Our Values
Our purpose is the re-engagement of young people into lifelong learning via an alternative, flexible and individualised process. We aim to prepare them for their life journey, empowering them to become creative, responsible adults who can make a positive contribution to their community.
Sowilo offers a high school learning environment based on the core values of:
Building Community
Respecting and Trusting
Being Responsible
Learning and Having Knowledge
Embracing Individuality
Being Create and Innovative
Being Flexible
Our Vision
Sowilo has determined that the School will, ideally:
1. Be recognised as a center of excellence, demonstrating best practice in innovative education based on student-centered learning.
2. Be well-resourced, providing an inspiring learning environment in attractive, custom-built premises owned by Sowilo.
3. Be staffed and supported by a strong team of dedicated individuals who are skilled in mentoring and supporting young people.
4. Be an educational community that supports and empowers young people and also involves their families in life-long education.
5. Have students who are motivated, Involved, and succeeding daily to become emotionally, literate, and intellectually skilled adults.
6. Have strong, strategic partnerships with local organisations that provide complementary services or have similar aims.
7. Have a steady roll of 80 to 100 students.
8. Have former students consistently return to the School as mentors to the generation of students.
Enrolments
Sowilo is aimed at 12 - 20 year olds. If you are interested in an interview for further information or enrolment, please give us a call.
Our enrolment process involves an initial interview with the student and Parent or Carer and a tour of our school, followed by an hour long literacy and numeracy test to establish the current levels for each student.