not wear uniform, school hours are from 8.40am to 3.40pm Monday to Thursday and enrolments are welcomed at any time of the year. Students come first, individuality is valued and we are dynamic in responding to student needs. This includes building strong relationships with students to maximise engagement and learning and a culture which caters for students who need more personalised support to succeed at school.   The school is organised so there are a variety of ways students can access a RoSA or HSC. Our enrolment includes full-time, part time, school and mature age, English as Second Language, Aboriginal students and a Special Education setting. We cater for students who may be re-entering education or those who are seeking to choose from a range of more flexible patterns of learning.    In comparison to a Year 7 to 12 comprehensive school, students have more options to follow a variety of pathways toward their goals and possible futures. The curriculum involves a dual structure so there is an equal emphasis on both academic and vocational pathways. A strength of the school is the ease of organisation for students completing vocational (VET) courses, traineeships and school based apprenticeships. In Special Education, a flexible pathways approach helps students reintegrate and complete a HSC where this would not be possible in a mainstream setting. As a separate curriculum strand, the Big Picture program allows students to participate in independent learning through to the HSC and access to university. The Big Picture learning model promotes intellectual rigour as well as critical and creative thinking. Parental involvement is encouraged to support the learning and real life immersion of students. All students have an individualised learning plan that includes their passions, interests and any future career and social goals. Their learning is then tailored to their needs with the emphasis on engagement in authentic educational opportunities. FISC culture places a strong emphasis on students taking responsibility for their own learning and engagement. Together with supportive staff and a dynamic and flexible curriculum delivery, our students' learning outcomes are enhanced through a raft of both curricular and extracurricular opportunities. Facilities at FISC are outstanding. Students have access to purpose built state of the art facilities including a commercial kitchen, metal fabrication workshop and a construction / timber facility. The latest technology is employed in the computer laboratories, library facilities and all classrooms. Our learning facility is a unique, multipurpose learning space which is the only one of its kind in the region.   Five lslands Secondary College motto is Your Pathway, Your Future.