The Academy is excited to announce Applications are now open for Years K-12 for the 2024 school year.
Looking for a new approach to your child's education?
The Central West Leadership Academy is Dubbo's newest primary and high school. Our focus is on 21st Century Skills and preparing our students to take a leadership role in an ever-changing technical world.
Our delivery of the IB Diploma Programme for Years 11 and 12 is truly a game-changer for western NSW, providing access to world-class education options right here in Dubbo.
We coach and develop emotional and social skills
It is not enough to teach our children facts, we need to teach them to be confident with their individuality, how to manage feelings, manage friendships and solve problems.
We are not solely focused on academic outcomes
We emphasise community engagement, Design Thinking and student-driven learning, as a catalyst for academic rigour.
We create independent learners for life
Students graduate armed with the skills to compete in a technical world.
We encourage and promote self-regulation
The capacity to take responsibility and self-manage learning and behaviour is a fundamental life skill.
We are dedicated to developing our region’s high potential students of today into the principled leaders and innovators of tomorrow and empowering them to make a difference to their community and the world.
Today’s students. Tomorrow’s leaders.
We allow students to drive their learning through student centred pedagogies such as Visible Thinking, Challenge Based Learning and Guided Inquiry.
21st Century Skills
A fundamental feature of the Academy curriculum
Critical Thinking
To be successful in their future professions children will need skills to assess their environment, analyse a situation, and design solutions to address complex problems. This means less rote learning and instead teaching our students to be problem solvers.
Creativity
Test scores play a large role in today's educational system but high test scores do not necessarily translate to a learner who can conceive creative solutions. We inspire our students to become creative producers that will contribute new ideas that add value to our society.
Citizenship
Our students are active citizens within our community and make positive contributions to the world. They also learn effective digital citizenship to understand how to navigate and reside in a technical world.
Communication
Communication is a foundational skill that transcends subject areas. It is crucial that students become effective interpersonal communicators and understand the evolving paradigm of communicating using technology.
Coding & Technology
STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics) is baked into our curriculum. All students have their own computers and access to online virtual classrooms where all assignments and class-issued work is stored.
We work to develop foundational technology skills like touch typing, block coding and supplementing language learning with Duolingo.
“Learning to write programs stretches your mind, and helps you think better, creates a way of thinking about things that I think is helpful in all domains.”
- Bill Gates
Personalised learning
Each Academy student has a Personal Learning Plan (PLP) developed in partnership between teacher, student and parents. Personal Learning Plans allow students to work at their level to achieve their own goals regardless of their age and foster a sense of responsibility and empowerment for their learning.
IB Diploma Programme
A future-ready programme that builds students’ inquiring mindset, fosters their desire to learn, and prepares them to excel at their careers and lead meaningful lives.
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