Wongutha Christian Aboriginal Parented-directed School (CAPS) is a year 11 and 12 Vocational School catering specifically for the needs of male and female Aboriginal students. All students board on the campus which is situated approximately 30 kilometres from the coastal town of Esperance. The school and boarding facilities are situated on farming land providing a spacious and quiet atmosphere for the students to learn.  

The school maintains a strong Christian ethos while also equipping and training students with knowledge and life skills that will support them in both work and life. 

Wongutha CAPS caters for 72 students (36 male and 36 female) who come to the school from all over Western Australia. A large proportion of the students come from the Kimberley region while others are from the Pilbara, Goldfields, Perth and South West. At times students have also come from other states.

Wongutha provides a structured and very supportive environment for students and there is a strong focus on mentoring in the school. Each student has a mentor allocated when they arrive who provides ongoing support to the student during their time at the school. The school, and boarding staff are united in their goal of preparing students for the world of work and they work closely together to ensure every student has the best opportunity to succeed in their education and training.

The educational and training program has been developed in consultation with the school board, parents, past students and employers to ensure that it is meaningful, appropriate and meeting the needs of all students. Wongutha has introduced driver training into the timetable to meet the strong demand for students wanting to get their licence.

Vision

“The first choice Christian School for Aboriginal Vocational Education and Hope.”

Our Mission

“Impacting Aboriginal students through discipleship, strong relationships, quality education and training. To have Christ-centred, equipped, and empowered Aboriginal students who are confident, resilient, flourishing individuals who are life and work ready members of their community”

Student Overview 

What Courses Can I study? 

The following courses are offered to all students. In some instances, where students arrive later in a term they may not get to enrol in a course which is their first preference. There will be a limit of 8 students to each course. This allows the trainers to focus on meeting the specific needs of mentoring and training to the highest standard possible. 

Wongutha will endeavour to place a student in a course to their preference or skills. 

Qualifications

How is training delivered?

Training courses with Wongutha CAPS are delivered by:

•      Face to face training

o   Skills (Hands on/observation)

o   Theory (Work books)

•       Wongutha CAPS delivers training that considers the individual needs of students including low levels of literacy and numeracy.

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•      VET Trainers participate in ongoing professional development to ensure they provide valid and current training to students.

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•      All Wongutha trainers and assessors will have the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40110) or its equivalent.

•      All Trainers have the equivalent or above certificate in the qualification delivered

Learning and Assessment Strategies

• Wongutha CAPS courses are assessed under the competency-based training and assessment criteria established under the   Australian Qualification Framework (AQF).

•  Wongutha CAPS have extensively designed all training and assessment tools to include Projects/Tasks in a way to provide the         student all possible opportunity to relate to real time work while completing competency

•  Learning strategies and assessment have been devised in consultation with industry representatives. This includes the relevant Industry Skills Councils who wrote the Training Package and Industry who have expressed interest in helping Wongutha students.

• Competency based assessment is vocationally oriented and skills based.

•  Assessments will be directed to ensure that students are able to show evidence of satisfactorily achieving each outcome (or competency) established in the unit outline. Students will receive a 'Competent' (C) or a 'Not Yet Competent' (NYC) as the outcome of the unit.

•  At the beginning of the project, students are told the context and purpose of the assessment and how they will be assessed. 

•  Students are provided with feedback on the outcomes of their assessment.

 What are the pre-requisites?

Prerequisites are required as a prior condition before starting an individual course. There are no prerequisites for any courses. Though it is preferred for you to have some skills and/or understanding of the course you are choosing to enrol in. 

How do I enrol?

Enrolment into The VET subject that you have chosen will be initiated after enrolling into Wongutha CAPS. There is no guarantee you will get the subject of your choice, However the quicker you arrive and complete the induction to Wongutha, your opportunity to get your first choice is high.

On successful completion of the enrolment process, all students will undergo an induction into the course they have chosen. This will include:

•      Introduction to Vocation Education and Training (VET) staff 

•    The training and assessment procedures including method, format and purpose of assessment 

•    Qualifications to be issued 

•    Student handbook provided 

•    Personal and Protective equipment

•    Explanation about Unique Student Identifier (USI)