Enrichment opportunities

Our school partners with the Light of Hope School in Cambodia and we offer opportunities for Secondary student-led projects and fundraisers. We also run STORMCo Camps for Secondary students to regional Victoria to support community projects.

Primary students and ELC children are given the opportunity to enjoy cross-generational connections and give back to our local community. Fortnightly meetings with residents of our neighbouring aged care facility are a highlight for both students and residents.

Year 9 students are all involved in three day volunteering placements within the community as part of the Challenge program. This experience benefits our students long past the end of the volunteering placement.

We believe that spirituality is an essential element for holistic health and wellbeing, and worship is spiritual expression. Students at NCC have opportunities, beginning in the ELC, to be involved in and to lead others through daily worship, weekly chapels and other special events.

Year 6 students are invited to consider the role of Student Chaplain - a leadership role where they are given organisational responsibilities and are mentored by the School Chaplains. The role in Year 12 is given the title Spiritual Captain which is a senior student leadership position.

All our students have different passions and ambitions for their school journey. Some are high academic achievers; other students are incredible leaders looking at how to build up the school community and still others are driven to carve a path in sport.

To better enable our students to live out their passions, we offer a range of scholarships:

• Academic Scholarships

• Leadership Scholarships

• Sports Excellence Scholarships

• Entrepreneurial Scholarships

These scholarships include a monetary value as well as mentoring sessions to further build on students' skills and offer on-going support throughout their journey at NCC.

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In 2021, we launched our Sports Excellence Program. We started with a Basketball Academy for our Secondary school and using our students' voices, determined that our Sports Excellence teams be called the NCC Sentinels.

We also opened up the NCC Strongroom to our senior students. This encourages strength training to complement the Sports Excellence Program.

From 2022, we have included the Volleyball Academy and NCC Fit for our Secondary students. We have extended our Sports Excellence Program to our Primary students with the introduction of the Junior Academy in the sports of Basketball and Soccer, NCC Fit and Volleyball.

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On-campus private tuition is available for students from Prep through to Year 12 in a variety of instruments.

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We run a Peer Support program across both our campuses, designed to achieve two outcomes:

• Ensure the transition for students is smooth and positive.

• Develop leadership skills in our students as they go from mentee to mentor.

Year 11 mentors support our Year 7 students in our 7/11 program. Students in Year 5 are buddies with Prep students, giving them connections with our newest Primary students. Our Year 4 students are buddies with the children at our ELC, giving them a smoother and more comfortable transition into our Primary School.

Students have the opportunity to participate in the Debaters Association of Victoria’s annual interschool debating competition. In the context of this competition, students develop their public speaking abilities, research skills, and participate in respectful and formal discussions on real-world, relevant topics. Debating also helps students to be able to think quickly on their feet, to articulate their ideas, and to be thoughtful in their responses to the ideas and perspectives of others.

The Entrepreneurial Studies elective creates opportunities and pathways for our students with a focus on providing industry experience. Programs include the $20 Boss and Digital Boss programs to broaden students' experience in a real-world setting.

Select students take part in the NCC Marketing Internship in partnership with a Marketing and Advertising Agency. This Internship includes developing a real-life marketing campaign.

This program is based on Biblical values and is designed to give students the opportunity to develop skills and awareness that will give them the characteristics needed to not only survive in this world, but to make a positive contribution. Through hands-on challenges, discussions and reflections, young people begin to take the steps needed to grow into the adults of the future.

Years 7 and 8 students are invited to explore maths concepts beyond the classroom curriculum and sharpen mathematical problem-solving skills. Students participate in various international maths competitions, including the Olympiad and Computational and Algorithmic Thinking competitions. JEM is run once a week during the normal maths timetable and invited students are expected to keep up with the usual classwork and homework as well as complete extra assignments.

The University of Melbourne Maths program is offered to selected students in Victoria. This program runs across six weeks and topics include Number Theory, Combinatorics, Optimisation, Geometry, Topology, Data Analysis and Mathematical Biology.

Our Year 11 students have the opportunity to become mentors for our Year 7 students as part of the 7/11 program. This program builds a strong sense of belonging for our Year 7 students and offers leadership training and experiences for Year 11 students.

The program includes:

Training for Year 11 students to develop communication and organisational skills to run small groups, build resilience, increase social and emotional intelligence and promote problem-solving.

Ongoing structured events in groups with student Peer Support leaders to develop a sense of belonging and positive social skills.

Students have the opportunity to join a choir and perform at school events as well as at local churches.

Students are given opportunities to play musical instruments and sing for weekly school chapels as well as special events. This group of students honour God through song and worship whilst developing their musical and leadership abilities.

NCC joins other schools across the state to participate in a French poetry competition that is organised every year by the Alliance Française de Melbourne.

High-scoring Art students in Years 11 and 12 are encouraged to enter their artwork into the Top Arts NGV student exhibition of excellence

Students develop industry skills in photo editing, design, journalism, magazine production and project management while working on the annual school magazine.

Students form teams to take on the challenge of writing and designing an entire book in a single day. The books are then sent to children who are receiving treatment in hospitals around Australia. Funds raised through this challenge support The Kids' Cancer Project.

Students from Years 7-12 have the opportunity to participate in the annual Science Talent Search run by the Science Teachers Association of Victoria. Students are mentored once a week during Term 2 to assist them in the planning and development of their projects such as experimental investigations, science photography, game development and creating scientific inventions and models.

Students are encouraged to sign up to these annual competitions to increase their exposure to higher-order content and analysis questions about all science disciplines. Participants receive certificates and academic feedback is provided in the Big Science Competition.

Nunawading students are invited to sign up for the ICAS Competitions in the following disciplines: Writing, Digital Technology, English, Spelling, Mathematics and Science. Students receive certificates with academic feedback and a comparison rank with other competitors.