Discover the Difference:

Warmly Welcoming you to Warrandyte High

Welcome to Warrandyte High School – a school designed to ensure every learner develops the skills and knowledge they need to succeed both in and out of the classroom. It is our belief that every child can succed in many different ways – and it is our job to nurture, teach, encourage and help each and every student to grow in their individual and unique ways. Our core purpose is to ensure all students develop both the academic and wellbeing skills and knowledge required to thrive in the 21st century, enabling them to pursue the multitude of pathways beyond secondary schooling that are avaialbIe to them. I am extremely proud to be the Principal of this fantastic school and I, along with all of our staff, warmly welcome you to find out more about our school and all it has to offer our community.

Located in a beautiful, natural setting just 20 km from the heart of Melbourne we have a a well-earned reputation for excellence across a broad range of curricula and extra-curricular offerings. As you look through our website, you will see our wide-range of curriuclum programs from Year 7-Year 12. This includes our extensive range of subjects studied in Year 7/8, iour vertically structured elective program at Year 9/10, our newly introduced ‘Trails of Discovery Program’ and the range of options avaialble to students studying in our Senior School including access to VET (Vocational Education & Training) subjects, VCE (which includes a wide-range of subjects for students to select from), VCE-Vocational Major (providing students with access to complete their VCE while also completing their VET course at TAFE and Structured Workplace Learning) as well as the HeadStart Program. There realy is something for everyone at WHS and it is our aim to ensure that students are the drivers of their learning program – enabled through the extensive elective program and Trails of Discovery Programs.

Student Voice is another key component of ensuring students who attend Warrandyte High School feel supported and heard. Students from all year levels are encouraged to join our Student Voice Council which meets fortnightly to discuss key issues and ideas around the school. Some recent examples of their success have included significant changes to our uniform, fundraising activities and input into key decision-making processes through representation on our School Improvement Team.

We also have an international student program. Warrandyte High School is accredited under the Department of Education CRICOS registration (CRICOS provider name and code: Department of Education, 00861K). For further information refer to www.study.vic.gov.au.

Our school values are Excellence, Integrity and Respect. This means we continually focus on High Expectations; Authentic Relationships; Student Voice and consistent Teaching and Learning Protocols. To find out more about these important focus points, I encourage you to read all you can on the pages of our website.

We look forward to warmly welcoming you on one of our upcoming tours and meeting you in person.

Rachel Lynch

Principal

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Our Vision and Values

Our vision as a school is to:
Challenge every learner in a safe and supportive environment

Embedded in this vision are the following beliefs:

As teachers, we need to meet the individual learning needs of all students
We are all learners in our community: students, staff and parents
People learn best when they feel safe –emotionally and physically
Basic abilities, such as intelligence and talent, can be developed through dedication and hard work

As a school community we expect the highest standards in terms of everything that each community member does. Underpinning the behaviour of students, staff and parents are three important values: