Mission & Values
The mission of Mount Scopus Memorial College is to provide each student with an education and an environment that
- promotes excellence in learning and academic achievement by means of inquiry and critical thinking and by creating a desire for lifelong learning
- develops the student’s whole personality by offering a wide range of activities, inside and outside of the classroom
- provides Jewish learning, values and experiences, within a Modern Orthodox and Zionist framework, that enable each student to make an informed choice as to the meaning of their Jewish identity
- engenders values, knowledge and skills so that students can play their full part in their communities – as members of the College, as Jews, as Australians and as citizens of the world.
The College supports and promotes the principles and practice of Australian democracy, including:
- elected government;
- the rule of law;
- equal rights for all before the law;
- freedom of religion;
- freedom of speech and association; and
- the values of openness and tolerance.