Despite the evidence of the success of the HPS framework, there are few case studies in Australia that provide insight into how the HPS can be incorporated into a school, and the practicalities of becoming a HPS. A number of authors (11,12) advise that the implementation stage is important, as are establishing good relations between outside organizations and holding in-service training. Rowling and other authors (10,12,18) however,advise that without structured assistance, school communities will have difficulty implementing the HPS framework.