Auburn North Public School

Auburn North Public School is a multi-award-winning primary school in Sydney’s western suburbs. It has developed a reputation as a dynamic learning community for its leaders, teachers, students and parents. The school presently has an enrolment of 702 students and is one of our state’s most multicultural schools. Ninety-seven percent of the students are from a non-English speaking background and 20% of its students are from a refugee background. The school’s 2018 - 2020 Vision is ‘Our Vision is to be Australia’s most outstanding future-focused learning community.’ The school’s 2018 – 2020 Mission is ‘Our Mission is to engage students in an extraordinary education, inspired by expert teachers and leaders in partnership with supportive families.’ Its three 2018 – 2020 Strategic Directions are engage all students to maximise learning outcomes, engage teachers and leaders in high-impact professional learning, and engage families as partners in learning. The school has developed a research-based, data-informed, action-planned culture and the school is committed to achieving outstanding outcomes in the areas of leadership, teaching, learning, student welfare and parent engagement. It has implemented highly successful programs and practices in each of these areas to achieve its aspirational targets. The school is committed to ensuring children exceed their full potential academically, socially, emotionally, creatively and technologically, and aims to assist each student develop outstanding ‘Basic Skills’ and ‘21st Century Skills’ such as critical thinking, collaboration, creativity and citizenship. Its school programs, practices and relationships are underpinned by the school values of kindness, friendship, respect, fairness, responsibility and honesty. The school’s leaders and teachers utilise a collaborative approach to the development, implementation and evaluation of all teaching and learning programs. Auburn North participates in the ‘Schools as Community Centres’ program that facilitates parents to develop the knowledge and skills to be active participants in their children’s learning. The staff and parents enjoy positive relationships, based on trust and mutual respect. Together, they actively promote the school, its students, and its achievements in the wider community.