Maybe you haven’t had a great experience of school and think all schools are the same. We get it. Don’t stress. There’s another way to do school!
Your learning program is designed just for you. Learn at your pace, get job-ready skills and access all the support you need to tackle life’s challenges. You’ll leave Saints College full of confidence and ready to chase your dreams, whether your next step is more education, training or getting a job.
A free yearly Myki pass to get you from A to B
In-class wellbeing workers to achieve learning goals and address life challenges
Breakfast, morning tea, and lunch are supplied
Excursions, incursions and camps are all free
All books, stationery and resources are supplied
Wear clothes that reflect your individual personality and style
Saints College is so much more than a school. It’s a safe space to work out who you are and what you want to do in life. There are no rules, only our four guiding principles of respect, safe and legal, participation and honesty. They set a common ground for staff, young people and families to work together.
Year 7 – 10
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Victorian Certificate of Education Vocational Major
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Vocational Education and Training
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Michael has undergone several career transitions, all marked by a dedication to formative leadership and the creation of innovative programs tailored for young individuals who thrive in alternative learning settings.
With a decade of experience in Flexible Learning, Michael has cultivated a deep passion for the opportunities their programs offer to the most at-risk youth in communities.
Dan is a strategic educational leader with over 15 years’ experience, known for leading growth and reform to improve outcomes for young people disengaged from mainstream education.
He holds Master’s degrees in Educational Leadership and Inclusion and brings an evidence-informed approach to governance, strategy, and performance. As Principal of Saints College – BlendED, he has successfully scaled the model across Victoria, with a strong focus on accountability, impact, and sustainable growth.
Greg is a qualified social worker with a long history working in the child youth and family sector. Greg has been in various management roles with Youth+, Family Safety Victoria and with Baptcare.
Greg’s portfolio includes leadership in areas of child safety, occupational health and safety, quality and accreditation, risk management and compliance engaging in strategic partnerships and implementation and evaluation of programs.
Kym is an authentic leader who brings extensive experience leading People and Culture teams, change and transformation programs, in education, manufacturing and professional services sectors. Kym has a Master of Business in Human Resources and Industrial Relations Management.
Kym is known for being a strategic and logical thinker and brings a calm, considered and consistent approach. Kym has a genuine passion for building a safe and inclusive workplace culture and developing others.
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Today is National Sorry Day.
This year’s theme, From Sorry to Action, marks 29 years since the Bringing Them Home report was tabled and reminds us that acknowledgement without action is not enough. Many of the report’s recommendations remain unmet, and time is running out for Stolen Generations survivors to see justice.
At Saints College, this day holds deep significance. Many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people learn across our campuses, and we recognise our responsibility to move beyond words, through listening, truth telling and action that supports healing, dignity and belonging.
As we move into National Reconciliation Week, guided by the theme All In, we’re reminded that reconciliation is a shared journey, requiring commitment from all of us.
More to come later this week, as we share the meaningful ways our campuses are marking this important time.
#Reconciliation #FromSorryToAction #NationalSorryDay #SaintsCollege #BlendED #NRW2026 #ALLIN
In celebration of Education Week in Victoria, we are excited to showcase the new STEM and LEGO Ed elective for our junior and middle years at our Fitzroy North campus. 👷🧰
LEGO is an incredible educational tool to support STEM, cars and critical, thinking, social skills and collaboration.
Here’s how our students are engaging with the program:
✅ Middle years students are working on AI and Computer Science skills through building and coding Battle Bots. 🤖
✅ Junior years students are embedding key science skills through the LEGO Ed Science kits to support tangible, hands on application of physics, chemistry, biology and design technology.
LEGO Ed provides teachers with incredible curriculum resources for facilitating deep learning while having fun, building and connecting with each other through play.
We’re excited to see where this initiative takes our young innovators next!
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#edweekvic #STEM #lego #Saintscollege #fitzroynorth
On IDAHOBIT Day, we stand in solidarity with LGBTQIA+ young people, advocating for their dignity, safety, and rights within our community and beyond.
Unconditional positive regard and radical inclusion are two of our educational philosophies that reflect our commitment to inclusive and supportive education that goes beyond classroom learning.
We proudly celebrated IDAHOBIT Day across our 8 campuses... here’s a snippet from our Geelong and North Melbourne campuses.
#IDAHOBIT #InclusionMatters #SaintsCollege #BlendED
🎤Saints Got Talent!
On Friday, young people from across our campuses came together at @kindredstudios for our inaugural Saints Got Talent. It was the first time we’ve gathered in an offsite studio space, creating a powerful opportunity for our young people to meet, connect and build relationships with peers from different campuses.
Music has a unique way of bringing people together. Throughout the day, young people bonded over a shared passion for creativity, supported one another, and found connection through a universal language. With staff alongside them offering encouragement, fostering connection and creating a safe, supportive environment, young people were able to prepare, collaborate and step confidently into the moment.
The performances were streamed across campuses during Edmund Rice Founders Day, allowing our whole community to come together and celebrate the talent, effort and commitment of the young people involved.
What stood out most was the courage on display: young people backing themselves, supporting one another, and showing up with authenticity and pride.
