AIMS OF WARNBRO COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL

Warnbro Community High School is community based. We aim to:

• Develop and maintain communication channels that provide students, community, parents and staff with the opportunity to participate in decisions regarding the educational requirements of students.
• Be responsive to community needs by maintaining flexibility in educational delivery and in hours of operation.
• Liaise with and act upon the needs of the wider community, such as local industry and commerce, within the parameters of the school.
• Maintain a high profile within the community.
• Actively embrace the 'community resource' concept by promoting the school's facilities as an integral part of the wider community's resources.
• Maintain educational goals as paramount, regardless of ethnic or income backgrounds.

PHILOSOPHY

The school aims to provide an educational environment that emphasises these vital student outcomes:

• Well developed communication skills in a variety of contexts.
• The capacity for life long learning.
• The capacity to think critically.
• A positive self concept.
• The ability to think creatively.
• The capacity to work co-operatively.
• The capacity to adapt to change.
• An interest in the expressive arts.
• The ability to be self-motivated.
• A personal ethic.
• An inquiring and thoughtful manner.
• The capacity to identify problems and solve them.
• A sense of personal and social responsibility.
• The capacity to set and pursue goals.
• Respect for other people, tolerance for different points of view and for other racial, religious and cultural traditions.
• A sense of pride and ownership of the school and valuing of education.

These philosophical statements are encapsulated in the school ethos.