A Step Towards Success
STEP (Selective Talent Enrichment Program) is designed for intellectually and academically capable students. The program is also intended for students who also have special talents in a range of areas from music to leadership. The program emphasises the importance of collaboration and embraces the social nature of learning.
STEP students at Years 7-9 stay together as a group during their study of the core subjects of English, Mathematics and Science. Each subject’s curriculum is enriched, accelerated and compacted. Students push into further extension at year 9 to prepare for advanced subjects (and the opportunity for completion of a VCE subject) at year 10. They undertake the balance of their program from a range of units offered by the other Key Learning Areas – Humanities, The Arts, Languages, Technology and Physical Education and Health. They study the core subjects together as a group and study their other subjects with students from outside the STEP group.
Rosehill Secondary College’s STEP Program seeks to develop students who:
Are knowledgeable in:
- Literacy, numeracy and science;
- Deep and interconnected learning;
- Understanding their approaches to thinking and have an awareness of themselves as learners;
- Their personal well-being and harmony with the environment.
Are developing:
- Skills of independence and ‘good learning behaviours’;
- As problem-solvers with analytical and reflective minds;
- Creatively, with imagination and a willingness to explore;
- The ability to raise challenging and thoughtful questions;
- An ability to set goals and targets for future self-improvement and development;
- The ability to manage knowledge, to evaluate data and process ideas;
- Effective communication skills.
Live with:
- Generosity and compassion and act selflessly in serving others;
- An awareness of the responsibility of their privileged education;
- A commitment to civic responsibility and as members of a global community;
- Enthusiasm about assuming leadership roles in the community;
- The aspiration to live harmoniously and empathetically.
Are:
- Becoming socially at ease with a strong sense of self-esteem and confidence;
- Aspiring to achieve academic excellence and who have a commitment to personal best in all they do;
- Developing a strong sense of social justice and a commitment to act;
- Aware of their role in their local and global communities and who act responsibly and with empathy;
- Exercising judgement and discernment in matters of morality and ethics.
What is different about our select entry program?
STEP is a flexible program at Rosehill Secondary College in which students have the opportunity to join the program in Year 8 or Year 9.
We are passionate about developing our students at Rosehill Secondary College as not only learners, but well-rounded individuals. To balance the strong academic focus of STEP, our students are provided with opportunities to engage in a number of a workshops throughout the year which aim to develop skills in resilience, collaboration and leadership. These workshops change each year in which STEP students from years 7-9 work in mixed year level groups.
STEP 2025 Information Evening
Monday 29th April 2024 6:30 - 7:30
STEP information and application packs will be available on this night
RSVP Monday 24th April 2025
Request a STEP Application 2025
STEP Information Pack is available including the application and confidential reference forms.
Fill in the form below or contact Maree Kelly at the College.
STEP Selection Criteria
Students whose families wish them to enter the Selective Talent Enrichment Program (STEP) will be required to participate in a selection process.