Primary Years P - 6

The Wesley at Clunes program is a residential Year 9 program located in the historic gold town of Clunes, Victoria. It emphasises experiential learning, community engagement and interpersonal relationships, and has been a foundational experience in a Wesley College education for 25 years.

Students participate in the program for an eight-week residential term at the Clunes campus.

Students engage with the local community in many forms, including volunteering at community events such as Booktown and the Clunes Show, shopping at the local supermarket, greengrocer and butcher, and working with the local primary school.

The Passion, Agency and Connection Project is a key curriculum element that allows students to choose a topic of personal interest and create a project that addresses a community need or issue, empowering them to become active and engaged global citizens. For example, one student created a children's picture book about women in rural communities and the gender pay gap, while another built a model of an aircraft engine to demonstrate sustainable aviation fuel alternatives.

Head of Campus Tara Clark envisions 'expanding learning even further into the outdoors' and sees the program 'working alongside our Indigenous elders, local farmers and community groups to become an even more valued and integrated part of the Clunes rural community,' building on the growing relationship with Dja Dja Wurrung traditional owners already established.