The Knox School approach is centred on four key principles:

Connect:  real learning is relational;

Shape: real learning requires expert teaching;

Provoke: real learning is challenging;

Position: real learning must be purposeful.

 

Our size allows us to get to know you and your child personally

We are a values-driven school. We celebrate each person’s unique spirit without any religious affiliation

Your school fees are all inclusive. There are no hidden extras

We have a commitment to academic excellence and to maintaining our position as a high achieving school

Our excellent NAPLAN results and strong VCE results reflect a school rich in personal attention

Continuous online reporting from Years 7-12 allows timely feedback on your child’s progress and allows the teacher, parent and student to identify, intervene and improve

We are a supportive and nurturing community. Your child will be well cared for. Our staff prides itself on knowing and caring for all members of each child’s family

Every child and their family is known personally by the Principal and teaching staff

Your child’s social and emotional wellbeing are just as important to us as their academic outcome

Our small class size policy carries right through the entire School

Our Year 7 Centre is specially designed to ease students into secondary school life

Our Year 8/9 Centre caters to the important needs of the adolescent years with an emphasis on health and wellbeing

Our excellent facilities are available to all students

We do not have compulsory Saturday sport allowing you more time with your family or to pursue your own weekend activities

Free afterschool academic tutoring supervised by our teaching staff is available every afternoon

Each child from Year 2 to Year 7 receives free music tuition on a rotation of orchestral instruments with opportunities to become part of our musical ensembles

Junior Students can take advantage of a variety of co-curricular activities such as coding, film-making and young engineers

We have a full time registered nurse, counsellor and careers counsellor on staff to assist students and their families

The Knox School is only 500 metres from the EastLink freeway, making us easily reachable from Melbourne’s southern and eastern suburbs

The Knox School is a place where learning and excelling is celebrated by all