Directors Message

As Director of Western Cape College I welcome you to our Web Site.

At Western Cape  College  we are committed to delivering quality education to our students with a focus on student outcomes. Western Cape  College  is a centre of excellence and we expect nothing less from our staff and students.

The college is heavily committed to improving outcomes for all students. To do this Western Cape  College:

• Implemented ground breaking literacy and numeracy programs
• Supported the Transition Support Services program
• Supported the Partners for Success strategy
• Developed community partnerships
• Supported the Bound for Success Education Strategy
• Embedded the Service Guarantee for Senior Schooling
• Implemented the Parents as First Teachers program

The Western Cape  College priorities for 2008 are:

• Complete the Bound for Success: Education Strategy for Cape York implementation strategy.
• Consistency of Curriculum through P-12 and across campuses with an emphasis on quality and excellence of teaching methodologies.
• Improve student attendance.
• Improve retention and completion.
• Improve literacy and numeracy attainment.
• Improve the depth of knowledge and performance of staff and leadership in Indigenous education.
• Implement successful behaviour management strategies.
• Focus on information technologies and the integration of these into the curriculum.

I encourage you to explore our Web Site and discover the advances Western Cape  College has made in delivering excellence in education.

Ian Mackie

Director, Western Cape  College