What are we about?


Ontrack College is about helping young people who have lost their way in mainstream education find a new pathway into learning.   Our Core Purpose is to be a Christian community built on the teachings of Jesus Christ. In this way we prepare hope-filled students for lifelong learning and success. The pathway we offer is structured around the following g.e.m.s: 
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Our Students
The students who are accepted into Ontrack normally fit into one of these categories:
  • Disengagement from mainstream schools, including exclusions.
  • Not attending school at all, or very little.​
  • Students with cognitive styles that are not supported well by mainstream schools (such as ADHD or ASD)
  • Students with additional social/emotional needs.
The current reality for these students is that a mainstream school is not flexible enough to meet their needs.
These may include:
  • A network of support services to help resolve or manage the circumstances in their life, including health, violence, unstable home life, housing, pregnancy and addictions.
  • A transition program that helps them unpack the blockages in their life and get back on track.
  • A learning environment that is based on the individual’s needs and that helps them achieve the goal(s) they have identified.
  • A school life that is predictable, enjoyable, matches their identity, and has experiences that develop competency and resilience.​​
Strategic Framework
Ontrack is a school operated by GEMS Christian Education Limited.
We are guided and underpinned by:
1. Our Moral Owners, Hopelands Church, continue to seek to glorify God, change lives, impact the community and touch nations through the ministry of GEMS Christian Education Limited;
2. Our Constitution, Statement of Faith and Core Purpose are central to work in partnership with families, churches and the broader community to be a Christian community built on the teachings of Jesus Christ that is preparing hope filled students for lifelong, quality learning;
3. Our Biblical values are based on a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and are expressed in our GEMS and FACETS and are lived out, taught and promoted in our Christian learning community.

Strategic Intentions
We pursue the following strategic intentions towards our core purpose so that:
1. Our students will embrace the values of God, Excellence, Members and Service; discover who they are as individuals; and pursue God's purpose for their lives.
2. Our staff will embrace our core values and personally display Christ to the students utilising stimulating, creative, innovative curriculum and teaching practice.
3. Our resource sustainability will allow us to continue to provide and maintain an outstanding and inspiring place of teaching and learning within an environment of seeking partnerships with the wider community.
4. Our culture is Christ-centred, driven by our GEMS and demonstrated by our FACETS and will be a welcoming, accessible and inclusive Christian educational community through partnerships with local, national and global communities.
5. Our governance will proactively ensure we provide effective strategic and operational leadership to achieve our core purpose and to glorify God.