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Site History
EARLY HISTORY OF NELSON BAY PUBLIC SCHOOL
The school erected on land donated by John Dalton, adjoining Government
Road, Nelson Bay. The school bell can be just seen on the far left. The plaque
above the stairs reads ‘Public School, 1893’.
New School Opened – 1893
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter
River General Advertiser of 20 July 1893, page 3, reported on the opening
of the new Nelson Bay school:
‘The people of
Nelson’s Bay, Port Stephens, assembled in large numbers on Saturday last to
celebrate the opening of the new Public School. Previously the school had been
held in a cottage, and owing to its crowded and insanitary condition, the
residents urged the Educational Department to erect them suitable premises. Mr.
Hart, the member for the district, used his influence but without success.
Capt. Dalton offered to convey to the Department two acres of freehold land,
centrally situated, on condition that a school was built. The offer was
accepted, and this beautiful Bay rejoices in a building, which for design,
workmanship, and convenience reflects credit upon the officers of the Education
Department.
Researched and compiled by
Kevin McGuinness
March 2023
Mentoring
The experienced qualified staff at the College are on hand to provide mentoring services to all students
Job Placement
The College has excellent working relationships with the local employment service providers who can provide information and various printed material to students regarding job placements. Brochures are also available from our office
Disability Support Services
Contact our office staff between 9.00am to 4.00pm
Personal Counselling
A large range of brochures are available from our office including information regarding Dads in Distress, Sexual Assault, Adolescent and Family Counselling, Women’s Counselling, Drug and Alcohol Clinical Services, Trauma, Relationship Counselling
Language, Literacy and Numeracy
Support is available to all students if and when required. Contact the admin staff with any enquiries you may have.
Aboriginal Services
Brochures are available from our office
IT Support Services
The computer lab at the College is available by appointment for extra -curricular learning between the hours of 9am – 4pm. All computers within the computer room have internet access.
Flexible Delivery Programs
Telephone, email, networking and tutorial support is available by experienced and qualified College staff for students in flexible delivery programs
Our Mission
Our mission is to strive to provide a wide range of accessible, quality educational activities which meet current adult community needs.
The aim of the Centre is to provide adult members of the community with the opportunity to participate in a quality student centred learning program, enabling them to improve their quality of life and that of the community.
These programs will be devised in consultation with the target group and will focus on local community needs.
Our Code of Practice
Tomaree Community College is a Registered Training Organisation 90348. Accordingly this organisation operates under a Code of Practice that incorporates the following policies. These policies are available to all students on request.
- WH&S Policy, as per the WH&S Act
- Grievance Policy
- Access and Equity Policy
This policy states that TCC will ensure that all persons have access to our education programs regardless of age, gender, sexuality, race, ethnic origin, political belief, religious belief, disability or disadvantage.
- RPL Policy
- Assessment Policy
Assessments for accredited courses will be carried out in accordance with the National Principles against the stated learning outcomes or competencies in the accredited curriculum.
Please contact a staff member if you would like to view these documents.