T-Centre

Established in 2021, the T-Centre is a combined academic and wellbeing program in a small group setting for Stage 4 learners. Co-designed by the executive and teachers from across the College and community representatives, the program's purpose is to improve the capacity for students to not only engage in their own learning, but also lead it. During the program, students are supported to develop the skills, behaviours and strategies for success in all areas of their school life. 

Students attend the program for one semester and are assisted to return to their mainstream classes towards the end of the semester. This is achieved via a staggered re-introduction into their regular classes alongside in-class support from us to engage with lesson material and some adjusted assessment tasks.

In Semester 1, the T-Centre operates at the Balmain campus with Balmain students. In Semester 2, the T-Centre operates at the Leichhardt campus with Leichhardt students. 

Students are nominated for the program based on a variety of factors, with a particular focus on those that may be affecting their overall engagement at school. To maximise success in the T-Centre, students are expected to engage in all facets of the program to the best of their ability with family support. 

One unique component of T-Centre program is the use of an evidence-based tool by Stronger Brains to help students build students' cognitive strength required for greater processing speed, focus and attention, working memory, social cognition, impulse control, distractor suppression and other executive functions for good decision making, problem solving, and overall educational success. The goal for each student is to complete 30 hours of ‘brain training’ to optimally build connections in the brain and maximise their progress in each area of cognitive development.

At the T-Centre, students take the lead in becoming social entrepreneurs - they choose a social cause to support and work both independently and collaboratively to establish and operate their own social enterprise. Linked through the Social Enterprise Schools program, students are encouraged to develop their skills in creative thinking, problem solving, flexibility and adaptability. Your child will join over 4,000 other students across Australia who have established over 1,000 social enterprises raising over $100,000 for social causes around Australia and the world.