Western Cape College Weipa Hostel

Location

The Western Cape College Weipa Hostel is situated 100 metres from the Western Cape College Weipa Campus, allowing students ease of access to the school and school based extra curricular and local sporting activities.

Facilities

The Hostel is within walking distance to the Hibberd Library, Weipa Swimming Pool, Weipa Football Oval and Weipa Cricket Oval. Basketball, Netball, Squash, Heritage and Nanum Shopping Centres are 5 minutes away by car. The Hostel encompuses a block of four residences connected by a large central courtyard. Each residence contains a kitchen, laundry, bathroom, lounge room, three bedrooms and an outdoor undercover area, each residence is supervised by a House Parent.

Aims

1. Provide an accommodation facility that promotes a family environment to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to achieve a secondary education.
2. Create an environment that ill provide motivation fo aboriginal and Torres Strait islander students to fulfill their educational and personal potential.
3. Provide and maintain the necessary resources to assist students in their educational achievements.
4. Promote education as a means to the opportunities of a better future.
5. Promote pride in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage.
6. Promote open communication between the students, the Hostel staff and people of different cultural backgrounds.
7. Encourage responsibility and respect of each other and
8. Develop appropriate living skills.