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The Weipa Campus of Western Cape College is the administrative hub of the College. As the largest campus in the district, it has an important role to support and continue to lead innovative practices with Mapoon and Aurukun.

The Weipa Campus is now widely regarded as a leader in educational reform that offers the twin communities of Weipa -Napranum outstanding educational outcomes across a wide variety of school experiences. This is evidenced by the oustanding results in meeting our 100% service guarantee with the 2006 & 2007 graduating students. In 2007, we also celebrated our first OP1 success with Denica Russ.

The Weipa Campus has grown from around 540 students in 2001 to a current enrolment of 975. Demographically the school has a rich diversity of cultures including 50% indigenous students.

Many of these students travel daily from Napranum to Weipa by bus and the school also has close links to the Weipa Hostel. Other diverse cultural groups are now also calling Weipa home.

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Weipa Campus currently employs around 150 staff, 81 of which are teachers across all phases of schooling. In 2002 the school changed from a traditional primary/secondary model to 3 tiered model of Junior School (P-3), Middle School (Yrs 4-9) and Senior School (Yrs 10-12). Each phase of learning has a designated leader or Head of Stage Schooling. The Junior and Middle Heads are college positions that work with their colleagues at Mapoon and Aurukun campuses. All three are accountable for leading their teaching teams to explore new and innovative ways of delivering curriculum as well as managing budgets and daily operations.

The Campus is physically divided into 2 sectors. Central Avenue divides the Western and Eastern campuses. In 2006, the College Special Education Unit was opened and has four full time teachers and a Head of Department servicing the Weipa and Aurukun Campuses. In 2008, this unit continues to expand with increased enrolments and staffing.

The Weipa Campus curriculum is based on the Bound for Success curriculum organisers. This integrated curriculum allows students to complete tasks which are moderated to ensure comparability with other students in the district . The staff are well versed in current educational requirements and are implementing the agendas of Education and Training Reforms for the Future and Bound for Success.

In 2007, we welcomed Prep students to the Western Campus. The Middle Phase of schooling has undergone significant reform, particularly in the Year 7 and 8 cohorts. Senior students are also focussing on the Senior Education and Training (SET) plans. This is in line with the Service Guarantee for Cape and Torres Strait Schools which clearly guarantees that students who graduate from the Weipa campus will obtain either an OP, a traineeship/apprenticeship or a job. Across all sectors of schooling, new and exciting practices are improving educational delivery to our children.

One of these innovative programs is the piloting of a 1-to-1 tablet notebook class in Year 7. Students in one Year 7 class are the first children in Queensland to be using this technology device to complete their classes. We anticipate that the pilot will be successful in enhancing the outcomes for our students and will be expanded in due course.

Due to its rapid growth, the Weipa Campus is currently receiving new facilities for its students. Phase 1 of the master plan was completed for the start of the 2006 school year with new classrooms for Years 5 and 6 students, a new performing arts/multimedia centre, covered walkways, the Croc stage and upgrades to existing facilities. Works are well underway for a new resource centre, Year 4 block and other dedicated classrooms that are be constructed on the Western Campus. Planned completion of this project is by the end of the school year.

The Office administration team has been refined and focuses on the support structures needed to efficiently run the school. They work closely with the College admin who also assist Mapoon and Aurukun campuses.