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Welcome to the Eastern Fleurieu School – a unique multi-campus Reception to Year 12 school catering for the learning needs of Junior Primary R-2, Primary Yr 3-6, Middle Yr 7-9 and Senior Yr 10-12 students.
Our Mission Statement The Eastern Fleurieu School is a cooperative community where self-worth and mutual respect are valued in providing quality programmes for successful life-long learning.
The core business of the school is to provide the best quality teaching and learning in a supportive environment for all students.
The Eastern Fleurieu School is a “multi-campus” Reception to Year 12 school located 50 kilometres south-east of Adelaide, South Australia’s capital city. Its name comes from the Fleurieu Peninsula named by French explorer Nicolas Bauduin in 1802. The Ngarrindjeri aboriginal people inhabited this region of the state prior to European settlement in the 1840s.
The school is comprised of seven campuses, namely: | · Strathalbyn Reception-Year 2 | · Ashbourne Reception-Year 6 | | · Strathalbyn Year 3-6 | · Langhorne Creek Reception-Year 6 | | · Strathalbyn Middle (Year 7-9) | · Milang Reception-Year 6 | | · Strathalbyn Senior (Year 10-12) | (Refer to the maps page for locations)
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The school’s current enrolment is 1200 students attracted from an “enrolment catchment” of over 1000 square kilometres.Our campuses are set in the foothills and fertile plains of the picturesque eastern Mt Lofty Ranges. Agricultural pursuits include cropping, grazing, orchards, viticulture and irrigation.
Strathalbyn is seen as a service centre for the smaller communities of Ashbourne, Langhorne Creek and Milang. Its close proximity to Adelaide, 45 minutes away by car, (refer to the map on this website) is seen as an attraction to new residents moving to the district many of whom want a fresh country lifestyle at the same time wanting to work in Adelaide.
Strathalbyn has four campuses of the school. Strathalbyn R-2 and Year 3-6 share one site with approximately 450 students. The Middle and Senior Campuses share one site with approximately 550 students.
Ashbourne is a small town 15 kilometres west of Strathalbyn in the fertile Ashbourne Valley renown for its fruit orchards. The surrounding hills with patches of eucalypts and other native vegetation make this a beautiful setting for a school. Approximately 25 students attend this campus.
Langhorne Creek township 15 kilometres east of Strathalbyn is set amongst the vineyards of one of South Australia’s oldest wine making districts. The last decade has seen amazing growth of this industry in the area. Approximately 60 students attend this campus.
The town of Milang is located 20 kilometres south of Strathalbyn on the shores of Lake Alexandrina, part of the River Murray system. It has a proud history related to the riverboat trade of the 19th Century. Approximately 55 students attend this campus.
School history
The Eastern Fleurieu School was formed in 1996 as a direct result of a review of education in the previously five separate schools: Ashbourne, Langhorne Creek, Milang and Strathalbyn Primary Schools and Strathalbyn High School. Educational services have been provided in each of these communities for over a century and the schools worked closely together but as separate schools. In 1995 the Review of Education in the Eastern Fleurieu (REEF) was conducted by a committee representative of all local communities and schools in the district along with Education Department, the Australian Education Union and local government personnel. The Review recommended to the Minister of Education in 1995 (with the support of all participating school communities) that:
· That R-12 education must be strongly supported in the district whilst maintaining all existing school sites
· The needs of young adolescents will be best met through the establishment of a designated Middle Campus for students Years 7-9
· Opportunities for improved effectiveness, efficiency and equity of access to educational delivery would be best met through the formation of a R-12 school. In particular:
· Resource sharing (human, curriculum, equipment)
· Curriculum management
· Staff training and development
· Administrative services
· Reconfiguration of the leadership modelThe Minister approved the recommendations and sanctioned the establishment of the school as a three-year trial commencing at the start of the 1996 school year.
In 1998 the “Future Directions Working Party” reviewed the school. It sought information from the entire school community (students, parent/care providers and staff). This Review found overwhelming evidence that the outcomes identified by the REEF review had indeed been achieved earlier than anticipated through the commitment of staff and the school community. It also identified new directions for future development and improvement of the school. These subsequently became the basis for the school’s first Partnership Plan, this has now evolved into School Priorities. About our school community
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