Vision
Globally ready learners, daring to dream, confident to act, empowered to achieve.
MissionWIS is a community of learners that builds on each child's strengths, drawing from our diverse local context and a rich international curriculum, to develop globally ready learners equipped to shape their future and achieve their dreams.
What we Value
Courage and resilience in embracing challenges.
Our compassionate, respectful, and collaborative community.
Commitment to excellence and quality education as life-long learners. Embracing diversity, culture, and international mindedness. Our unique history.
COURAGE | RESPECT | EXCELLENCE | DIVERSITY | INTEGRITY | TEAMWORK
Board
Report
Knowing the sense of purpose at WIS, there is confidence the school will continue to set itself ambitious goals
Message from
Tamara deBruyn
It has been a privilege to serve on the Woodford Board since the 2025 Annual General Meeting. Over the past year, the Board has focused on ensuring that Woodford continues to provide an environment where every student can thrive: academically, creatively and personally.
One of the most visible changes on campus has been the investment in new infrastructure. The construction of a new music room and art room will give our students inspiring places to explore creativity, collaboration and expression - and the ability to make a lot of noise in music class without disrupting other classes! At the same time, improvements such as new dedicated toilet facilities for our WISE students reflect our ongoing commitment to ensuring that every child at Woodford feels safe, even our littlest students.
Behind the scenes, the Board, guided by the finance, infrastructure and academic excellence subcommittees, has carefully invested a large portion of the school’s surplus to strengthen not only our facilities but also our academic program. Alongside the campus improvements, we have sharpened our focus on academic excellence through strategic staff appointments, the introduction of MAP testing to better track student progress, the adoption and roll out of a new policy and resources to support students with special educational needs, and investments in new classroom learning resources to support our teachers in delivering high-quality lessons.
These steps are already helping to create stronger learning experiences for our students and to create a supportive environment for the dedicated teachers who work with them every day.
2025 marked an important year for Woodford, but it is only the beginning of our sharpened focus on academic excellence. The Board remains committed to ensuring that Woodford continues to grow as a school where our students are supported to learn, explore and reach their full potential.
On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Mr Dan Corrigan for his ongoing leadership at Woodford, his Senior Leadership Team of outstanding educators and all the teachers and staff at Woodford who dedicate their days to creating this vibrant, multicultural international school and community.
Tamara deBruyn | Board Chair
Board Report 2025
Continued financial operation
strengthening
Strong progress on the strategic plan
Major funding for capital projects in the immediate and long term
Strengthened goals and objective processing toward excellence
Focused on overall collaboration and workplace wellbeing
Curriculum enhancements and gap identifications
Continued technology modernisation
Association of International Schools in the South Pacific
Robotics – First Global Competition
Partnership with the University of Melbourne Graduate School of Education
Financial
Report
Our school continues to reflect a stable financial position, enabling us to progress confidently with strategic improvements that strengthen our learning environment, operational capacity and purposeful reinvestment into futurefocused initiatives.
Message from Nic Barker
I am pleased to present the financial report for 2025, highlighting the school’s strong financial performance and key developments over several years, with us being able to make critical investments this year from retained earnings.
infrastructure improvements, particularly in safety equipment, air conditioning units, and maintenance tools to enhance the learning environment.
To further improve operational efficiency, we have implemented online payment arrangements and promissory notes, along with enhanced banking facilities including BSP online banking and the Bred Visa Debit Card. These advancements will streamline our processes and support the school’s long-term growth and aspirations.
We remain committed to maintaining financial stability while continuously improving the quality of education and facilities for our students. Thank you for your ongoing support and trust in Woodford International School.
Nic Barker | Treasurer
Financial
The school has returned a deficit of $2.4million SBD for 2025
Due to large investments from previous retained earnings
This year, we successfully funded new classroom furniture, a new makerspace room, security flood lights, new drums, improvements done for secondary school flooring and ablution blocks, asbestos removal throughout all of primary, acquired more laptops, new airconditioners, wifi servers, AI-powered online student safety software, maintenance and cleaning tools, mosquito traps, appliances, and classroom supplies for the next year.
Budgeted Expenditure
Campus
Life
WIS events and extra curricular are on mission to enhance campus life for children to learn and grow holistically alongside academics.
Sports Day
Movie Nights
Disco Nights
Night Market
Robotics Team
Secondary Camp
International Day
Healthy Breakfast
End of Year Concert
Woodford’s Got Talent
Anti Bullying Campaigns
Mother’s & Father’s Days
Our WIS make up
2025 Highlights
A year that included a greater connection amongst our community, international recognition, and progress in a variety of strategic areas
Message from Daniel Corrigan
As we reflect on the 2025 academic year, I continue to be honoured for the remarkable progress our community continues to make together. This year was marked by meaningful progress, thoughtful investment, and a continued commitment to strengthening the educational experience at WIS. Our community has worked with focus and purpose to advance the priorities outlined in our strategic intentions, and I am proud of what we have achieved together.
This year saw significant improvements to our learning environments across campus. New classroom furniture was introduced across all classrooms, creating more flexible, student-centered environments that better support collaboration, engagement, and active learning - making a visible difference in the way our classrooms function and feel.
