Academic Distinction

Flinders students are able to achieve outstanding results in all areas of academic, cultural and sporting endeavour; including the OPs, ICAS competitions, and Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN). In the 2008 NAPLAN testing, our students achieved well above the state and national averages. Academic distinction of this calibre does not result from a solely individual effort but through the combined efforts of a community of learners involving teachers, students and parents.

Although our academic standards are high and individually our students are motivated and strive to do quality work, there is no ‘typical’ Flinders student. Each boy and girl comes to the College with their own unique talents, interests and learning needs. They do, however, share a common desire to be part of a community of learners united by a set of core values centred on supporting one another in their collective and individual learning. They also understand that, in valuing one another’s specific gifts and participating cooperatively in the learning process, they can work more productively together toward releasing their full academic potential.

Our staff supports students in these endeavours by engendering a supportive learning environment in which it is safe to take repsonsible academic risks and view mistakes as valuable learning experiences. A talented, diverse group of professionals, the teachers bring to the Flinders learning community their own strengths and commitment to their area of expertise. Life-long learners themselves, they are passionate about nurturing the love of learning in an environment, nurturing their spirit of enquiry, and enriching the intellect of their students.

While our Years 11-12 curriculum tends to focus more on the academic subjects that lead towards tertiary entry, in Years 7-10 it is designed to complement the developmental requirements of a community of learners by offering an increasingly wide range of subjects that not only cater for the different needs and interests of students but also allows them to make more informed decisions about proposed patterns of study in the senior phase of schooling.

Top 2009 OP Results

Primary Results

Secondary Results, QCS and OPs

2008 Year 12 Outcomes report puts Flinders in top four in State

MFAC 'on cloud nine' after 9 OP1s