Text Box: Welcome to our school! Browsing through our website will give you a general overview of the nature and operation of Secret Harbour Primary School.  Further information is distributed through the School Newsletter and at our regular Parents and Citizens meetings. Secret Harbour Primary School began operating in 1997 and was Australia’s first School in a Shopping Centre.  Although the school looked like shops from the road it operated like a normal school.  This was a short term arrangement in order to provide education in the local area some years before a purpose built school would be available.  Our permanent school was constructed and occupied for the 2002 school year.   We try to make the school a happy place where children enjoy learning.  We hope they develop socially and academically to the best of their ability in a happy atmosphere of co-operation with staff and other children. We are fortunate to have a dedicated staff and we will do the best for your children but we need your support.  Please feel free to come to the school to discuss your children’s progress, assist the teachers in the classroom, help with reading, the covering of books or any of our other activities.  For prolonged meetings with teachers please ring so an appointment can be arranged. Your children appreciate your involvement with the school and their learning is enhanced when they see that you consider it important enough to take an active interest. Community members and prospective parents are welcome to visit the school – just let us know and we will take the time to show you our facilities and tell you about our programmes.  We appreciate your views and suggestions and by sharing and caring we can make Secret Harbour a school of excellence. All members of staff are looking forward to a fruitful and stimulating time working with your children. OUR SHARED VISION OF EDUCATION  AT SECRET HARBOUR PRIMARY SCHOOL   Education is a life long process and Secret Harbour Primary School, along with parents and the community must play a vital role in developing an ongoing “love of learning”.  It must be remembered that our future economic and technological society will evolve more quickly and these children will probably be retrained several times for different types of employment during their lifetime. Schools are not just buildings but a collaborative community of students, parents, teachers and the local community with a shared value structure.  Notions of social justice, individual differences, democracy, caring, community responsibility, integrity, ethics, academic rigour and good communication must be central to this school community. All students at Secret Harbour Primary School are individuals and we must promote a school culture that: develops the whole child, encourages and supports students to be responsible for their own learning, encourages and develops a sense of self motivation and a desire for students to achieve high standards at  their own level, promotes excellence both individually and collectively, strives to achieve a high standard of basic literacy and numeracy skills, and develops skills that utilise technology in the collection, processing and sharing of information. With the introduction of the Curriculum Framework the developmental approach to learning has been implemented across all learning areas and augmented with an eclectic approach to teaching so students are presented with a wide range of learning strategies, tools and options. However, this can not be fully achieved unless the community and the parents are actively involved in the decision making processes that aim to achieve this standard of educational excellence.  Parents have a clear and proper interest in their children’s education and need to be offered the opportunity to become involved in all aspects of their children’s lives – including having access to and working with students in the classroom.  Clearly the more involved parents become in the classroom the more likely they are to be informed when they participate in school decision making.  Thus, building a strong school community is an essential ingredient in the development of Secret Harbour Primary School. Truly effective education at Secret Harbour Primary School is a joint enterprise between the parents, school and community who work together for the improvement of student outcomes for all children.    

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