Mr. Alex Colussa

Name:

Mr. Alex Colussa


School:

Scotch College


Extra Subject Information:

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Position Held at School:

Senior VCE Teacher, VCE Author and VCE Assessor


VCE Subject(s) Teaching:

Chemistry, Biology


Qualifications:

Master of Teaching (Secondary)
Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Honours)


Role at TSSM:

Alex has been part of the TSSM’s Science team since 2024. He is an extremely passionate teacher who enjoys seeing his students achieve their learning outcomes while scoring impressive study scores.

Alex has taught senior Chemistry and Biology for over a decade giving him extensive experience in the subject. Prior to commencing teaching, Alex’s professional learning career as a presenter has given him specific fundamentals that he utilises to engage the students with the concepts of the subject in a simplified form, being able to aid with their understanding come exam time.

Alex is a motivated teacher who makes use of available resources to enhance and improve his teaching abilities so his students can continue to excel.

Alex also plays an important role in producing high quality VCE resources used by many teacher and students in Chemistry and Biology for TSSM.


Teaching Philosophy:

Each and every learner is their own person. Building relationships with each and everyone young person is key to influencing and shaping them.


Interests:

Cycling
Playing guitar
Learning about our natural world!

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