• A major refurbishment of the Resource Centre was completed in April 2006. The new air-conditioned Resource Centre now houses a consolidated collection and there is also a spacious lab, flexible teaching spaces and multimedia rooms, allowing for the innovative use of ICTs in the curriculum.

Facilites available:

• over 50 000 resources in print, hands-on, electronic and digital forms
• comprehensive print reference section
• variety of fiction to meet interest and reading levels
• extensive non-fiction collection to support curriculum and meet students' interests
• expanding teacher reference section
• extensive collection of guided and home reading books
• ever increasing maths resource collection
• designated multi-media workstation
• equipment such a still and digital cameras, data projectors, laptop computers and scanners

Services provided:

• personal assistance with location and selection of resources
• individualised instruction in using Library and its facilities
• timetabled class borrowing sessions
• maintainance of central records for all school non-consumable resources
• collaborative planning and preparation of materials to support class programs
• ready access through opening hours
• selection of bulk loans to support teaching units and for reading and research
• maintain many school resources
• OPAC access from all classroom and lab workstations
• displays to promote reading, information skills and special events
• help with planning purchases and the buying of new resources
• conduct group research sessions
• co-ordination of timetables for computer lab, multimedia rooms, activities hall and teacher planning area
• recreational activities during lunch breaks
• suggestions for the integration of ICT into classroom activities
• appropriate individual web sites provided to support class units

Information and Communication Technologies

• facilities include 30 seat lab of internet-connected PCs, Smartboards, digital microscopes, scanners
• wide range of application and learning software
• individualised instruction
• cooperative planning and teaching for authentic integration of ICTs across curriculum areas
• teacher selected websites to meet student needs with respect to content and reading ability
• access to Learning Objects specifically selected to support classroom activities
• student access to lab computers during breaks
• Professional Development to meet specific staff needs