West End State School embraces a multitude of cultural, religious and non-religious beliefs. It respects the background and beliefs of all students and staff by not promoting, or being perceived as promoting, any particular set of beliefs in preference to another.
The school provides Religious instruction in accordance with Chapter 5 of the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 and Part 5 of the Education (General Provisions) Regulations 2017.
Students from Years 3–6 have the opportunity to attend Religious instruction classes about the beliefs and values of a particular religion each Wednesday afternoon, based on information from their WESS Enrolment Forms. Participation in religious instruction is not compulsory.
These classes include Baha’i, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Orthodox/Greek Orthodox, Protestant (Christian) and Roman Catholic:
- Years 3 & 4: 2.20–2.50pm
- Years 5 & 6: 1.45–2.15pm
No nominated religion/Other instruction
West End is known for its multicultural community which prides itself on tolerance and respect of ethnicity, beliefs and religions. This is enhanced by education and awareness. Families at WESS who have no religion nominated on their WESS Enrolment and Permission Forms, yet wish their children to participate in the religions of the world may contact the school to take advantage of our range of religious instruction options.
If no religion is nominated, students can participate in other instruction/non-religion classes in the form of independent work already covered in class including reading, personal research and/or assignments or revision of class work, under the supervision of a teacher in a non-religion class. Other instruction is conducted at the same time as religious instruction, but in a separate, supervised location.
Religious Instruction Policy Statement (PDF, 928KB)