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At MGSM, we develop leaders with a global mindset who create sustainable value and are good citizens. Graduates of the Macquarie Graduate School of Management not only do well, but they also do good at making an impact in the business world and beyond in ways that matter. What matters is creating sustainable value for companies and communities, making contributions that benefit both business and society, and doing this in a way that has the interests of all in mind. When this occurs, we all go further. Our graduates become leading professionals at the global frontier of business. Our corporations, governments, entrepreneurial ventures, and not-for-profit organizations become more successful and better equipped to make a difference. Our School achieves its mission. Providing exceptional postgraduate management education that has supported this vision for over 40 years, via campuses in Sydney and Hong Kong, is what has seen MGSM become one of the world's best business schools. Our vision is to be Australia's premier graduate management school of business leaders and the community with a global reputation for teaching and research. We provide internationally relevant post-experience graduate management education to enable people of high potential to become successful leaders who bring prosperity to their organizations and communities and support these objectives by combining rigor with relevance in the School's research and teaching. Our degree programs embody professional practice values and sustainability grounded in scholarship to achieve assured learning outcomes, enhanced career opportunities for graduates, and an active, high caliber alumni network. Our four mission-driven attributes form the basis of our management education program learning outcomes: Leadership Graduates can develop alternative approaches to inspire, influence, and guide others. They will learn skills such as giving meaningful and constructive feedback and conducting performance reviews. Graduates can design comprehensive organizational strategies that produce key leadership outcomes of significant change to maximize competitive advantage. Global Mindset Graduates can identify, analyze, and practice how best to manage when faced with economic, institutional, and cultural differences across countries. Graduates will be able to articulate the value of a global mindset in organizational management. They will have the ability to understand and influence people with views, unlike their own. Creating Sustainable Value Graduates can articulate and measure how the various aspects of an entity's operations integrate to create sustainable value for the entity, capturing innovation, risk, organizational architecture, marketing, and business development. Citizenship Graduates can analyze and assess the ethical, environmental, and social impacts of their decisions and develop and implement strategies to minimize their actions' unintended consequences. When you decide to study with MGSM, you choose to take your management career and personal development to the next level. We offer world-leading postgraduate courses focusing on practical learning, innovative thinking, global perspective, and flexible study options. You will enjoy a challenging and enriching learning experience that equips you to lead and succeed in today's globally connected economy. Whatever stage you are at in your career, studying at MGSM could open up a world of new possibilities. View full university

Uniquely located in the heart of Australia’s largest high-tech precinct, Macquarie brings together 40,000 students and 2000 staff in one thriving hub of discovery. Our campus spans 126 hectares, with open green space that gives our community the freedom to think and grow. From our beginnings, we have defied the traditional boundaries of academia. Instead, we have pioneered – and continue to pioneer – learning and teaching approaches that challenge conventions and shift thinking. Our pioneering approach is built around a connected learning community. Our students are considered partners and co-creators in their learning experience. Their face-to-face experience is paired with sophisticated and interactive digital resources. Their courses are linked to the latest research discoveries. They are connected with industry partners through internships and work placements. Macquarie University is on track to becoming one of Australia’s leading research universities. To reach our goal, we invest heavily in research, learning and teaching, new buildings, new teaching facilities, and developing mutually beneficial relationships with industry. We design many of our degrees in collaboration with the industry, and many are also accredited by peak professional bodies, giving our students a head start on their careers. Additionally, we offer our students a package of career accelerator initiatives that educate, enable, and empower them to launch a career in whatever field ignites their passion. More than AU$1 billion has recently been invested in our facilities and infrastructure so our students and staff can thrive in an environment that is inspiring and switched on to the latest digital technologies. Macquarie is home to some of the world’s most pre-eminent researchers, many of whom are members of our 18 Concentrations of Research Excellence. These concentrations cover a diverse range of fields, from Ancient History to Climate