Alma Public School
Alma Public School is a preschool to year 6 school located in the southern part of Broken Hill. The school draws students from a range of backgrounds from the local community with approximately 37% being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent. The school community is committed to providing and supporting a quality teaching and learning environment where students are immersed in a range of key learning areas (KLAs) as well as a positive and stable welfare system. The school operates a DEC Aboriginal designated preschool for up to 40 children on a separate site. The Wilykali people of the Paakantyi Nation are the predominant Aboriginal grouping in our school. Alma receives additional funding to counteract the low-socioeconomic circumstances of our families. As an Early Action for Success (EAfS) school, an instructional Leader has been appointed and additional resources have been allocated that enable the school to provide tiered interventions that focus on literacy and numeracy outcomes for all students K-2. Sport plays an important role in the Alma community, both in and out of school. A kitchen and garden program is run for all primary classes on a weekly basis to improve life skills and offer activities that may not be available at home – Broken Hill lead levels in the soil make it difficult for families to have vegetables gardens at home. The school has an excellent relationship with local business operators and agencies. We have a strong connection with the University NSW Rural Health Division and host fourth year students in speech pathology and occupational therapy four times a year on rotation. The Health Hub, opened in 2016, is used by the Allied Health students as a base.
We recognise the Ongoing Custodians of the lands and waterways where we work and live. We pay respect to Elders past and present as ongoing teachers of knowledge, songlines and stories. We strive to ensure every Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander learner in NSW achieves their potential through education.