NEWHAVEN COLLEGE An independent co-educational Prep and Grade 3 to Year 12 situated on Phillip Island, Victoria Founded in 1980, Newhaven College provides a diverse academic curriculum with a caring pastoral approach in a beautiful setting. The ethos of the school is based upon mutual respect between teacher and students, in which high standards of social and academic expectations are actively encouraged. The college has a low fee structure and provides an extensive bus system across Phillip Island and South and South-West Gippsland. Facilities: The College occupies a well-established Campus in Newhaven, which is recent years has been enhanced by the addition of a multi-purpose Auditorium and a Technology Centre. It has also established its Year 9 Environmental Centre on a separate magnificent 82-acre property on Phillip Island, which will also hosts its brand new Junior School catering for classes from Prep to Year 6. Curriculum: Newhaven College Junior School teachers focus on developing essential skills in literacy and numeracy, and areas such as humanities, civics and citizenship, health, personal development, religious and values education, science and technology (including ICT) are integrated to provide a comprehensive curriculum. Students also attend specialist classes for art, music, LOTE (Japanese), drama and library. Students in Years 7 and 8 enjoy a broad curriculum, with core subjects of Mathematics, English, LOTE (Japanese), Science, Humanities, Personal Development/RE, Physical Education and Sport supplemented by semester long subjects including Drama, Music, ICT, Design and Technology, Food Technology and Art. All Year 9 students attend the Year 9 Environmental Centre for a full year. Their academic program is highly supportive and features integrated approaches to learning, strong environmental themes and opportunities for personal development. Subjects such as Mathematics, where more specific scope and sequence are required, are characterised by more conventional approaches. Courses in Year 10..