Head of Middle School

Ms Lauren Lee

Learning in the Middle School is about extending and developing curiosity, imagination, creativity and problem solving within a strong framework and structure in the key areas of learning.

Our Middle School caters for students in Year Six through to Year Eight. This is a significant time of growth, change and development for our young people. With this in mind, we work hard to ensure that our programs across the Middle School provide students with enough rigour to challenge each individual, while providing a safe environment which facilitates positive risk taking.

At Cathedral College Wangaratta, we focus on the values Discover, Belong, Achieve. These values are at the core of all we do. The Middle School provides students with a safe space where their academic needs are supported, and their social and emotional needs are a priority. As students move through Middle School, they are challenged to become more independent learners, while also becoming more aware of their ability to look towards and plan for their future.

Our learning environment fosters curiosity, creativity, problem solving, and independence within a structured framework. Students are encouraged to engage with core subjects while also exploring a broad range of taster subjects in Year Six. From Year Seven onward, students engage in the electives program, giving them increasing choice and ownership over their learning.

Our students are supported by excellent educators who are specialists in their fields. They have a chance to engage in structured learning environments and access specialist rooms. Students are supported by a strong pastoral care system which includes Homeroom Teachers, Subject Teachers and Year Level Coordinators at each year level. These staff work together to provide consistent support, getting to know their students well and working collaboratively across subjects and year levels.

In our pastoral care time, as well as in our classes, we work hard to establish respectful relationships between staff and students. Students are also provided with support to develop and maintain friendships as well as to engage in personal growth by setting goals that reflect both academic and personal development. Our ultimate goal is to work alongside families to produce well rounded students who feel valued and challenged.

With numerous extracurricular opportunities, access to specialist rooms, learning enhancement programs, and leadership opportunities, students are supported to thrive not just as learners, but as young people preparing for the future.

At Cathedral College Wangaratta, our Middle School team is passionate about this unique stage of education. As Head of Middle School, I am proud to lead a team that is invested in each student’s success and wellbeing within our Prep to Year Twelve context.

Ms Lauren Lee
Head of Middle School