Buxton Public School

Buxton Public School is situated on a large site in rural surrounds 1.5 kilometres from the Buxton village centre. It is classified as a PP4 school and is now in its twelfth year of operation on a new site, having been established as a benchmark for affordable environmental design. The purpose of the school is to provide for the children's educational needs in a happy, stimulating and caring environment. The school has a strong focus on student welfare, consistent with the school motto 'We Care', and provides many opportunities in performance, particularly in music, and in sport, debating and public speaking. The school is capitalising on its environmentally friendly design features and broadening its environmental education focus by implementing further initiatives in this area. The staff and community work together to provide a positive learning environment that encourages the students to strive to reach their full potential in all areas of their education. The focus is on the complete development of the students - academically, physically and emotionally. Academic programs follow departmental curricula and guidelines with a strong emphasis on literacy, numeracy and technology.

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LED Upgrade

The $157.8 million LED Lighting Upgrade Program will install new LED lights in up to 1,000 public schools across NSW. This means reduced operating costs for schools and improved learning environments and outcomes for our students.

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Maintenance

To ensure the safety, reliability and longevity of our schools, every school across NSW receives maintenance. The Department undertakes preventative and routine maintenance every year, and repairs as needed. The Department also reviews the planned maintenance program for each school every year and reviews those items that are predicted to require work to help prolong the life of the school buildings and facilities.

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Demountables

Demountables have been part of the NSW education system for many decades and will continue to be used across the state. Demountable classrooms are modern, air-conditioned rooms that provide students and teaching staff with excellent quality facilities. The learning spaces have the same range of technology that is available in permanent spaces. We review school accommodation needs each year, looking at changing enrolment patterns and other factors to prepare for the upcoming school year. This helps to identify schools that need new demountables and schools where they can removed. Most demountable movement takes place between October and February and we report our annual demountable statistics each April. Additional demountable installations can occur outside this window to support capital works and maintenance projects in schools or emergency responses to natural disasters.

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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.

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