- The Mancel College difference
Our College
Mancel College fosters a holistic approach to delivering high-quality, differentiated and individualised learning, ensuring all students with a Language Disorder can achieve success.
Our College
Specialist Education – Senior School – Years 7-12
Our Senior School is intentionally designed to provide a stimulating and supportive learning environment for each child as they move through their adolescence.
Our Senior School now offers an outstanding range of subjects for students to choose from. These include courses in English, Mathematics, Science, Humanities, The Arts, Technologies (Design and Digital), Health and Physical Education and AUSLAN.
Our expanded subject offerings are designed to:
- Cater to diverse interests and strengths
- Provide clear pathways to achieve certifications including Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE) and Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR), access TAFE at Schools, study certificates as part of Vocational Education and Training, and gain post-school employment
- Encourage deeper learning and personal growth
- Foster independence and responsibility in academic decision-making
From Year 8, students have the opportunity to choose from a range of elective subjects, allowing them to explore areas of personal interest, discover new passions, and enhance their educational journey. The elective subjects have been carefully designed to complement the core curriculum and provide a well-rounded educational experience.
We believe that giving students the opportunity to explore their passions and tailor their learning journey is key to their success and wellbeing. Our dedicated teaching staff are here to guide students through their choices and ensure they feel confident and supported as they move through the secondary years of their education.
Our teachers and allied health professionals collaborate with families to determine each student’s transition-out plan to see that our students can articulate life beyond learning at Mancel College.
VET Pathways Roadmap – showing certificate and qualification options for Mancel senior students.
Senior Testimonial
“In Term 4 last year, I began taking a small group of students up to The University of QLD to participate in weekly specialist cricket training. The group consisted of majority senior school students and one Year 3 student. This Year 3 student looked up to the senior students and they became very protective of him. Despite the large age gap, the group bonded over their shared love of sport (in particular cricket and rugby). Towards the end of the year, the older boys became sad to learn that the Year 3 student was leaving Mancel College and not returning in 2023.
They expressed this to me one day and mentioned that they had come up with an idea to buy this Year 3 boy a rugby ball in his favourite team colours as a farewell gift. I thought it was a lovely idea but didn’t think much more about it until the last day of term when several staff members passed on the message that these particular senior school students were looking for me. When I found them, I discovered the reason they wanted me was to sign the rugby ball that they had taken the initiative to fund, purchase, bring into school, and that they were planning on presenting the year 3 student with his farewell gift before he left that day. This demonstration of leadership, initiative and genuine thoughtfulness touched me deeply, and in that moment, I swelled with pride at the privilege of having the job that I do; having front row seats on the journey alongside these students as they develop their character and find their place in the world. Pride accompanied gratefulness for the incredible team of staff that I get to work alongside every day, all of whom play an integral part in allowing these Mancel College students to feel confident, capable and safe enough to communicate in the language of their passions and be the best versions of themselves that they can possibly be!”
Victoria Venter, Coordinator for Co-Curricular
33 Cubberla Street, Fig Tree Pocket, Qld, 4069
