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INNOVATION IN PRACTICE
An agricultural education for every possibility
A career in agriculture is often something passed down through bloodlines and inherited, but for families living on a farm, the burden of providing their children with an holistic education is significant. That’s where the selection of the right school becomes critical – and few have the resources to deliver “holistic” quite like The SCOTS PGC College.
SCOTS PGC is well known for addressing the voca- tional aspects of agriculture study, but the team, led by Principal Kyle Thompson, is also committed to main- taining a high standard across a range of standardised academic subjects like mathematics and English. “I'm a firm believer that education and excellence have many guises, and our vision is for SCOTS PGC to be a school of excellence, in whatever guise excel- lence takes for our students. We want the independ- ent education that our kids get to be of the highest quality, but we also want to remain true to our com- munities – our locals and our boarders – and provide pathways and opportunities for them to build cap- acity and to maintain their connection to traditional areas of endeavour,” Mr. Thompson says.
With a 36-hectare campus, The SCOTS PGC Col- lege is ideally placed to offer a top-of-the-range education for the next generation of farmers and agricultural industry professionals, supporting the ongoing development of the industry. Whether they’re harvesting honey from the bee- hives, cultivating rosella plants and vegetables, rearing cattle or even flying drones and using the latest ag technology, the students at SCOTS PGC have countless learning opportunities – and they can’t get enough. The school is particularly proud of the agricultural aspects of its curriculum, encouraging the students in their sheep and cattle show teams to participate in the EKKA as well as shows further abroad.
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