Now enroling Years 9-12*

We are Dubbo's new 21st Century Skills school. Our focus is on 21st Century Skills and preparing our students to take a leadership role in an ever-changing technical world. Now enroling years 9-12*.

Hi, my name is Mandi Randell, I’m the Principal of the Academy. I have prepared the following short video for parents of children thinking of enrolling in Years 9-12, where I answer several questions and provide an overview of what you can expect from us.

Once you’ve watched the video, if you think the Academy could be right for your child and would like to discuss further, I’d welcome the opportunity to talk with you. You can book a time in my calendar below.

Welcome to the Central West Leadership Academy.

Having spoken with our parents of children Years 9-12, I found they typically had the following five common concerns before enroling their children into the Academy:

1. Their child is not reaching their full potential where they are currently enrolled.

2. Questions whether their child can get the scores they need for the courses they want at uni.

3. Feel that their child has potential, but they will have to put in the hard yards, and the school is not doing enough to get them ready.

4. Feel their child needs to improve resilience, grit, tenacity and drive to be ready to function effectively at university.

5. Safety issues, bullying concerns still ongoing, child withdrawing into themselves and keeping their head down and not achieving academically as a result.

We understand, as parents ourselves, how important it is for children of these Years to find their way and build their resilience, self-direction and self-motivation.

This is why we built the Academy: to help parents and children of Dubbo and the Central West through our small class sizes, teaching excellence and personalised learning plans in a safe environment.

Yes, we’re a bit different. But in a good way. And we’re kicking goals and are leading cutting edge pedagogy from right here in Dubbo.

Are we for everyone? No, we’re not. But if you are a family who values education, think you may want your children to go to Uni, and you value developing grit, resilience and strong work habits in your children, we absolutely are right for you.

If you like what you hear and feel the Academy could be right for your child, I’d welcome the opportunity to talk with you, and you can book a time in my calendar below. There are two options for you to choose, either a longer enrolment meeting or a shorter 30-minute exploratory chat, see details and my diary below.

*Year 11 available from 2023, Year 12 available from 2024.

Mandi Randell

Principal of the Academy