Our Vision and Values
Vision
We believe our core responsibility, as an educational learning community, is to ensure that all our students have the opportunity to achieve self-actualisation, which is the fulfilment of their unique talents and potentialities. This also means that as individuals and global citizens, each and every young person who enrols at our school has the right to achieve excellence in their learning; that they respect the rights of others to learn in a safe and inclusive environment, where respect is the cornerstone of all our actions and that by nurturing personal wellbeing they have the resilience and perseverance to harness creativity in a proactive and collaborative way for the betterment of themselves and the world around them.
Mission
Wheelers Hill Secondary College’s mission is to prepare students to be productive citizens in the 21st Century where they have the capacity to be positive decision-makers who consider others and themselves as they develop the key knowledge and skills that will guide their futures.
Objective
Our school’s objectives are considered as part of the four-yearly strategic planning process and reflected in the goals listed in our current School Strategic Plan (SSP). We also develop an Annual Implementation Plan to operationalise the goals and key improvement strategies contained in our SSP.
Values
Wheelers Hill Secondary College's values are:
Respect: WHSC promotes respectful, inclusive and positive relationships. Our students and staff act with integrity and value diversity in their interactions with others. We understand that inclusive language and behaviours define us as individuals and members of the Wheelers Hill community. We respect our own traditions as a College, and we respect our First Nations people and the land on which we learn.
Excellence: WHSC provides opportunities to demonstrate excellence in all areas of learning and teaching by adopting a focused and committed approach to building key knowledge and skills. We believe that excellence is about achieving personal best but more importantly it is about the journey. It is only through perseverance, resilience and the capacity to learn from failure that true excellence can be achieved. Excellence is not simply a measure or a number but a recognition of all the parts that define us as authentic learners and teachers who have achieved mastery and autonomy in the key knowledge and skills that we aspire to.
Creativity: WHSC believes that creativity is the key to unlocking the potential in every student. Our students and staff are encouraged to seek innovative solutions and use higher-order thinking skills as independent and collaborative learners. We believe that the Design Thinking Process is a significant tool in supporting young people to use creative critical thinking skills that are based on empathy and self-reflection.
WHSC 'Creating Futures Together' Rubric
What Wheelers Hill Secondary College will do to support Student Learning and Wellbeing:
Provide a safe and supportive learning environment
Provide a curriculum that is rigorous and differentiated
Have high but realistic expectations of performance and behaviour
Provide regular and meaningful feedback on student learning
Encourage 21st Century teaching and learning practices to foster self-actualised learners
Implement the WHSC Teaching and Learning Model
Encourage students to seek support when assistance is required
Encourage students to embrace the College values of Respect, Excellence and Creativity
Communicate with parents/guardians when we have concerns about a student’s wellbeing and/or learning
What Families can do to support your Student’s Learning and Wellbeing:
Encourage students to bring correct resources to class
Support students to complete independent learning and regularly revise learning
Communicate with College using the Compass platform
Ensure students are correctly attired
Communicate with teachers if you have any concerns about learning and / or wellbeing
Discuss learning with your students and encourage them to participate in extra-curricular, community and leadership opportunities