Senior School

Illustrated by Betty, Year 10 Student, 2020.

Welcome to the Senior School

Our Senior School is a vibrant and inspiring learning community for young people in Years 9 to 12. An exceptional education is provided, underpinned by our Christian faith and our school values of courage, integrity and compassion.

Your final years of school at Collegiate prepare you for life afterwards. All that you need to live a fulfilling life is already in you; our aim in the Senior School is to remind you of this.

‘Soft skills’ such as problem-solving, adaptability, communication, teamwork, self-motivation and the ability to work under pressure have never been more important in colleges, universities and workplaces.

Collegiate provides a variety of authentic and effective learning opportunities designed to help you develop in these areas.

A broad range of sporting, cultural, service and outdoor learning experiences complement the curriculum, to further develop your life skills, resilience and confidence. This includes the experiential learning 9 ASPIRE and 10 Connect programs, which you can read more about here.

Student Support and Wellbeing

St Michael’s Collegiate believe that the mental health and wellbeing of our students is key to developing healthy, capable and confident young people. Each student is assigned a Mentor, who is a teacher focused on their wellbeing. They will ensure each student is known, cared for and connected to our learning community. Students meet with their Mentor group at least once each day and in 2023 we have begun using Open Parachute as a resource to support the teaching of key topics related to wellbeing and social-emotional development.

At Collegiate we also have a dedicated Student Management Team, who work primarily to understand and support each individual student as they journey with us. This includes Year Level Coordinators, Learning Support Coordinators, our School Chaplain, Educational Counsellor, School Psychologist, Heads of Schools and our Deputy Principal.  We do this by considering not just their learning, but their overall sense of self and their social, emotional and physical well-being.

Wellbeing is a theme that runs throughout our school and in addition to the above team, a large percentage of our staff have been trained in Mental Health First Aid. In 2023 our Year 8 and Year 10 students will also undertake the Youth Mental Health First Aid training.

Overall, we see education as a partnership between home and school and the first point of contact with Collegiate is the Mentor teacher.

House System
Our pastoral care is strengthened by eight Houses, each with its own identity and House spirit. Being an active House member ensures you enjoy a sense of fun, connection and purpose within a group.

Student Leadership

In Senior School you are the student leaders and positive role models of the School community. You embody Collegiate’s culture as you act responsibly, value and enjoy learning and welcome others.

There are so many opportunities for you to grow your leadership skills; as prefects, House leaders, activity captains, sport leaders, on student committees, in social justice and service learning.

Senior School Snapshots

All Snapshots

Emerging Artist

Congratulations to Zara Casimaty who has been awarded the Artery Art on Show Emerging Artist award for 2022. A great and well-deserved result!

Interfaith Panel

On Monday, Collegiate was joined by guests from Hobart religious communities for an Interfaith Panel. It was wonderful to hear their perspectives in response to a series of questions. Thank you to our panellists from the Baha’i Centre of Learning for Tasmania, the Hobart Synagogue, the Tasmanian Chinese Buddhist Academy of Australia, and St Mark’s Anglican Church Bellerive.