Contemporary Learning

Mater Dei Catholic College provides a holistic education in which each student is challenged to develop capacity to regulate their own processes for learning.

Students are encouraged to be active community members, to work effectively with peers and teachers, to have a strong faith which guides their decision making and underpins their values, and to strive to achieve their personal academic best.

 A Mater Dei education is one in which the elements of faith, learning and community are present in the education of young people. Learning should be transformative, so that students’ learning becomes part of who they are as they grow and develop into adults.

Students at Mater Dei should develop a love of learning based on the sense of accomplishment that arises from successfully navigating challenges. They engage with passionate, exemplary teachers who value relationships built on the dialogue of teaching and learning. Growth as a whole person is at the core of learning at the College.

An integral component of the Mater Dei learning program is a knowledge-rich curriculum. Through their acquisition of knowledge, students should come to a more developed understanding of the world around them. Such knowledge and understanding allows them to engage in critical thinking and real-world problem-solving, to develop the skills of independent and life-long learning.

Students also learn about the effective use of ICT, literacy, numeracy and academic integrity. They are taught explicitly about the Cardinal Virtues: Prudence, Fortitude, Temperance and Justice and have opportunities to put these into practice.