Change. Alongside this research effort, we are rejuvenating our learning and teaching, updating our curriculum, and providing students and staff opportunities to contribute to society. Macquarie University was founded in 1964 to be a radical and unconventional addition to the New South Wales tertiary education market. Fifty years on, Macquarie University is still different. Macquarie is proudly a university of service and engagement – engaging students and staff through transformative learning and life experiences and serving the world through discovery, dissemination of knowledge and ideas, innovation, and deep partnerships. In the heart of Australia’s largest high-technology precinct, our unique location provides benefits for staff and students through an environment of outstanding research and innovation and learning and teaching opportunities with world-leading organizations. We aspire to be: A destination of choice for students and staff who share our values. Deeply connected with our stakeholders and partners, and known for this globally. Ranked among the highest performing research universities of Australia and, for critical disciplines, to be recognized globally for our pre-eminence. Known across Australia and beyond as custodians of a great university campus that blends the vibrancy of a cosmopolitan university village with a setting of Australian natural bushland. View full university

Port Macquarie Adventist School is in many ways like a diamond. It's small and often hard to find, but the rewards are fantastic once you discover it. Port Macquarie Adventist School is a caring learning community committed to developing personal excellence through academics and leading students into a personal relationship with Jesus. Our school provides nurture, promotes excellence, and instills values. For many, school is about classes, homework, and academic standards. Our aim at Port Macquarie Adventist School is to provide quality, individualized education and support students in developing skills to cope with life, find where they belong, and understand how they can make a difference in their world. Our focus is to go above and beyond this practical dimension to a higher purpose – assisting students in developing a balanced life where personal skills and talents are nurtured, friendships are enjoyed, and positive attitudes are developed. We understand that you want the best for your child. We also understand that children learn differently. For this reason, we focus not only on what your child learns but how they learn. With enviable student-to-teacher ratios, we can meet children's individual needs and optimize their academic achievement. We also recognize that learning goes beyond the classroom that it extends to building confidence and resilience, taking responsibility, and engaging with others. These aspects of learning, plus more, are explored through our pastoral care program. The supportive environment at Port Macquarie Adventist School facilitates spiritual, academic, and social growth in all school community members. By choosing Port Macquarie Adventist School for your child, you will be placing them in a safe and intimate learning environment that supports their learning, nurtures their talents, and encourages their development into confident and capable citizens of their community. Port Macquarie Adventist School is a co-educational Adventist school owned and operated by Seventh-day Adventist Schools (NNSW) Ltd, a member of Adventist Schools Australia (ASA). ASA is a part of the world-wide Adventist education system, one of the world's largest Protestant education systems. Also, Port Macquarie Adventist School is a member of the Association of Independent Schools (AIS) of NSW. Port Macquarie Adventist School provides an approved program of education for students from Pre-Kindy to Year 6. We are registered and accredited by the NSW Board of Studies, a body that regulates all independent schools in NSW and prescribes the NSW Curriculum guidelines and outcomes. The local administration of the school is delegated to a School Council appointed by the Board of Directors. The School Council generally meets every month during school terms. Port Macquarie Adventist School aims to provide a balanced education to meet each child's academic, physical, social, spiritual, and emotional needs. Opportunities are provided for children to: Achieve personal best in academic achievement Develop physical, musical, and cultural skills Build sound, healthy peer relationships Develop positive social skills Learn problem-solving strategies Find where they belong and understand how they can make a difference Develop and adopt Christian values Assume a sense of pride in themselves and their school Feel valued, safe, and cared for. View full school

