Campsie Public School

School Vision - Campsie Public School (CPS), on Cadigal-Wangal land, is the hub of a connected community that celebrates diversity and empowers all students, staff and families to nurture our individual and collective potential. We provide rich and purposeful learning experiences that enable character growth, develop friendships and cater to individual learning needs, interests and passions; where academic excellence, societal participation and emotional, social and spiritual wellbeing are valued. We ensure every learner (adult and child) understands their strengths and areas for development, through structured reflection and feedback processes, ensuring every individual is continually growing and adding value to the growth of others and the school. We partner with the whole school community to inspire innovative, respectful lifelong learners who are passionate and confident about making a difference, and who advocate for themselves and their wider community, as global citizens and world changers. Distributed leadership ensures students are at the heart of decision making. School Context - CPS is a large school in the Central Business District of Campsie, adjacent to local shops and facilities. 98% of our approximatley 550 students come from approximately 40 language backgrounds other than English (37% Chinese, 10% Nepali, 10% Indonesian, 8% Vietnamese, 8 % Hindi,  and 7% Korean). Currently there are 20 mianstream classes and 4 Inclusive Education classes supporting students with Autism.  Campsie Public School hosts the only Korean Bilingual program in NSW, also offering three additional community languages, as well as five other languages offered for study as a Language Other Than English (LOTE) or through a club. Many students study one language in addition to English and some students study more than one. Our Korean Bilingual program is taught through a CLIL (Content Language Integrated Learning) approach, where students learn regular curriculum content in the target language for 5 hours per week. Our school has a strong focus on English language learning to support our students from language backgrounds other than English (14% Beginning, 31% Emerging, 27% Developing and 4% Consolidating). A highly qualified and experienced team of teachers support students in small groups and in the classroom, and provide professional learning to all staff to ensure best practice EALD pedagogy.  The specific literacy and numeracy needs of all CPS students are prioritised through effective curriculum differentiation. Students with additional needs receive individualised learning and support, in partnership with families and specialist support providers within and beyond the school. We employ a speech therapist to provide targeted intervention and to deliver job embedded professional learning for school staff. All students with a disability have regularly reviewed Individual Learning Plans. All students of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background have a regularly reviewed Personalised Learning Pathway, which includes an aspirational goal selected by the student. CPS provides enrichment classes for high performing and high potential students. Our school timetable ensures a wide curriculum choice including languages, the arts and physical education. We offer a wide range of sporting activities including PSSA sports, swimming, ice-skating and specialist PDHPE lessons delivered with specialised equipment. Our performing and creative arts programs include dance groups, choir, art club, drumming, a school band program and participation in the Dance Sport Gala, the Combined Public Schools Music Festival and School Spectacular. Students have opportunities to develop their skills in debating, public speaking, spelling, film making, coding and gardening. There are opportunities for student leadership through the nominated school leadership teams (captains and prefects and class Student Representative Council), the Green Team (environmental group), Koori Club, buddy programs and student led clubs. Campsie Public School has established a number of learning alliances and partnerships to support student learning and engagement. As a PEX HUB school, we partner with the University of Sydney to provide exceptional induction of preservice teachers, teachers and leaders. We participate in a range of Community of Schools, focusing on improving teaching and leadership practice and providing opportunities for students in the arts. We have growing partnerships with local organisations, including the RSL, Rotary Club and Salvation Army. We are working in partnership with the Sydney Opera House to develop creativity through the Creative Leadership in Learning project. We proactively seek opportunities from external agencies to provide specialist support for our students, such as Reading for Life, the Rise program, Got It program, Salvation Army and Stewart House Camps, as well as UNSW art therapy student placements and professional learning through the Macquarie University Multilingual Storytelling Project. There is out of hours care operated on site, as well as the Play2Learn community playgroup run by Save the Children, and numerous community users providing a range of community services. Significant playground upgrades have resulted in a safer and more engaging school environment. CPS operates a school run canteen which provides healthy and affordable food choices and is readily responsive to community needs. Our parent body is highly supportive and engaged and our entire school community has high expectations for success.