Secondary School Project

The Ardoch Secondary School Support Project is an innovative secondary school support model which develops holistic early intervention and prevention programs at schools. The project focuses on secondary school aged students and aids in the prevention of issues such as early school leaving, irretrievable family breakdown and youth homelessness.

Ardoch's Secondary Support Project at Albert Park Secondary College provided support to over 140 students until the school's closure at the end of 2006.   Ardoch's work with students from the College continues as Ardoch's Transition and Support Project.

The Secondary School project involves:

• Broadening curriculum options and assisting students to develop vocational pathways.
• Developing and implementing support programs for students, including ensuring that basic needs such as food, clothing, school materials are provided and students are learning to access community services (e.g. health) that are available to them.
• Linking relevant government agencies, community agencies, business and volunteers into the schools.
• Skilling and supporting volunteers to work in the schools.
• Providing opportunities for relevant professional development for school staff and community workers.
• Producing documentation that enables the model to be transferred across secondary schools in Victoria and nationwide.