School Context and Outcomes

SCHOOL CONTEXT

Wagga Wagga High School was established as the first government high school in Wagga Wagga in 1912 and moved to its present site as ‘the high school on the hill’ in 1917. We are a large comprehensive, co-educational high school and draw students from five main partner primary schools in central Wagga, North Wagga and Forest Hill, as well as the surrounding countryside. The current school population is approx. 970 including 42 students in the Special Education Support Unit, approximately 100 indigenous students, more than 120 students with a background where English is not their first language and more than 70 students with a refugee background.

SCHOOL PURPOSE

We aim to prepare all students for the future and encourage them to strive at all times for personal excellence. This aim is at the heart of the personal and community values that we uphold. We will achieve this aim and promote these values through a strong focus on learning, high expectations and a positive attitude to change.

We aim to maximise the value of the school experience, personal potential and educational outcomes for all students of Wagga Wagga High School.

STUDENT OUTCOMES

Our school's motto is Vincit qui se vincit - "Success through self-discipline"

To do this, our students will:

▪          set high personal goals and targets and strive to achieve them to the best of their ability

▪          demonstrate ongoing progress in academic, physical, creative and cultural skills

▪          work cooperatively and productively with others

▪          accept responsibility for their learning which they see as a lifelong process

▪          respect others, care about the environment and have a strong sense of social and civic responsibility

▪          contribute positively to school life with pride in their achievements and those of others

▪          be flexible, adaptive and responsive to change

WHOLE-SCHOOL OUTCOMES

Our school will provide:

▪          a culture of excellence and a strong commitment to the recognition and celebration of student achievement

▪          a relevant, challenging, responsive and balanced curriculum with programs designed to meet the needs of our students

▪          quality learning environments characterised by positive student-teacher relationships

▪          a climate of caring, effective communication, co-operation and tolerance with an emphasis on teamwork and equality of opportunity for students and staff

▪          a capacity for planned change and ongoing development with effective, accountable and collaborative leadership, decision-making and management practices

▪         close links with our partner primary schools and the wider community, resulting in confidence and trust in our school and its traditions, and pride in our students and their achievements