Prepare For for Your Future, Your Way
Unlock a future of choice, possibility, and growth. Enrol in Pathways & Futures at GVL and make your senior years some of the best of your life.
Every student’s senior program will be unique and tailored. We value your unique strengths and goals, alongside your autonomy as you start preparing for an exciting career and future. We are committed to working with you personally to build out a tailor-made plan for your senior years. It will include an internship, diploma, TAFE certification, portfolio and/or coaching. Whatever your goals are, we’re here to help you bring them to life.
We’re doing things differently. Radically.
Progress at Your Pace
Our program does not use conventional year levels based on age groups – young people move up to this level when they are ready, transitioning into Pathways & Futures when it’s right for them.
Redefining success, beyond the ATAR
We believe that learning can’t be reduced to a single score. GVL’s approach recognises productivity, creativity, and adaptability, giving every young person a fair chance.
Where learning meets real life
The program is underpinned by the VCE Vocational Major (VM) and Victorian Pathways Certificate (VPC) but also offers so much more – internships, entrepreneurial experiences and a qualification.
30%
of university admissions come from the ATAR alone[¹]
The ATAR is the Past. You Are the Future.
The pathway to your future does not require an ATAR.
In fact, the number of first year university admissions based on ATAR alone is estimated to be as low as 30%”[¹] That doesn’t even include the myriad of pathways that don’t require a degree. If university is your chosen pathway, you have way more options than you might realise – portfolio entry, principal recommendations, and vocational qualifications can all support your application. At GVL, we believe that your future isn’t defined by a ranking. Our program offers diverse, meaningful routes into higher education and careers that fit who you are.
You are More than Just a Number
Research shows that traditional ranking systems, like the ATAR, can take a heavy toll on young people’s mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing. [¹][²][³][⁴]
The ATAR system forces students to compete and conform, but we believe in something radically different: collaboration, creativity and entrepreneurial skills. A focus on your wellbeing, goals and future readiness.
Confidence & Citizenship
The Pathways & Futures Program will empower you to lead with compassion, think critically, and make meaningful contributions to your community and the world.
Here, you lead your own journey—gaining not just academic skills, but the courage and vision to make a difference. Through real-world learning, internships, and coaching, you’ll build the critical thinking and adaptability needed to thrive in any path, be it university, vocational careers, or entrepreneurship. More than just preparing for the future, this program instils a sense of responsibility and purpose, empowering you to create positive change in your community and beyond.
Freedom
An environment that supports you to thrive, not just survive
Your Future. Your Journey. Your Choices.
At GVL, you’re in charge. Want to spend a day building your own business? Go for it. Need flexibility to work around life? We get it. You won’t find endless rules and micromanagement here. At GVL, we encourage you to be accountable to yourself and your goals. Want to spend a day building your own business? Go for it. Need flexibility to work around life? We get it. This is a place where you’re trusted, empowered, and encouraged to chase the future you want.
Flexibility
Personalised, Inclusive, and Made for You
Education That Fits You (not the other way around)
GVL was designed for learners who crave a different approach. If you’ve felt out of place in traditional schooling, this could be your new beginning. Whether it’s due to unsupported learning needs, trauma, chronic illness, bullying, or simply wanting a more supportive space, GVL adapts to you. Here, you can have a place to thrive.
Pathways & Possibilities
Learning and exploration that actually prepares you for life
Skills for Today’s World, Careers for Tomorrow
Pathways and Futures is about preparing you for life, not just exams. Its about learning skills that are alive, relevant, and in high demand. From entrepreneurship to design thinking, you’ll dive into the stuff that prepares you for the real world—beyond the classroom.
Most careers haven’t even been invented yet.
The world is changing fast, and GVL is built to keep up. We’ll give you the skills to thrive in jobs don’t even exist. This is future-focused learning that prepares you for anything.
The world is changing fast, and GVL is built to keep up. We’ll give you the skills to thrive in jobs don’t even exist. This is future-focused learning that prepares you for anything.
Preparing your for your future, without the pointless bits
Forget dusty textbooks and outdated lessons. Here, you’ll learn things that matter right now: creative problem-solving, digital skills, entrepreneurship, and design thinking.
Forget dusty textbooks and outdated lessons. Here, you’ll learn things that matter right now: creative problem-solving, digital skills, entrepreneurship, and design thinking.
A Launchpad for New Opportunities
Many high-paying, hands-on careers are in high demand. GVL opens doors to these fields, whether you’re considering a trade, tech role, or an entrepreneurial journey. This means you will be equipped for a sustainable, fulfilling future—without the weight of massive student loans.
Your Classroom is the World
At GVL, we believe in learning by doing, creating, building. Want to intern at a startup, work on a social impact project, or design your own career? This isn’t a dream—it’s our curriculum. Forget memorising facts; here, you’ll be living experiences.
At GVL, we believe in learning by doing, creating, building. Want to intern at a startup, work on a social impact project, or design your own career? This isn’t a dream—it’s our curriculum. Forget memorising facts; here, you’ll be living experiences.
Take the First Step Towards an Education That Fits You
Imagine an education that doesn’t chain you to a desk or reduce you to a percentage. GVL doesn’t just want you to learn; we want you to lead, to create, to redefine what’s possible. Ditch the old rules. Rewrite your future. No more scores, no more rankings—just you, building the future you want.
Submit an enquiry to book a tour. Experience GVL up close and find out how this program can be the fresh start you’ve been waiting for.
Empowering learners to build communities that positively impact the world.
Global Village Learning is a Child Safe School.