The shared vision of the Sheldon College community is Traditional Values and Progressive Thinking for Quality Learning and Living. Our mission is 'to provide a quality educational experience in an environment that encourages and enables our students to succeed in a constantly changing world'. As a College we are committed to the following core values: Student Success; Excellence in teaching and learning; A safe, orderly and supportive learning environment; Collaborative home-College-community partnerships; Shared decision making; Recognition and Reward; Service orientation; Continuous Improvement; High standards in dress and appearance, behaviour and individual scholarship and work habits; Support for individual needs - intellectual, emotional, social, spiritual and physical. Our motto is 'Todays Challenge; Tomorrows Success'. Sheldon College aspires in every respect to be an exemplary institution - a College renowned for its excellence in academic, sporting and cultural pursuits. Sheldon College is a College with: a clear sense of purpose and a shared set of core values; an unparalleled concern for quality education for each individual; a strong service orientation; a strong Christian ethos and a fundamental belief in the dignity and worth of each individual.