Founded in 2004, Macquarie Grammar School is uniquely attuned to the needs and aspirations of young students. We offer students from all walks of life the opportunity to excel in their chosen field of endeavor, be it the professions, business, or academic. Macquarie Grammar School’s Learning First approach offers a focused curriculum that prioritizes academic attainment with a “back to basics” philosophy. We consolidate learning in the core subject areas that are most important in preparation for the HSC and a future rewarding career. Freed from the distractions that are often built into the curriculum at other schools, our school students are encouraged to reach their academic potentials. Macquarie Grammar School is dedicated to helping our students complete their HSC, leading to an offer of placement for future tertiary studies. Macquarie Grammar School is a Year 7-12 school that offers a calm, friendly, professional, and focused environment for students to prepare for their HSC. The School’s curriculum, learning environment, and activities are designed to meet our mature, senior students’ needs and interests. Located in the CBD, our learning environment reflects the future professional surroundings in which students will work, learn, and socialize throughout their adult lives. Right by the QVB at Town Hall, we are central to all Sydney’s transport networks and many physical teaching resources that enhance students learning. For example, the NSW Art Gallery, NSW State Library, Sydney University, etc. Macquarie Grammar School leads in professional standards, with 88% of our teachers having attained postgraduate-level qualifications in the subject area they teach. Our School offers a strong and broad HSC portfolio while remaining mart to care for every student’s progress. Our teachers reach out to every student to help our students develop their talent, have a passion and interest in learning. We are a secular, co-educational, fully comprehensive school that welcomes students from all backgrounds. Our students reflect Australia’s dynamic and diverse population. We foster friendship and understanding and have built a school culture that engenders positive learning outcomes. Our School is named after NSW Governor Lachlan Macquarie, who is widely believed to have coined the phrase that became one of Australia’s most cherished values: the “Fair Go”. We take this value to heart and offer a “fair go” to students from all backgrounds with scholarships for exceptionally gifted students in the areas of academia, sports, or music. Because Macquarie Grammar School is located in the CBD, students have immediate access to some of the world’s best academic, sporting, and cultural sites. The fitness program operates at the Olympic-standard Ian Thorpe Aquatic Centre and Sydney’s Domain’s sports fields. It is a short stroll to the State Library, Sydney Library, Conservatorium of Music, Powerhouse Museum, the NSW Art Gallery, and the Australian Museum. Best of all, these beautiful facilities’ usage enables School fees to remain allocated entirely to academic pursuits. Macquarie Grammar School is Sydney CBD’s only fully comprehensive, secular, independent, Yrs7-12 High School. Located just by the Queen Victoria’s Building, on Clarence Street, the School boasts an HSC-focussed curriculum with a strong emphasis on academic studies that will lead to students attaining an ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank) with less stress and a more focused approach. The booming population in Sydney’s CBD and inner suburbs has lead to a squeeze on local schools, leaving frustrated families stuck on long waiting lists to access independent alternatives. Macquarie Grammar School favors a co-educational learning model with a 21st-century outlook, secular, co-educational, and open to all. Founded in 2004, the School’s mission is to provide an academic-based curriculum and prepare students for the Higher School Certificate (HSC), pre-vocational and University Education, and the workplace, by providing quality education our students and fostering an enjoyment of and respect for learning. We value every student and have a respect for cultural diversity and inclusiveness. Teaching and learning occur in a nurturing, student-centered, caring, and safe environment, where every effort is made to cultivate the individual’s potential. We welcome freedom of expression that will foster the growth of all within the School. Fees are kept to a minimum because we utilize our City’s World-Class facilities. View full school

Macquarie College is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist System of Schools. More broadly, it is part of an international network of Adventist institutions, including education, health, and aged care, which service Australia’s diverse communities, pursuing excellence in education, personal care, and health services. The College is a member of the Hunter Region Independent Schools (HRIS) association, within the broader New South Wales Association of Independent School (AIS). Our students participate in academic and co-curricular programs and representative competitions. The College is located on an eight-hectare site on Lake Road, Wallsend. Nestled between the rapidly growing Lake Macquarie City Council and Newcastle City Council areas, the College services families from all points across the Hunter Valley, including Cessnock, Maitland, Newcastle, Swansea, and Cooranbong. Macquarie College is supported by the Macquarie College Council, the Administration Committee, and the Education Administration Group. Further, the College is supported strategically and financially through the Macquarie College Foundation and the Parent & Teacher Association. Our mission is to provide a holistic, Adventist Christian education in which students’ individual needs are at the center of our decision-making, whether academic, spiritual, emotional, or culturally based. Approximately 60 Preschool, 370 Junior School, and 410 Senior School students enjoy the village-green styled Campus, which maximizes open, green spaces for group play and individual mindfulness. First established