Macleay Valley Workplace Learning Centre IncorporatedRegistered

The Macleay Vocational College in Kempsey was established in 2001 by the community of Kempsey and the Macleay Valley Workplace Learning Centre Inc. The school in its current location on Reginald Ward Street was officially opened on the 22nd March 2006. It has grown on this site with a steady enrolment each year of around 120 students and around 50 locally employed teachers and support staff. Just over 70% of the student population are Aboriginal and around 30% of the staff are Aboriginal. Our vision at Macleay Vocational College is to promote the development of the young people enrolled at College and foster their personal growth to become resilient, tolerant and selfconfident members of community. We encourage a commitment to lifelong learners and a promoting a personal best approach to their learning and development. The school environment is supportive and flexible and supports students to feel a sense of belonging, pride, cultural identity and awareness. We provide a supportive and flexible environment where students can develop a sense of belonging, pride, personal identity and cultural awareness. The school achieves its mission by encouraging students to achieve their personal best. The College specialises in a blended education model that offers both academic and vocational pathways with the HSC and completion of Vocational Education and Training a goal for all of our students along with a goal to have some form of employment by the time of graduation. In 2022, 20 students completed Year 12 and 15 of them were employed. The College is classified as a Special Assistance School and enrols students who do not fit into the traditional mainstream school setting, have been suspended or expelled and or are exiting Juvenile Detention. Despite this the College continues to be recognised as a leader in delivering alternate education to students at risk of disengaging form education. The College offers a wraparound health and wellbeing support service with Psychologists, Counsellors, Social Workers and Mental Health Support Workers all employed by the College. The school plays an important part in the community by catering for students from Year 9 to Year 12. Student enrolment varies from 105 to 120 students annually with a number of students transitioning out of the College program and back into mainstream school or local TAFE courses.