Pastoral Care and Wellbeing

Pastoral Care is at the centre of creating positive and effective learning environments for the students at Holy Spirit College, Bellambi.

Pastoral Care and Wellbeing

The Catholic education system is characterised by the spiritual and holistic education of each person. At Holy Spirit College we endeavour to provide a safe and supportive environment that is inclusive of all students. Our Pastoral Care approach aims to connect messages of the Gospel with the challenges of contemporary life.

The Pastoral Care structures at Holy Spirit College aim to support students with a range of ongoing programs that foster positive wellbeing whilst enabling a positive learning environment for students to achieve their full potential.

Pastoral Team

Each student resides in a homeroom based on their House. Our homeroom teachers play a vital role in supporting each young person in accessing all aspects of school life and work closely with Year Coordinators and the Pastoral Team. Year Coordinators and Assistant Year Coordinators lead the year group in developing a vibrant and engaging pastoral program whilst also supporting students in various aspects of their College life.

Pastoral Program

The Pastoral Program is delivered through extended homeroom, year group assemblies, targeted presentations and also incursions. We endeavour to address important and relevant wellbeing topics through these various mediums and at different stages address mental health, relationships, academic health, sleep hygiene, conflict resolutions, risk-taking and road safety. The College collects data that enables us to plan an appropriate and relevant pastoral program, addressing the needs to a particular group at a particular point in time.

The Peer Support program, which runs throughout Term 1, aims to integrate Year 7 into high school and is facilitated by a select group of Year 10 student leaders. The overall objectives of the program are to:

  • develop friendships between all students,

  • enhance and increase self awareness, self-esteem and communication,

  • develop leadership skills in older students, and

  • enable new students to integrate more easily and feel more comfortable in the new school environment.

Counselling and Additional Support

All students at the College have access to school-based counselling services (subject to availability). Year Coordinators and their assistants facilitate restorative justice initiatives, social skill development and peer relationship support. If your child requires counselling whilst at school, contact your child’s Year Coordinator or the Leader of Pastoral Care for a referral form.

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