Brungle Public School
Brungle Public School and the combined Brungle Aboriginal Environmental Education Centre is in the Eastern Riverina twenty-two kilometres east of Gundagai and is one of the most successful small schools in the region. The school continues to move forward by implementing initiatives and providing quality education to help the children in a changing society. The school has a shared vision to have a school of thinking learners which includes students, staff and parents utilizing learning models such as Six Hats as well as technology and Learnscape. The Learnscape is an essential component to the success of the school. The program gives the school a binding central focus which unites the school and community as a whole. The P5 School comprises 15 families and has 27 students enrolled for 2010.There is also a playgroup and preschool. More than 85% of the students are Aboriginal and research by Charles Sturt University indicates the success of the school's programs in providing quality learning programs for the students. The school plays a key role in the operation of the Brungle Aboriginal Environmental Education Centre. The children are involved in the development of this centre through planning and hands on learning. Visitors are coming to this centre from around the world. Technology plays a major role in the educational programs at the school and the school is the centre of a regional educational network for numerous schools involved in the Country Areas Program. The school has won National online Science Challenges, NSW Tidy Towns Awards and competes regularly in Literacy Competitions. The school also provides professional development training for teachers from around the region.
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.