Our Sustainability Goal
The Sustainability Voluntary Contribution, included in the HPS School Fees Schedule, is used to support the teaching and learning of sustainability initiatives.
Containers for Change
We invite our community to participate in our Containers for Change – Container Deposit Scheme.
Our School ID is: C10289768
Our trailer is located inside the staff driveway for you to add your containers any time during school hours.
Alternatively, if you return your containers to a refund point yourself, please use our scheme ID and the funds flow direct to us! Anyone, anywhere in Western Australia who is returning containers can direct their donation to us using our scheme ID.
Over 50,000 West Aussies cashed in 10 million containers in the first two weeks of this new program!
So keep your containers out of the recycling bin, put them aside (and ask your neighbours, family and friends to do the same) and feel good knowing that 10c from each container will support P & C programs.
‘Waste Free’ Lunches
We encourage families to avoid packaging or single use plastics to be ‘Waste Free’ when possible. Fruit peels are not considered waste.
This initiative helps educate students and staff on the issues related to rubbish generated by single use plastics. Many of our students use ‘bento style’ lunch boxes, other reusable containers and wraps. All students are required to bring a reusable water bottle each day.
Worm Farm
Our food scraps such as fruit peels are collected and given to our worms each day. Buckets are provided to collect organic waste during eating breaks. The worms turn the scraps into castings and ‘worm wee’ which is used around the School grounds to help our beautiful gardens to grow.
Outdoor Classrooms
“Anything we can teach inside, we can teach outside.”
HPS Staff, Grounds Committee, Aboriginal Families Group and P&C have been working together to establish our Outdoor Classrooms:
Our Bush Trail demarcates areas for teaching and learning about bush regeneration inside the trail. This is not a play area.
We enjoy several nature play areas and welcome families to stay and play after school. Please note that all children must be supervised by parents or carers during stay and playtime. Our children are taught how to enjoy and care for different areas of our school, as well as how to manage the associated risks.
Containers For Change Trailer
Worm Farm
Outdoor Classroom in action