in 1901, the mission of the College is to provide a holistic education that encourages a life-long commitment to Christian faith and service. It aims to produce people of conscience, compassion, competence, and commitment to making the world a better place. The College has a proud record of outstanding academic results within a confidential and supportive environment for all students. Macquarie College is committed to the holistic development of students within our care. We aim to optimize all children’s learning potential while building a faith community that seeks to know God and develop a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. We form strong partnerships with parents to enhance our understanding of how each child learns and how best to cater to their individual needs. This three-way partnership ensures consistency in messages and is a vital means of supporting students in all aspects of their educational journey. Curriculum content and teaching methodology cater to the different abilities and learning styles of every student. Learning attributes or “habits,” critical to long term success, are explicitly taught and practiced, creating an environment where children are highly engaged in their learning and strive for excellence in all they do. This culture of excellence is nurtured throughout the K-12 school experience. The range of opportunities for extended learning and self-expression ensures every student can participate in the academic, sporting, cultural and spiritual programs to their fullest potential through to the conclusion of their Higher School Certificate. We believe that social, physical, emotional, and spiritual development is vital to a balanced education approach. The Junior School delivers life-skills training through its Social Skills, Personal Development, and Chapel Programs to enable our students to develop personal confidence, interpersonal skills, conflict resolution, and emotional resilience. Mentoring programs between Junior School and Senior School cohorts begins in Year 5 and progresses through to Year 12, ensuring that support, communication, and community building is a continuous journey. Students enjoy learning within a well-resourced environment, using iPads, laptops Chromebooks (or via a BYOD Program in Senior School) throughout their day. Students across the College can participate in weekly music classes, pursue music through a private lesson or join one of the many music groups, ensembles, or performance groups that entertain the College and the community. View full school

Macquarie Anglican Grammar School is an independent Pre-Kinder to Year 12 school in Dubbo with approximately 530 students. It is a part of The Anglican Schools Corporation (TASC), which currently owns and operates 19 schools within NSW. Macquarie is strategically placed to provide high-quality education for the Dubbo families and central west regions of NSW. Macquarie has developed an enviable reputation for its standards and achievements, emphasizing academic excellence, pastoral care, co-curricular engagement, and faith and values. Macquarie Anglican Grammar School has a rich and vibrant community with active participation from students, teachers, and parents in a full and varied program of activities. Macquarie is an exciting place to be. Our students find meaning, purpose, and a sense of belonging when active participants in the school community. When these commodities are in short supply, our students need more than ever to experience what it means to be a part of a caring Christian community and to understand and appreciate their responsibilities as members of that community. Vision Growing a school of excellence and care, honoring God through teaching, learning, and service to others. Mission To develop resilient young people who make a difference in the world within a high quality, affordable, Christ-centred education. Children attending Pre-Kindergarten will be provided with opportunities to develop skills by cooperatively working with others and participating in activities that build on their abilities and interests in a supportive academic environment. Pre-Kindergarten provides a strong foundation for a student’s success at school by developing: A positive attitude towards learning Early Literacy skills (written expression, book and print awareness, motivation to learn to read, language skills) Early Numeracy skills (number recognition, one to one counting, shape recognition and manipulation, the formation of numbers) Experimental Science skills Creative experiences including Drama and Visual Arts Thinking and problem-solving skills Independence and confidence Physical abilities including fine and gross motor skills The Pre-Kindergarten program will use educational and developmental foundations that are research-based for quality outcomes that best prepare students for Kindergarten. Daily activities will use various settings, including whole-class activities, working in small groups, and individual interactions with the teacher. Opportunities to learn in the classroom and an outside environment will provide an enriched educational environment. The Macquarie Pre-Kindergarten Program will build trusting relationships with families that respect and support each unique home environment. Families will be provided with opportunities to exchange information about a child’s strengths and learning achievements through regular teacher communication. View full school