We also expanded access to technology with the addition of 50 new laptops for student use. These devices continue to put us on the path to soon be a one-to-one institution; strengthening our ability to integrate digital tools into teaching and learning, ensuring that students have the resources they need to research, collaborate, create, and develop the digital competencies that are essential for their futures.
Supporting student wellbeing and strengthening our capacity as a school community were also key priorities this year. We were pleased to introduce new strategic positions, including the addition of a school counselor, which continues to enhance the support systems available to our students and families. This role represents an important step forward in our commitment to nurturing the whole child.
An additional focus of our work in the past year was strengthening vertical alignment across our curriculum. Through collaborative planning and curriculum review, our teachers worked across year levels to ensure that learning experiences build intentionally. This work continues to support students and teachers deepen the coherence of our programs from the early years through secondary school. This was coupled with an increase in budgetary allocations for professional development for staff to
Message from Daniel Corrigan
deepen their expertise in curriculum alignment, pedagogical approaches, and encourage continual grow in bettering practices brought into the learning environment.
These initiatives have contributed to strong progress on our strategic priorities, and we are seeing encouraging results as our long-term plans continue to take shape. None of this progress would be possible without the support of our broader community. I would like to extend my sincere thanks to our parents and families for the trust they place in the school, and for their continued partnership in their children’s learning. I also want to acknowledge the School Board, whose encouragement and engagement as volunteers strengthen the environment in which our students learn and grow - fostering a healthy place for discussions and opinions to take place amongst friends for the betterment of the school.
Most importantly, I wish to express my deepest gratitude to our teachers and staff. Their commitment, creativity, and care for our students are the heart of WIS - creating a nurturing and caring environment that is second to none. Every initiative, improvement, and success from this past year reflects their hard work and dedication.
As we look ahead, we do so with appreciation for what we have accomplished together, and with excitement for the progress yet to come.
Daniel Corrigan | Head of School
What we have achieved
New classroom furniture across the school.
Represented the nation at the First Global Robotics Competition in Panamá, securing 4 in the world. th 50 new additional laptops.
Addition of a Makerspace on campus. New lockers for secondary.
Addition of a School Counselor.
Curricular changes in primary school for better alignment into middle school. Added additional CCTV cameras.
Saasyan Assure monitoring software.
ISS EDU professional development Subscription. New uniforms fully implemented.
IELTS at WIS, only place in the country.
Updated emergency procedures, protocols, and system.
Successful third PD conference of the Association of International Schools in the South Pacific (AISSP) for enhancing teacher growth and regional networking.
Enhanced our overall profile within the region and amongst like-minded schools.
What we have achieved
Strong progress on our five-year strategic plan. Updated child protection framework & staff training, as well as first-aid training for all.
Continued partnership with the Univeristy of Melbourne’s Graduate School of Education. Removal of all asbestos materials throughlut the primary school from when buildings were first constructed.
UP S STRATEGIC PLAN PROGRESS
1.1.1
Received government approval for Cambridge IGCSE and ALevls to satisfy Solomon Island university scholarship, which allows our senior school to phase out forms 6 and 7 and allow secondary teachers to not be inundated with teaching two curricula.
1.2.1
Developed and implemented a new evaluation and observation process for teachers and leadership that includes specific look fors, self-assessment, reflection process, and debrief with respective supervisor on progress.
1.4.1
Began to increase our internationally hired staff with the addition of a secondary instructional coach in 2023 and two newly accepted international hires to start in 2024 as a Deputy Head of School and a Primary Teacher.
1.4.3
Approved a 5% cost of living adjustment in 2023 for all contracts that begin in 2024 in an effort to recognise higher personal costs of staff and a necessary wage increase to maintain the same standard of living.
1.5.2
1.4.2
Gained approval from the Ministry of Finance and IRD to reduce the income tax burden on a limited number of internationally hired staff to better allow us to be more competitive on the international school recruitment platforms.
1.5.1
Began to increase our internationally hired staff with the addition of a secondary instructional coach in 2023 and two newly accepted international hires to start in 2024 as a Deputy Head of School and a Primary Teacher.
Gained approval from the Ministry of Finance and IRD to reduce the income tax burden on a limited number of internationally hired staff to better allow us to be more competitive on the international school recruitment platforms.
LEAD IN ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
Improve educational results and better reflect our vision of producing globally ready learners through a programme that embodies excellence and international-mindedness.
STRENGTHEN PROCEDURES
Develop central policies and frameworks for faculty, students, and families, with clear/concise expectations and procedures that promote a safe and supportive learning environment
STRENGTHEN PROCEDURES
Develop central policies and frameworks for faculty, students, and families, with clear/concise expectations and procedures that promote a safe and supportive learning environment
FUTURE-READY LEARNING
Establish and modernise a learning environment that allows for better implementation of 21st century learning tools, resources, and pedagogy.
FUTURE-READY LEARNING
Establish and modernise a learning environment that allows for better implementation of 21st century learning tools, resources, and pedagogy.
PROMOTE WELLBEING
Strengthen and embody a school culture that values people and fosters caring, positive, and respectful relationships between students, staff and our community.
CONNECT COMMUNITY
Establish and foster positive relationships and partnerships that build a vibrant, connected community
SECURE OUR FUTURE
Create, improve, and communicate clear financially sustainable conditions to secure the long term future of the school and to maintain WIS’ position as the leading school in the Solomons
