Dorena is:

• A community of diverse learners where people are respected and valued in a safe environment
• A community that strives to provide learning environments with high expectations
• A community which supports the social, physical and emotional needs of its learners, with understanding that those needs are unique to the individual

A successful student of Dorena will be able to:

• Make informed, responsible choices leading to a healthy lifestyle
• Have empathy for other people and value cultures and opinions both similar and different to their own
• Become a successful, cooperative and self-assured individual in society
• Show tenacity by moving through challenging situations.  We call this Grit.
• Read, write and communicate with fluency, accuracy, and understanding
• Critically synthesize information and apply their learning to the real world 
• Be a curious, active, life-long learner who value Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math
• Have experience setting and progressing towards academic and social goals