Philosophy and Values

MISSION STATEMENT:  Dunstan High School is committed to providing a supportive environment that enables students to reach their potential in education and life.

Dunstan High School is a school committed to creating opportunities and encouraging success for each individual student.  Our size means that we are big enough to offer a complete range of subjects right up to scholarship level, but small enough to provide a supportive, caring family-like environment in which young people can live and learn.

The 4 Cornerstones

The Four Cornerstones provide the bedrock on which our school stands.  They underpin our vision of a school focussed on the individual needs of each student so that they can achieve their personal best in learning and life.  The cornerstones are all interrelated and allow us to deal holistically with the needs of students, as part of a wider community of educators including parents, employers and support agencies.

The Guiding Principles

If the Cornerstones are bedrock on which we have built our school, then the Guiding Principles are pathways that guide students, teachers and parents through their time in the school.  They express a shared set of beliefs about what is important to members of the school community, and act as a guide by which to measure our decisions and actions at school.

• The desire to enquire, learn and achieve

• A sense of personal identity, confidence and self-discipline

• Honesty, respect, tolerance and a sense of social responsibility

• A sense of pride and ownership

For more information on how the Four Cornerstones and the Guiding Principles influence how we do things at Dunstan, download the electronic version of the prospectus or request a hard copy from the school.