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Our culture prioritises learning and achievement with an equal focus on wellbeing. We develop our students to be confident communicators, creative problem solvers, and engaged citizens, capable of achieving their goals.
Students learn the content of the WA curriculum through the Helena College Learning Framework, which incorporates an inquiry-based approach to student learning and teaching for conceptual understanding.
Our broad offering of learning programmes and leadership opportunities aims to ensure our students have a range of options upon graduating, with an ability to flourish as lifelong learners and global citizens.
We also run a unique whole school camps programme where students receive a challenging and rewarding experience every year from Pre-Primary to Year 12.
With around 800 students, we are big enough to deliver a wide offering, but still small enough for every child to be seen and heard with individualised attention and academic support or extension where needed. |
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Our Junior School at the Darlington Campus is single stream from Kindy to Year 3 and has an intake offering at Year 4 and 5 to fill two classes in each year level.
We believe learning should be fun, engaging and memorable with all students experiencing success. A good education shows children how to become independent learners, able to drive their own learning through inquiry, curiosity and passion.
While the Western Australian curriculum determines what our students learn, how they learn is through the Helena College Learning Framework, an inquiry-based approach to student learning and teaching for conceptual understanding.
Our first camp starts in Pre-Primary with an overnight sleepover on campus. From there students go on camp every year with an increase in the number of days they are away, and activities designed to build on personal challenges, confidence, and appropriate risk-taking. |
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The Senior School at Glen Forrest Campus was established in 1988 and enjoys a unique bush setting opposite John Forrest National Park.
Facilities include a state of the art sporting and recreational complex and oval, a performing arts centre for drama classes and school productions, a purpose-built media centre for students studying radio, television, film and video production, a domestic and commercial kitchen for food technology students, and multi-purpose Visual Arts and Design Engineering rooms.
Academic support and extension programmes are available as well as many extra-curricular clubs. |
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Some of the most challenging and rewarding experiences Helena offers in developing the whole child, come from our Camps programme.
At Helena every year level from Pre-Primary to Year 12 goes on a camp during the year. From a one-night sleepover on campus, to Point Perron and Albany or trekking the Cape to Cape, and scaling Karajini Gorges, we adventure to the most wondrous locations in WA.
Camps are a unique an integral part of our learning, providing age-appropriate challenges that enhance resilience and personal growth. Our camps are integrated with core learning experiences and structured so each builds on the personal and academic growth of the previous year. The underlying focus is developing independence, self-awareness, resilience and teamwork. |
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Helena College is a one to one laptop school. The Senior School offers every student from Years 6 to 12 an Apple laptop, to take advantage of the many high-quality interactive learning resources available. At our Junior School laptops are available to each student in the classroom and computing is a weekly specialist class all year levels undertake. |
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We welcome you to visit the College and see the school in action on a normal school day.
Tours of the Junior and Senior Schools are conducted twice each term. Book into a group tour online via our website or contact our Enrolments Coordinator to organise a personal tour.
The major intake years are currently Kindergarten, and Years 4 and 5 at the Junior School and Year 6 at the Senior School.
For further information please contact
our Enrolments Coordinator on (08) 9299 9100 or email enrolments@helena.wa.edu.au.
Visit our website for more information. |
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