{"id":21476,"date":"2026-02-26T13:31:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T05:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sthildas.wa.edu.au\/?page_id=21476"},"modified":"2026-03-06T13:34:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T05:34:10","slug":"%e5%88%9b%e4%b8%9a","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sthildas.wa.edu.au\/zh\/student-life\/entrepreneurship\/","title":{"rendered":"\u521b\u4e1a"},"content":{"rendered":"

Designing the Future. Leading with Purpose.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

At St Hilda\u2019s Anglican School for Girls in Perth, education prepares your daughter not only for examinations, but for the world she will inherit and shape.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

While we continue to achieve strong academic and ATAR outcomes, we recognise that knowledge alone is no longer enough. In a world shaped by artificial intelligence, rapid technological advancement and global change, girls need to think critically, solve meaningful problems, collaborate\u00a0strategically\u00a0and respond to change with confidence.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As a leading private Anglican girls\u2019 school in Western Australia, we see this as a responsibility.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This is why we created ESSTEAM\u2122.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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