The Walliston Way
Walliston Primary School is located in a bushland setting at one of the highest points in the hills, east of the city of Perth. Walliston Primary school enrols families, not students. The school engagement of parents with the school goes back to its foundation and is embedded in our school’s culture.
OUR SCHOOL LOGO
The Walliston Primary School logo is a visual representation of the school’s identity, values, and environment. The hills on the base of the logo symbolise the school’s strong foundation and connection to nature, creating a peaceful learning environment away from the city’s distractions. The Channel Nine Tower, once central to the school’s identity, remains honoured in silhouette, representing strength, history, and the school’s vision. The leaves reflect both the natural surroundings and the nurturing role of teachers, staff, and the community, fostering student growth. The gum nuts symbolise the students, beginning their educational journey on solid foundations and carrying the school’s mission of “Engagement, Empathy and Empowerment” into their future. The white curve in the design represents their educational journey, rising from the school’s support and encouraging them to ‘Aim High’ as they confidently step into the world. Our school motto “AIM HIGH” refers not only to our geographical location but to the expectations we place upon ourselves as educators and our expectations of our students.
OUR VISION
Walliston Primary School will be the leader in future focused education,
recognised for its excellence in empowering children to thrive academically, culturally and socially. Every child who attends Walliston Primary School will flourish in an environment that supports the whole child, becoming a creative, confident, capable, and connected, contributor to the world
OUR MISSION
Guiding young minds to thrive on their educational journey through:
OUR STRATEGY
To provide a challenging and supportive learning environment that fosters curiosity, creativity, critical thinking, communication and collaborative endeavour in our students. This is achieved through the ‘Walliston Way’ Pedagogical and Instructional Model which was developed with the school community and created based on a balanced approach of inquiry and explicit learning. The Walliston Way Pedagogical and Instructional Model ensures that every classroom has consistent and effective teaching and learning practices that focus on improved student achievement and is aligned to the Department of Education’s Teaching for Impact overview.
3C Inquiry
The use of inquiry promotes problem solving, creativity, student voice and authentic/deep learning.
Social and Emotional
A multi-tiered SEL program surrounds the use of the two models. This provides students with resilience, courage, care and self esteem.
L.E.A.R.N
The L.E.A.R.N explicit model ensures we develop core content explicitly using evidence based techniques.
