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Established in 1931, Preshil is Australia’s oldest progressive school. Co-educational, secular and entirely independent, Preshil is now a dedicated International Baccalaureate Continuum School, delivering a progressive IB to children from three years of age in the Kindergarten, through to the completion of their secondary schooling in Year 12.
At our core remains an unshakeable commitment to encourage all children to set and achieve their own goals, and to be respected as individuals in their own right. Preshil is committed to nurturing and challenging our children in an atmosphere that inspires creativity and independent thinking in all areas of life.
At Preshil, relationships between students and their teachers are sincere, respectful and focused on achieving outstanding learning outcomes, trust and a genuine regard for individuality. Our students are supported to challenge ideas, think critically, make ethical judgements and set their own goals; the qualities of a growth mindset and collaborative problem-solving essential for their future. Remaining academically rigorous, Preshil continues as a school that places kindness, compassion and social relationships at its heart.
Acceptance nurtures and inspires individuals with the courage to be and become themselves. The Preshil ideal of wellbeing extends to nurturing and valuing relationships, creating safe spaces, and building strong communities. Wellbeing at Preshil is an ongoing state of healthy support that inspires the resilience through which the often-harsh realities of life can be more gracefully weathered.
Preshil is now the only school in Victoria to offer the IB Continuum of the Primary Years, Middle Years and Diploma Programmes exclusively. The IB allows us to offer a much more holistic and collaborative learning culture, reward individual research, accommodate individual choice and inspire community participation, creativity and global citizenship.
The IB Learner Profile emphasises the development of independence and self-motivation, actively cultivating the attributes of students as inquirers; knowledgeable thinkers and communicators who are principled, open-minded, caring, courageous, balanced and reflective; global citizens with an awareness of their common humanity.
Preshil’s approach to the IB at all levels is flexible, innovative and challenging. It is strongly aligned with the school’s long-term commitment to developing the independence and creativity of each of its students in a way that respects their individuality; their goals, interests and capacities. The school continues to produce graduates who have developed the courage to question; to find their own voice and to become responsible and dynamic global citizens.
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The Preshil IB is not a narrowly academic alternative to the VCE. Many people have formed this idea of the IB, but it is a limited (and in some ways, a distorted) view; it has led to the common misconception that the IB Diploma is exclusive and can only be undertaken by the most able and academic of students. This view completely underestimates the IB Diploma’s flexibility and emphasis on both collaboration and individuality. Independent research from a wide selection of tertiary institutions (both in Australia and internationally) indicates that the IB Diploma is the best possible preparation for tertiary study and gives students the skills they will need to succeed in their post-school education.
The IB Diploma accommodates for a range of different pathways, encouraging a broad, contemporary education. It is a globally recognised qualification which emphasises personal interest, research and genuine criteria-based assessment, in place of a limited system of ranking students against each other. The programme affords Preshil the opportunity to offer a significantly more holistic and collaborative learning culture, rewarding individual research, community participation, creativity and global citizenship. These qualities have always been at the heart of Preshil’s approach; the IB simply allows us to integrate this approach into all elements of students’ learning.
The IB Diploma Programme (DP) allows Preshil to create greater coherence between our values and our practice. Like Preshil, the IB Diploma Programme understands that for any education to be truly valuable it must address the needs of the whole person and not simply the academic entity. By cultivating self-reflection, foregrounding interconnectedness through collaborative learning and community engagement, and encouraging students to pursue their passions and interests, the Diploma Programme provides students with a meaningful educational experience, one that is responsive to their needs and will equip them with the tools to become active, contributing members of a global community.
