Values in Action Schools Project Clusters
The Values in Action Schools Project is a national project in which clusters of schools are funded to design, implement and evaluate the outcomes of high quality values education projects. All schools in Australia, through cluster arrangements, were invited to develop a project proposal and apply for grants for the Values in Action Schools Project.
Successful VASP Cluster projects have been selected from a large number of applications from across Australia. The successful projects appear below with the name of the lead school first. For a more detailed description of the projects follow the link from the name of the cluster.
The successful projects were selected through a competitive application process and will be funded to deliver quality findings that provide guidance to all Australian schools on how to effectively use good practice values educational outcomes for the long-term benefit of students, teachers and the whole school community.
The broad objective of the Values in Action Schools Project is to design and conduct quality values education projects that equip students with:
- the knowledge, values and attitudes that enable them to be tolerant, respectful and socially inclusive members of society
- the skills, abilities and resilience for social, emotional and physical wellbeing as confident, engaged learners.
Funding for the Values in Action Schools Project reflects an ongoing commitment to values education. It is part of the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 2008-09 National Values Education Program.
The Values in Action Schools Project will build on the significant work that has taken place in schools since the National Framework for Values Education in Australian Schools was sent to all schools in 2005.
Curriculum Corporation is managing VASP on behalf of the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.
State/Territory and Sector | Cluster name and number of schools | Schools in cluster (lead school first) |
ACT Government | Lanyon High | |
NSW Catholic | St Mary's Primary School (Bowraville) | |
NSW Government | Bowral High School | |
NSW, QLD, VIC Government, Catholic, and Independent
| MLC School (NSW) | |
NT, SA, WA, TAS Government and Catholic | Victor Harbor Primary School (SA) | |
QLD Government | Enhancing Values Education through Service-Learning in State Schools (10) | Everton Park State High School |
QLD Government and Catholic | Mentoring in the Yumi way: Action Research pilot project (3) | Tagai State College |
QLD Government | Beenleigh State High School | |
SA Government | Flinders Park Primary School | |
SA, ACT, QLD, NSW, TAS Government | Youth Education Centre (SA) | |
TAS Government | Waimea Heights Primary School | |
VIC Government | Ringwood Secondary College | |
VIC Catholic | St Charles Borromeo Primary School | |
WA Government | Davallia Primary School |