Environment & Sustainability

 

ENVIRONMENT WEEK ACTIVITIES

Staff and students at Braybrook College are active participants in the school’s environment program. With an increasing focus on climate change, the College has identified numerous areas in which the school can become more sustainable, and has received recognition for its efforts over the years. Some of our achievements in sustainability:

  • Schools Water Efficiency Program (SWEP)  since 2012 (monitoring Water and Electricity) 
  • Container Deposit Scheme (West):   “Funding More Sustainability and Environmental Projects”  
  • Battery Recycling
  • Mobile Muster:  mobile phone recycling, including Mobile Muster Schools Challenge
  • Swap Table for books, stationery and other re-usable items
  • Cooling the West:  tree planting activities
  • Earth Hour 
  • Ride to School Day
  • Resource Smart Schools Program
  • Braybrook Nature Initiative:  Student Environment Group
  • 99kw Solar Panel System
  • Water – Learn It! Live It!  Silver Level
  • Save Water Awards 2011:  Finalist
  • Core Module of AuSSI-Vic completed   

Resource Smart Awards:   

  • 2014:  Secondary Student Led Action Team of the Year (Finalist)
  • 2015:  Water Secondary School of the Year (Finalist) 
  • 2015:  Secondary Student Led Action Team of the Year (Finalist) 
  • 2015:  Secondary Teacher of the Year (Finalist) 
  • 2015:  Energy Secondary School of the Year (Finalist)  
  • 2016:  Energy Secondary School of the Year (Finalist) 
  • 2016:  Biodiversity Secondary School of the Year (Finalist) 
  • 2020:  Community Leadership Secondary School of the Year (Finalist) 
  • 2022:  School Volunteer of the Year (Finalist) 
  • 2022:  Community Leadership Secondary School of the Year (Finalist) 
  • 2023:  Community Leadership Secondary School of the Year (Winner) 
  • 2023:  Curriculum Leadership Secondary School (Finalist) 
  • 2023:  Secondary Teacher of the Year (Winner)
  • 2025:   Finalist CDS Vic Excellence Award (Secondary)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

National Solar Schools Program

Braybrook College received funding from the Australian Government for the National Solar Schools Program.  Braybrook College received additional funding from the Victorian Government’s Solar in Schools Initiative. Our solar panels are installed on the school roof and are generating electricity for the school. Excess power will be fed back to the grid.

Recycling
Braybrook College has programs in place for recycling of paper, cardboard, bottles and cans. Student monitors assist with the running of these program.

Water Tank
Using some of the money from the Australian Government’s National Solar Schools Programme, Braybrook College has installed a 22,000 litre water tank to water our magnificent gardens.

Lighting upgrade
Using some of the money from the Australian Government’s National Solar Schools Program, Braybrook College installed sensors and timers on lights as well as converting lights within several rooms to T5 efficient fluorescent globes.

 


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