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17Scotch Presents: Election Special 202207:15AM 17 May -
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17Junior School Tour (T2W3 2022)Week 309:15AM 17 May -
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19Early Learning Centre Tour (T2W3 2022)Week 309:15AM 19 May -
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22Pink Ribbon Breakfast 202210:30AM 22 May -
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24The Secret In The WingsStage 2 Drama07:00PM 24 May -
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27Meet the Makers 202206:00PM 27 May -
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31Middle & Senior School Tour (T2W5 2022)Week 509:00AM 31 May June
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04Ceilidh 202206:30PM 04 June -
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08Early Learning Centre Tour (T2W6 2022)Week 609:15AM 08 June -
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16Junior School Tour (T2W7 2022)Week 709:15AM 16 June -
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21Middle & Senior School Tour (T2W8 2022)Week 809:00AM 21 June -
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23Early Learning Centre Tour (T2W8 2022)Week 809:15AM 23 June -
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24Principal's Quiz Night 202206:30PM 24 June July
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29Old Collegians Annual City Dinner07:00PM 29 July August
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02Early Learning Centre Tour (T3W2 2022)Week 209:15AM 02 August -
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06Farewell to Blinman12:00PM 06 August -
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16Junior School Tour (T3W4 2022)Week 409:15AM 16 August -
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24Early Learning Centre Tour (T3W5 2022)Week 509:15AM 24 August -
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25Middle & Senior School Tour (T3W5 2022)Week 509:00AM 25 August September
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15Junior School Tour (T3W8 2022)Week 809:15AM 15 September -
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20Middle & Senior School Tour (T3W9 2022)Week 909:00AM 20 September -
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22Early Learning Centre Tour (T3W9 2022)Week 909:15AM 22 September October
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07Class of 1972 50 Year Reunion05:30PM 07 October -
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08Class of 1982 40 Year Reunion07:00PM 08 October -
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08Class of 2017 5 Year Reunion07:00PM 08 October -
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15Class of 1992 30 Year Reunion07:00PM 15 October -
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22Class of 1991 30 Year (Plus 1) Reunion06:00PM 22 October -
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25Junior School Tour (T4W2 2022)Week 209:15AM 25 October -
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29Class of 2002 20 Year Reunion07:00PM 29 October November
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02Middle & Senior School Tour (T4W3 2022)Week 309:00AM 02 November -
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03Early Learning Centre Tour (T4W3 2022)Week 309:15AM 03 November -
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17Junior School Tour (T4W5 2022)Week 509:15AM 17 November -
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23Early Learning Centre Tour (T4W6 2022)Week 609:15AM 23 November
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Early Learning
Early Learning
Give your child the best possible start

Early Learning
Give your child the best possible start
All children are unique, lifelong learners. They take risks and use their creativity to confidently explore their world.
Located in the grounds of the Junior School on Mitcham Campus, Mitcham, our Early Learning Centre offers children wonderful opportunities to participate in a wide range of engaging activities.
Focused on positive community relationships, best outcomes for children and continuous improvement, we provide a safe and supportive learning environment. Children are taught to respect one another and to value interactions with others through play and discovery, inspired by the philosophy of Reggio Emilia.
Children can access secure grassed play areas and enjoy supervised access to the creek, farm and campus animals.
Both indoors and outside, they can explore, manipulate, discover, experiment and express themselves in many varied ways.
Caring Staff
Our trained Early Childhood staff members provide a safe and happy environment where children can develop creatively, socially, emotionally, physically and intellectually.
They have an extensive knowledge of Early Childhood development and the principles of Positive Psychology including the wellbeing program, Program Achieve.
Personalised Learning
Children may start at our Early Learning Centre from the age of 3 years. They will be able to explore the world guided by a Reggio Emilia inspired approach with personalised learning programs for every child. Based on each child’s interests, these programs will help enhance the learning outcomes for each child and ensure that every child enjoys a curriculum that is inclusive and encourages their participation.
Once children turn 4 years of age, they will continue their journey to school-readiness, enjoying the group dynamics and shared learning of Specialist lessons in French, Music, Art, Dance and Library visits.
Wellbeing and a Positive Sense of Self
Our focus is on each child’s wellbeing, which includes assisting them to learn to self-regulate. We know that when children are not feeling safe, respected and valued as individuals, then their learning will be negatively impacted, regardless of intellectual ability. We use ‘You Can Do It! Education Early Childhood Program’ to explicitly and implicitly teach our children how to get along and be resilient, confident, persistent and organised.
Unable to source a tool that could be administered by teachers to measure the wellbeing of children aged 3-6, we developed our own wellbeing measurement tool Scotch ELC Wellbeing Scales in 2014. These are unique to us.
Through this tool we measure each child’s wellbeing (and thus the effectiveness of our wellbeing approach) each term. The Wellbeing Scales have set criteria that enables us to deeply observe each child, each term (three times on a given day) and accurately scale their wellbeing at that given time in different environments. We are then able to support them to be better able to manage their wellbeing during times that they may find challenging.
The information (including raw data) gained from the Wellbeing Scales is shared with parents at Parent/Teacher Interviews. Parents and teachers are then able to work together to set goals for each child based on the rich data provided by this measuring tool of wellbeing.
Strong Community
Children at our ELC are a part of the Scotch Community and House System. As they grow older, they have the opportunity to establish relationships with an older student in the Junior School in the form of a buddy. This helps children to transition confidently to their school years and to also understand their connection and relationships with the wider community. Our focus is on creating positive community relationships and a safe, supportive learning environment.
Our "One School" approach enhances the wellbeing and learning opportunities for our students and allows families to feel connected with each other, the whole Scotch College community and also the wider community.
"We do not learn from experience... we learn from reflecting on experience."
-- John Dewey

Scotch College
We are a school firmly committed to providing a holistic education and whole of life preparation. Here is a snapshot of our life on campus.