We recognise the importance of the following core values to the community. These values represent the aspirations and beliefs of the Australian community as a whole, including its concern for equity, excellence and the promotion of a caring, civil and just society. They are common to a range of secular and religious world-views and are found in most cultures.
Core values
- Integrity– Being consistently honest and trustworthy.
- Excellence– Striving for the highest personal achievement in all aspects of schooling and individual and community action, work and life-long learning.
- Respect– Having regard for yourself and others, lawful and just authority and diversity within Australian society and accepting the right of others to hold different or opposing views.
- Responsibility– Being accountable for your individual and community's actions towards yourself, others and the environment.
- Cooperation– Working together to achieve common goals, providing support to others and engaging in peaceful resolution of conflict.
- Participation– Being a proactive and productive individual and group member, having pride in and contributing to the social and economic wealth of the community and the nation.
- Care– Concern for the wellbeing of yourself and others, demonstrating empathy and acting with compassion.
- Fairness– Being committed to the principles of social justice and opposing prejudice, dishonesty and injustice.
- Democracy– Accepting and promoting the rights, freedoms and responsibilities of being an Australian citizen.