WEIPA CAMPUS

Weipa is a modern mining town which has one of the world's richest bauxite deposits and has become a company town for several hundred miners and their families.  The township of Weipa was originally developed by Comalco for its mining personnel.  Reserves are estimated at 2500 million tones, enough for 250 years at the present rate of production.  More than half the ore is sent to Gladstone for processing into alumina.

With the development of Weipa as a regional centre for government and tourism, the dependence of one company is changing in line with a policy of  ''town normalisation''.  

Weipa is a P - 12 campus with an enrolment of approximately 660 students, which is rapidly increasing due to the extension of the local mine. The Pre-school is located approximated 500m for the main campus near the local swimming pool and the Weipa Kindergarten/Preschool. The main campus is situated on Central Avenue, with years 1 - 6 on one side of the avenue and 7 - 12 on the opposite side.

Due to student enrolment numbers the student body is divided into 4 groups:

• P - 3 which is administered by the Head of the Junior School
• 4 - 6 which is administered by the Head of the Middle School 4 - 6
• 7 - 9 which is administered by the Head of the Middle School 7 - 9
• 10 - 12 which is administered by the Head of the Senior School 10- 12