Our Motto

Make a difference, be the difference.


Our Vision

Education that makes a difference today for a sustainable and thriving tomorrow.


Our Values

Compassion

Being an upstander, not a bystander to show you care about others and are prepared to act on your compassion.

Not judging others, but accepting and appreciating difference and diversity.

 

Respect

Caring for and adding value to our own wellbeing, the wellbeing of others and the wellbeing of our environment.

We listen actively and respond appropriately to the needs of self, others and environment.

 

Integrity

What we do and what we say supports our principles.

We act responsibly to support a sustainable world and to make a difference in our local and global communities.

We ask ourselves ‘why?’ and ensure our answers and actions align with our values.

 

Creativity

We pursue challenges and strive for betterment through a creative mindset. We search for meaning and answers ‘outside the square’ and take a disciplined approach to using our critical and creative intellect to be the best we can be.

By valuing creativity, we don’t settle for mediocrity.

 

…always with Courage

We pursue our vision and live our values without compromise.

We commit to our cause with courage and are prepared to take informed risks to make a difference and be the difference.


Inclusivity

As a school associated with the Uniting Church and in line with our values, respect, integrity, creativity, compassion…always with courage, Cornish College is a proudly inclusive community.

At Cornish College we work together to make a positive difference in our world, developing and honouring agency as we educate for a sustainable future. We believe that all in our community should act and be treated with respect and dignity and seek to provide an environment that is safe, supportive, inclusive and free from discrimination in order to nurture sustainable wellbeing for all.

We welcome, appreciate and nurture individual, cultural and societal diversity.

We strive to advance reconciliation for First Nations Australians. As the current custodians of the unceded Bunurong country on which we work, learn, gather and play, we recognise our responsibility to care for this place and all who come here, now and in the future.

As a diverse community we embrace equality; inclusive of race, ethnicity, gender, sex, and sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, ability and religious and political beliefs.

We are committed to working with our community to nurture a culture of inclusion so that we may be the difference in service to self, others and the environment. We will strive forward with courage to be the difference for a compassionate world that embraces diversity.