About - Overview

Canning Vale College (CVC) opened in 2004. In 2006 the second stage was completed, and in 2007 we said farewell to our first group of graduating Year 12 students.

Canning Vale is a rapidly growing area and the college has the potential to reach over 1200 students in the near future. In creating futures for your child we focus on knowledge, skills and values required to fully contribute to the workplace and society in general.

As one of the newest secondary schools in the government schooling system, Canning Vale College has all that is best in education. The facilities were designed for education in the 21st century and reflect the need to better cater for different student learning styles.

Year 8 & 9 students in middle school have different learning needs to the year 10, 11 and 12 students in the senior school.  For this reason the two sub-schools have been separated on the site and the facilities and teaching programs have been specially designed to better cater for each group.

Our focus at CVC is Thinking, Learning, Caring.  We explicitly teach our students how to think. From solving problems in Mathematics to solving the problems of the world your child will learn how to be more efficient and mindful in their thinking. Teaching our students to think is really teaching our students to learn.

While using the same curriculum as every school in the state we strive for excellence.  In addition to the quality programs in each classroom, we have specific classes for gifted and talented students in the areas of Arts, Humanities and the Sciences.  The college is well equipped with computers and other information technologies that enhance learning for students.  Students for example can use the college laptops anywhere on site using wireless technology.

In each sub-school we have dedicated teachers who are responsible for monitoring and supporting each student.  All our staff are hand selected on their ability to relate well to teenagers and foster growth both academically and personally. Teachers know that learning is enhanced when parents, teachers and students work together and therefore there is a strong system of communication and care.

The hundreds of educators that specially visit the college each year come to experience the quality of education and innovation of ideas that is CVC.

Ron Bamford
Principal