This paper describes the development of information literacy in a secondary school setting. The first section discusses the definition of information literacy, the key elements in the development of information literacy, characteristics of an information literate person, the main factors in the environment for information literacy, monitoring of information literacy, and challenges for the development of information literacy. The second section presents an overview of Marcellin College (Australia), a Catholic secondary school for boys, including the school's development plan and its "Beyond 2000" strategic plan. The third section outlines the school library's initial proposal for the development of information literacy within the school's development plan. (MES)