Guiding all that happens at Buckley Park College is realising the mission developed by our community: “Buckley Park College prepares its students to be the creators, discoverers and inventors of the future, participating as responsible and productive citizens committed to the achievement of a just and sustainable world.” The shared values of honesty, respect, trust, tolerance, responsibility, creativity and determination inform our daily actions. The 890 resident students were largely drawn from Essendon and neighbouring communities. There are above average family income levels, 10% of students from homes where English is not the main language and 6% of students born overseas. The largest LBOTE groups are Cantonese, Chinese and Vietnamese. There were also 11 international students mainly from China and Vietnam. The school had 82.5 equivalent full-time staff: 3 principal class, 61.8 teachers and 17.7 support staff. While maximising VCE results and therefore opportunities to gain entry to the university and course of choice is high on the community’s agenda, provision for students with other aspirations is also a consideration. A Select Entry Accelerated Learning program has operated for seven years. In 2010 the school completed a self-evaluation of progress since the last school review and developed a new strategic plan for period 2011-2014.