About ACE

Our Vision Statement

SHEPPARTON ACE SECONDARY COLLEGE – Small School Big Heart!
A private school education without the private school fees.
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Shepparton ACE Secondary College Inc. is a registered secondary college that provides a safe, accessible learning environment which focuses on positive educational experiences and outcomes and creating pathways to tertiary study and employment.

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IS YOUR TEEN GETTING LOST IN THE CROWD?
Class sizes capped at 15 students.
Now taking enrolments for  2027.
Want to experience the difference? Why wait?! Book a tour NOW!!
Phone 5831 4029

Year 7 for 2027
We are now taking applications for Year 7 enrolments for 2027.

Formal School Meetings
Parents and carers attending formal school meetings will be required to leave their mobile phones at reception.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PARENTS & CARERS
Shepparton ACE Secondary college does not support the use of the following devices in the classroom, or onsite.
  • Noise cancelling headphones.
  • Fidget toys.
  • Wiggle chairs
Any recording devices, visual and audio are banned from the school due to confidentiality and child safety issues.

Due to child safety and privacy concerns the school does not allow external workers in the classrooms, or in the school yard to undertake observations. This includes behaviourists or any other such worker.

If your student is heavily medicated on any particular day and unable to be taught, or a safety risk (i.e. unable to follow instructions, unsteady, confused), the student will be asked to stay home until the student is able to attend school safely and able to participate in learning.


GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT OUR SCHOOL
Our established school community will already be aware of the following information, however, what follows may be useful for families considering enrolling their student. Shepparton ACE Secondary College started life 20 years ago as a senior secondary school and transitioned to Year 7 -12 in 2019.  During that time, we chose to remain a small school to enable us to have small classes and get to know all the students in the school. We teach the Australian Curriculum from Year 7 to 10, as do many Independent Schools, and offer VCE, VCE VM and VET at Years 11 and 12. We have a strong careers department with opportunities for School Based Apprenticeships, work experience and a pathway to university.  The Graduating students find employment or enrol in tertiary studies. We have strong anti-bullying policies, and all our staff work hard on student engagement.  We also offer rich extra-curricular experiences through incursions and a camping program that are cost free to parents.
AI (Artificial Intelligence)
A reminder to parents and students that the school and its staff take learning and academic effort very seriously and as a result the use of AI (Artificial Intelligence) to write essays or for any other school work is banned.
If a student is found to have used AI to write or complete work, the work will need to be resubmitted in order to be able to pass.

STUDENT TESTIMONIALS

by Zahli Aylett 2025

I’ve never been a “school person”. But that all changed very quickly once I moved to ACE.
 
When I first started, I wasn’t in a good place. It was looking like I wouldn’t even make it past Year 9. I didn’t have an ounce of motivation to go to school or even get out of bed. That was until I was called in for a meeting. In that meeting, I felt understood from the minute I sat down.

For the first time ever, I was heard and listened to.

Every teacher at ACE went above and beyond to make school feel like a safe place. And they succeeded.

Not only making school feel like a safe place, but making it feel like a home away from home.
 
If three years ago, I was told that in three years I’d love going to school and actually look forward to it, I would laugh in your face and tell you you’re joking. But it’s the truth.
 
Thanks to ACE, I’m now passing all of my classes and getting all my work done on time.

For the first time ever, I have hope for my own future.
 
It is with true honesty I can say that ACE is not the only most remarkable school I think to possibly ever exist. But it is a place that truly cares about its students and their lives.
 
And for that they 100% have the biggest heart.
by Isabella Cartwright 2025

When I first moved to this school, I was angry, afraid, not wanting to do any of my work, I felt like everyone hated me.

I hadn’t been to school in nearly two years, my academic confidence was zero.
 
That is what I felt, until I moved here.

When I moved here in roughly late November of 2023, I was immediately welcomed by all my peers and my teachers, which I was allowed to call on a first name basis instead of the classic mister or miss.

To me, that was very shocking. Because my whole life even in day care and kinder I had to refer to those people as such, otherwise it was deemed disrespectful.

Being able and encouraged to call teachers by their first name here at ACE has been great. I feel like I’m a friend to them of sorts, rather than a foe.
 
They helped me with various things, including advocating for my safety in times where I felt I couldn’t go on living in distress. They helped me with my education, showing incredible diligence and understanding towards me and my low academic confidence.
 
They listened, they heard, they told, they solved.
 
I will always be forever grateful to the amazing staff here at ACE, for not only giving me a chance but also giving me my confidence back.

If I could look back and speak to who I used to be, I would say don’t be scared of the new school, they will be here for you every step of the way. And for that, I thank them all
What Shepparton ACE Secondary College means to me

by Sienna Jade Sutcliffe  2026

Start of Year Seven, I was nothing but shy, I was lost, not sure where my class was or where anything was. I cried, I was scared until I met Bronwyn who started to comfort me. She spoke to me like I was actually someone, she showed me the classroom and that’s how my life here started in this community.

I was afraid I was going to be bullied, but I wasn’t, I was respected in this small community built on trust and loyalty. I was able to start growing as a person and I started learning new things. I was so weirded out to call the teachers by their first names when I started, it was so odd, but now I’m able to do it without second guessing myself when I say their first names.

The help I’ve had over the years is amazing. I don’t regret coming here because I feel welcomed and safe, I love the community here and I will miss this community and all the teachers, as I’m now coming up to my last year. I’m now confident and very thankful for my friends I’ve found here and for the teachers who have helped and supported me for the six years I’ve been here growing.

ACE is the best school in Shepparton, maybe even Victoria, that might seem like my opinion but I’m sure a lot more people would agree with me in what I say. This school might be small, but their arms are open wide for new people to join our community built on respect.
Big hearts for a small school.

Information regarding our anti-bullying policies

As most parents and carers know we have in place a number of policies that assist us in dealing with bullying behaviour. Our Student Code of Conduct  states that student enrolments can be terminated if bullying does not cease. We know that young people cannot learn if they are feeling unsafe and we respond to reports of bullying on the same day if at all possible. Unfortunately,  we have also needed to ask a number of students who chose to continue with bullying behaviour to leave the school during the year. Despite all this, some bullying behaviour is at times not reported. Students can report bullying to their classroom teacher, the Year Level Coordinator,  the  Social Worker, Assistant Principal or Principal at any time. We are focussed on developing a safe, friendly, supportive leaning environment for all.


Circus Skills Workshops 
From juggling to balancing, our  Year 7 students  are picking up a diverse range of skills thanks to the circus skills workshops facilitated by the Circus Nexus team.
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Shepparton ACE Secondary College is on the grounds of the Yorta Yorta and Bangerang peoples. 
We respectfully acknowledge the traditional owners and custodians of these lands and pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and continuing connection with this land. We recognise the responsibility we have in caring for this country, which has deep spiritual significance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, whose cultures are amongst the oldest living cultures in human history. We recognise the importance of educating our students in the strong foundations of                                                culture and identity. We acknowledge that better understanding and respect for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures develops an                                           enriched appreciation of Australia’s cultural heritage and can lead to reconciliation.