Student Engagement & Wellbeing

Lyndale Secondary College places a high emphasis on student engagement and wellbeing and offers a vast array of programs and services to support our students. We recognise that student engagement and wellbeing cannot be separated from student learning and understand that for students to maximise their academic potential they need to feel safe, happy and be connected to and engaged in their school lives.

The Wellbeing Team oversees the school wellbeing programs and co-ordinate referrals. Our support network includes DEECD Psychologists, a school based Psychologist, a School Community nurse and two counsellors who are available to see students at the school.

Student Engagement

Lyndale Secondary College is committed to engaging our young people with their school and their education through a variety of programs which support our students to attend school, participate in class and enjoy learning. It is stressed to the school community that involvement by parents and students in the ‘non-academic’ aspects of the school will significantly contribute to the students’ academic success. At Lyndale we believe in the development of the whole child and a philosophy of ‘more than just marks’ is stressed. We work collaboratively with our community networks to build student resiliency and both the academic and the co-curricular programs are designed to promote students’ learning and engagement.

These include:

Differentiated extension units (subject-based units and VELS cross-discipline units) at Years 9 & 10
Development of individual student learning goals with form teachers and year level coordinators
Intensive Numeracy and Literacy support programs including cross-age mentoring with past high achieving students
Student wellbeing support services (including counsellors, psychologists, school nurse and Year Level Coordinators)
Lyndale promotes responsible use of social media and internet use through our Cyber Safety program
Instrumental Music programs
Theatre performances, studies and school musicals
Student leadership program including opportunities to attend leadership seminars
An extensive House Sports system – athletics, swimming, cross country, football, soccer, basketball, and volleyball
International student program and overseas and interstate trips
The Young Muslim Women’s committee – representing and supporting the integration of new students from the English Language School
The Lyndale Peer Support program - Part of the year 7 transition into college life. This program is run by trained year 10 leaders who work with groups of year 7 students in the first two terms of the school year. Peer Support provides students with a small supportive environment that allows them to learn more about Lyndale S C.

All students are involved in the Lyndale Supportive Relationships policy through a range of activities that promote and collectively develop our commitment to providing a safe and supportive environment for all members of the community. Relationships are at the core of everything we do at LSC and we use Restorative Practices for behaviour management and conflict resolution.

Extra curricular activities include:

Robotics Club - Meets regularly to explore the building and programming of robots.
Music room - Alive with students practicing music and band performances.
Library - Open to students for study, computer use and reading.
Stadium and Gym room - Open to students engaged and training for sporting competitions.
New @ Lyndale - Facilitated for all new students to the college and supports them in their induction to life at Lyndale.
Homework Club - running afterschool every Wednesday. Free tuition is provided to students at the college and will receive support from classroom teachers, past high achieving students and university student tutors.