Welcome and thank you for your interest in Eagle Junction State School.
Eagle Junction State School, affectionately known as EJ, is proud of its state education history. In 2020, we celebrate 125 years of service to our local community. We cater for children from Prep in the early years to Year 6 in the middle years.
Our school vision is to develop confident, creative learners who embrace challenge within an inclusive and inspiring learning community.
EJ is not only a great place to grow, but also a great place to learn.
Eagle Junction State School enjoys high levels of support from its community and has an excellent reputation in student performances across a wide range of curricular and extracurricular activities. Our parents, and the Parents and Citizens Association are heavily involved in school activities and decision-making. The school has been identified as a school of first choice by parents in the local area and as a result, school enrolments are now subject to an enrolment management process. Opinion surveys from students, parents and staff indicate high levels of satisfaction with the school. Our curriculum offerings are informed by the Australian Curriculum and are designed specifically for the EJSS context.
At the school level, differentiated practices are in place to cater for gifted students and students with a diverse range of learning needs. Some of the pedagogical changes that have occurred, and will continue to occur in our teaching and learning, are responses to the 2018 School Review, and the 2019-2022 Strategic Plan. We believe that it is vital that our students are able to confidently talk about themselves active, self-aware learners and that they are armed with a 'toolkit' of strategies to help them learn. With this in mind, we having taken on the approach of Visible Learning. Visible Learning is based on the principles developed by Professor John Hattie's extensive research into what factors have the biggest impact on student learning.
A visible learner is a student who:
can articulate what they are learning and why
can talk about how they are learning and the strategies they are using
can articulate their next learning step
understands assessment tools used and what the results mean
asks questions and clarifies
sees errors as learning opportunities
actively seeks feedback
sets learning goals
Our students use the Eagle Junction Learning Powers (learning dispositions) to assist them in talking about themselves as learners and to articulate their progress. Our development of the EJ Learning Powers (Brave, Curious, Collaborative, Creative, Focus, Persistent and Reflective) identifies the essential characteristics of an effective, life-long learner.
The school also seeks to enact the Department of Education's Strategic Plan in conjunction with a school and community vision for improvement in student achievement. The pursuit of excellence in academic, sporting and cultural endeavours, evidenced by strong school values and a strong sense of community service has enabled Eagle Junction State School to hold its own as a high performing state school with a respect for its past and for those who have shared in it.
I extend a warm welcome to you and invite you to contact us in relation to any enquiries you may have.
Yours sincerely,
Adam Mathewson
Principal