Vision and Beliefs

Our vision is for Dowerin District High School to inspire students to be socially responsible and resilient community members who strive to be the best they can be.

Beliefs

We believe students learn best when:

• Learning is purposeful and occurs in a safe, organised, stimulating, inclusive and  creative environment where there are clear expectations and boundaries.
• Students have the opportunity to demonstrate their understandings in a variety of ways and receive timely and constructive feedback which directly influences the teaching and learning process.
• Students are supported at home and school to develop the necessary organisational, social and emotional skills to attain emotional wellbeing, personal success and positive relationships. 
• Teachers are enthusiastic, organised and deliver a range of developmentally appropriate and meaningful learning experiences.
• Collaborative partnerships between the school and the wider community, including parents, local groups, and businesses, clearly reflect a shared commitment to valuing education.
• School leaders are instructional leaders who support student achievement and teacher development, ensuring the focus is on school priorities and departmental plans and foci.
• Student leaders are positive role models and supportive of their peers, staff and the vision and values of the school.
• Relationships between staff, students and parents are positive and have the goal of improving the educational outcomes of all children at the school.

Core Values

At Dowerin District High School we strongly believe that understanding and displaying excellence in key virtues is critical for all members of our school community. After consultation with the students, parents, staff and wider community, we adopted a virtues acronym aligned with our name, and capturing our core values.

These virtues are explicitly taught, actively promoted and on visual display around the school. Consistent demonstration of the virtues by students is acknowledged at school assemblies.