Improving Our Community through Education

Western Riverina Community College history grows from providing adult learning opportunities to the community.

The College began its life as the Griffith Adult Learning Association, a not for profit community-based organisation whose purpose and activities centre on building and strengthening the community through education provision.

The College changed its name in 2011 in response to its growing arms across the Western Riverina. The College provides a wide range of learning opportunities to engender community enhancement.

Many learning activities provided by the College extend to people in the community experiencing barriers to education and employment.

With this in mind, the College offers a pathway for people to enhance literacy and numeracy skills; such opportunities fostered in student-centred programs designed to empower and drive public benevolence.

However, as a not-for-profit organisation, the College needs to source funds to support adult learning engagement activities. With such a focus, the college sources funding and operates a fee for service program where course fees cross-subsidise college programs. Thereby attending a course at the College is an investment in the community of the Western Riverina.

Following on from the above, WRCC operates a Secondary School. Western Riverina Community School (WRCS) WRCS established in 2018 as a Special Assistance School providing alternate secondary education (Years 9-12) opportunities for students disengaging or disengaged from mainstream school.

The school’s existence provides students’ pathway to complete Stage 5 and 6 of the NSW Schools Syllabus. Furthermore, the school operates along the learning model extending through the College tuned Adult Education.

This focus illuminates each individual has a voice and has the life experience to share, which supports intended learning outcomes. Furthermore, as does the College, the school embeds values nurturing mutual respect among all participants, providing a harmonious environment where students feel welcome and empowered to learn.

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• Community
• Education