Weld Square Primary School is a school that pursues academic excellence and offers a recognised best practice pastoral care program to all of its students. The school, with its well-established gardens is surrounded by native bushlands and parklands and located in the suburb of Morley; 10 km north east of Perth, also actively promotes environmental sustainability throughout the whole school community.
For many of the school population of 150 students, English is their second language. These children come from many different countries including Bosnia, Vietnam, China, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Bhutan, Sudan, Nepal, Macedonia, Lebanon and Greece. Many of Weld Square Primary School's current students' parents received their primary education at Weld Square Primary School.
The school's motto, 'Loyalty, Friendship, Respect and Excellence' is reflected in the curriculum offered and values the development of the whole child. Our learning programs are designed to cater for the learning styles, talents and needs of our students. In addition to the basic curriculum, special programs are provided in Music, Physical Education, Mandarin and Visual Arts. The Virtues Program (PBS) underpins all pastoral care programs including behaviour management, student leadership and peer mediation programs. The school has an active Wellbeing program available to all members of our school community.
A very experienced staff, most who have been at the school for many years, utilise their expertise to ensure that the learning needs of each child are addressed. The curriculum is further supplemented by the school's focus on the extensive provision of information and communication technology throughout the school. Weld Square Primary School has Interactive Whiteboards in all learning areas from Kindergarten to Year 6 as well as the in the Library/ICT Centre. This new technology has had a positive and vibrant impact on the learning environment. All students (PP-6) have access to a 1:1 iPad device to further enhance digital learning.
The school opened in 1970 and in 2020 celebrated its 50th anniversary. The school buildings including both the modern architectural style of the new Library/ICT Centre and undercover area which also houses a Specialist Music Learning Area and Canteen and the cluster buildings typical of the 1970s set amidst mature gardens and native bushlands provide the scene for a pleasant learning and working environment. The flexible space and abundance of teaching and learning areas facilitate the organisation of varied groupings of children to meet their ever-changing needs. Most classes have access to double the normal learning area space. Cooperative team-teaching arrangements enrich the learning programs for all students.
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