Crusoe College was established in 2008 from an amalgamation of three local schools. It offers a comprehensive education 7-10. The current enrolment is 883 students. The college has 86 EFT, including 1 Principal, 1 Assistant Principal, 10 Leading Teachers, 54 teachers and 20 support staff. The school works closely with our four neighbouring secondary colleges to implement the Bendigo Education Plan. The school has recently completed a building program under the Victorian Schools Plan that has rebuilt the entire school. All students and teachers are connected to learning neighbourhoods that strengthen the relationships between students and teachers and the connectedness of students to school. To improve teaching and learning the school has two coaches who work alongside literacy and numeracy coaches, in turn working side by side with teachers. Student relationships are enhanced by the implementation of the Restorative Practices approach. National Partnership funding was used in 2010 to further develop the capacity of teachers in Literacy and Numeracy. The school has worked with Professor David Hopkins to develop the Crusoe Model of teaching which focusses on guaranteeing a high quality education for all students at the college.