Unlocking local potential

The organisation's growth in the past six years is testament to the vision of our team to develop and deliver programs that provide the right outcomes for our community.

Perhaps best known for its diverse range of lifestyle programs, Atwea College is also very proud of its ability to help people reach their vocation learning potential.

Atwea College Chairperson, Chris Seysener, said that Vocational Education and Training (VET) as well as lifestyle programs continued to achieve great success under the strong leadership of the organisation's team of 80 staff and educators.

"The organisation's growth in the past six years is testament to the vision of our team to develop and deliver programs that provide the right outcomes for our community," he said.

Snapshot of Atwea College

• The average VET completion through major providers is 43% and through community-based providers it's about 47% completion.
• In 2018, Atwea College Community Services Obligation programs, working with some of the community's most disadvantages learners, noted 70% positive outcomes for students which was an increase of 10% from the previous year.
• The national average for learners identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander is just 3.4% and at Atwea College is 4.2% while amongst the student population, there was 31.9% who identified as managing a disability.
• In 2019, more than 1,000 people will complete a lifestyle and fun short course while 76 new courses were added to our community.
• 250 students graduated from years 9 to 12 in December 2018.

According to Atwea College Executive Director, Rowan Cox, this growth and success emphasises the need to engage local learners through active decentralisation of education.

"This is most evident in the expansion of campuses across the region and the provision of niche learning and accredited education in skills needs areas such as aged and community care, complementary health, hospitality and music industry," she said.