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SPCC Young Parents, WyongBetter Futures Hub4a Amy Close, North Wyong, NSW 2259 EnquiriesPrincipal Michelle Kelly Mrs Marjorie Lamrock Head of Young Parents, WyongMOBILE 0417 653 627

EMAIL marjorie.lamrock@spcc.nsw.edu.auWEB www.spcc.nsw.edu.au

Young Parents is administered by St Philip’s Christian Education Foundation

If this sounds right for you or you would like further information, please contact:

St Philip’s Christian CollegeYoung Parents

WyongAn alternative school for young

parents and expecting teens

What is SPCC Young Parents?SPPC Young Parents, Wyong is an alternative education program that has been established for the Wyong local government area as part of the Federal Government’s initiative to support school aged young people who have had or are expecting a child. The people who are working to deliver this program include St Philip’s Christian College Gosford (the school responsible for the educational program), YouthConnections.com.au program staff (for community networking and support) and Federal Government (providing Communities for Children funding through the Benevolent Society), funded by the Australian Government Department of Human Services under the Better Futures, Local Solutions initiative.

Will this program suit me?

Are the hours the same as my old school?Yes, classes run from 8.50am until 3.10pm. However, the timetable is flexible and attendance dependent upon student subject selection.

Below is a list of questions with which you may have been wrestling. If they apply to you, then this is the schooling program that you should check out:

• HowcanIfindaprogramthatissupportiveenoughformetodealwithhavingtocarefora child? This program has on-site child care to mind your child in a nurturing environment while you study.

• WilltheprogramalsobeflexibleenoughwhileIgetinvolvedwithotherlifedemandsof parenting? This program offers Board of Studies courses for Year 9 to 12 students. It will also be supplemented with workshops on parenting, lifestyle skills, nutritional cooking and other relevant topics.

• Willithelpmebewellconnected? Support and links with service providers who may assist with needs such as accommodation within a culture of peer support and community support.