We are incredibly proud of what they achieved on the day and the way they embodied connection, participation and community. 💛
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#SaintsCollege #BlendED #SaintsGotTalent #Geelong NorthMelbourne Sunshine
The Food Studies program at our Ballarat campus sits within the VPC and VCE Vocational Major, delivering hands-on, real-world learning through Work Related Skills and Personal Development Skills. Led by our educators, Emma and Kento, young people in Mocha class, plan meals, shop, cook, eat together and clean up as a team, building practical skills they will use beyond school.
Along the way, students develop literacy and numeracy by reading recipes, measuring ingredients, budgeting, and problem solving in real time. They also build confidence, communication, teamwork and independence in a safe, supportive environment.
Food becomes more than cooking. It becomes connection, culture, routine and belonging. For many young people, this space feels like family, and that sense of purpose shows in stronger engagement and attendance.
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#SaintsCollege #Ballarat #FlexibleLearning #BlendED #InclusiveEducation
At our Ballarat and Bungaree campuses, we’re taking a practical step towards sustainability that supports both wellbeing and our environment. 💧🌱
Through our partnership with @centralhighlandswater, our young people have received 130 stainless steel water bottles as part of the Choose Tap Water program, encouraging filtered tap water over single-use plastic.
With water fountains available across our campuses, this initiative supports healthier choices throughout the day, reducing reliance on sugary drinks while cutting down plastic waste.
We’re grateful to community partners like @centralhighlandswater, whose collaboration helps make this work possible and supports our young people to play an active role in shaping the communities they belong to. 💚
#SaintsCollege #Ballarat #Bungaree #Sustainability #MoreThanWater
Welcome back to Term 2! 💛
We look forward to welcoming our young people back on campus tomorrow. As we kick off the term, our Student Support Group meetings already underway, creating a safe space to listen, connect, and better understand the barriers our young people may be facing and how we can work together to overcome them.
This “Love Yourself” artwork from our Geelong campus says it perfectly... when young people feel safe, seen and supported, learning can grow 🌱
Looking forward to the term ahead!
#SaintsCollege #BlendED
From the team at Saints College, we wish everyone a safe and restful Easter break. ✨
As Term 1 comes to a close, we wish our young people a well‑earned break and look forward to seeing everyone back for Term 2.
A heartfelt thank you to our young people, parents, guardians, caregivers and educators for another term of collaboration, growth and shared progress.
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#SaintsCollege #BlendEd
World Autism Awareness Day is a reminder that true inclusion goes beyond awareness. 💙
We believe belonging begins with expecting difference and taking intentional action to create learning environments where every young person can thrive.
Through flexible pathways, choice, and our Inclusive Education Framework, we actively design our school to support diverse ways of thinking, learning, and being.
Inclusion is not passive. It is something we build into our practice every day, so all young people feel seen, supported, and valued.
#AutismAwarenessDay #Flexiblelearning #SaintsCollege #BlendED #InclusiveEducation
Happy Harmony Week! 🧡
This week we celebrate the cultural diversity and multiculturalism that shape who we are at Saints College. We honour the Traditional Owners of the lands across our campuses and recognise the many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people who enrich our community, alongside young people from cultures all around the world.
Harmony Week reminds us that inclusiveness, respect and belonging grow when we embrace the diverse backgrounds, identities and lived experiences of all our young people.
Everyone belongs. 🫶
#HarmonyWeek #EveryoneBelongs #SaintsCollege #BlendED #culturaldiversity
A number of women from our Saints College staff cohort were honoured to attend the International Women’s Day Lunch at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
We loved hearing from Dame Jacinda Ardern, former Prime Minister of New Zealand, whose empathetic and values‑driven approach to leadership has inspired people around the world. She was funny, warm and refreshingly honest, sharing stories about everything from walking out of Parliament without a ride home to an Uber Eats order that never arrived because the driver thought her name was a hoax.
Jacinda spoke about humility, the confidence gap, and why empathy, kindness, curiosity and bravery are not “soft skills”, but the qualities that create meaningful, lasting change. As a school built on relational practice and connection, her message resonated deeply with our team.
At Saints College, we work alongside young people who have faced significant barriers to education, helping them access safe, inclusive and transformative learning pathways. Jacinda’s reminder that “optimism is true moral courage” felt especially powerful in this context.
She left us with a thought we won’t forget:
“You never know what you’re capable of until you’re doing it… You can do extraordinary things if you just get out of your own way.”
#IWD #JacindaArdern #EmpatheticLeadership #SaintsCollege #BlendED #InclusiveEducation
Meet Banjo, our calm, cuddly and incredibly intuitive Therapy Dog. At 8 years old, he has an important role at Saints, supporting our young people’s wellbeing through calm connection and emotional presence. 🥹✨
A working day for Banjo involves him and Robin (his human owner) combing through the campus and providing support where necessary. With guidance from Robin, Banjo sits among our young people, offering unconditional acceptance. This means there is no judgment from Banjo, a principle we live by here at Saints as we reinforce unconditional positive regard.
Robin says, “It’s a great gig for Banjo – he gets love, pats and all the attention.” Our young people love to pat Banjo; he`s our local celebrity. 🤩
We appreciate Banjo and Robin for their dedicated commitment to supporting the wellbeing of our young people, so they can achieve success within the learning environment. 🎉🎉
#SaintsCollege #Flexiblelearning #goldenretriever #therapydogs
