"Our Mission is to provide access to a variety of relevant resources which support the curriculum, and literary, needs of our clients so they can become effective, creative and critical information users …for life!"
The school library is a well-resourced, busy hub of teaching and learning. Our welcoming, comfortable, flexible learning environment means students can be found completing homework, working on tasks, studying quietly, reading books or playing a variety of board games from 8 am every day.
Our collection is current, relevant and encompasses print, digital and online resources that reflect the 21st Century student's learning needs. CHOICE, World Book Online, InfoBase Learning and other information databases can be accessed from school or home through the Oliver Library link on the DoE portal. Students also have access to eBooks and audio books, also via the Oliver library link or by downloading the ePlatform app by 'Wheelers' on their smartphones or tablets. WHS has recently subscribed to ClickView, which supplies a vast amount of educational content in video form for staff and students, and also gives students access to a variety of movies and TV series. This too can be accessed through the Oliver Library link.
Students and teachers regularly use the physical library space for class tasks, as well as their own research and creative projects. A flexible space, the Library has two separate teaching areas, a new Senior Study area and two dedicated Seminar rooms, thus simultaneously catering for class groups and quiet study. Plenty of comfortable space allows students to relax and make use of all the library resources.
A visual showcase of student work and the wide range of school activities appears daily on our TV.
Year 7 Literacies
Every Year 7 student completes a Literacies course. Over the year they will use their school library, engage with reading through the Premier's Reading Challenge and Nightly Reading Scheme, develop their research skills, improve technology skills and find out how to study at high school.