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Warracknabeal Secondary College is among 18 Victorian schools participating in a unique program that will see high-performing university graduates combine study with a two-year teaching placement.
Peter Walsh, Member for Swan Hill, said 28 high-performing university graduates from fields as diverse as law and science would take up their posts in participating schools from Term 1 as part of the Teach for Australia program.
“The Teach for Australia participants come from different backgrounds but their energy, passion and dedication will no doubt serve them well as they take up their posts,” Mr Walsh said.
“Warracknabeal Secondary is among the 18 schools that are set to benefit from the program this year which attracts, trains and retrains some of our best and brightest university graduates and prepares them for a career in teaching.”
The latest intake of Teach for Australia associates join more than 70 people who have participated in the program in Victoria since it began in 2010.
Teach for Australia is part of the Federal Government’s $550 million Smarter Schools Quality Teaching National Partnership with states and territories.
The program aims to tackle educational disadvantage and participants will receive mentoring support throughout their two-year placement.