Lord Howe Island Central School

Lord Howe Island Central School is the most remote school in the New South Wales Department of Education and Training. The isolation that defines this school is unique among other isolated schools in New South Wales. The school community is a blending of families whose history is closely linked to the island and families who live and work here for a contracted period of time. It therefore has a mixed blend of permanent and semi-transient families within its student body. The school supports and runs many programs focused on learning opportunities which the school undertakes to allow our students and staff to feel a level of connectedness with other schools and students around NSW. Interest in and support for the school is very high from all aspects of the community. As a hub of the island, the community is actively involved in the school with many aspects of the teaching and learning experiences that students undertake. Local government agencies and a variety of local business also actively support the students, allowing the school to offer a comprehensive and well attended range of extra-curricular activities. The school provides comprehensive learning opportunities for all children living on the island from Kindergarten to Year 6. The school implements the New South Wales Quality Teaching Framework to drive curriculum. The school hosts a Distance Education Learning Centre that supports students who wish to complete some or all of their secondary education on Lord Howe Island. In 2010, the school has also introduced an extensive 'Transition to School' program to counter the absence of any formal preschooling programs on the island; thus effectively providing quality support for all children in their main developmental years on Lord Howe Island. The school has a focus on implementing effective technology practices to support students' learning and development. It is located in a World Heritage Area and prioritises providing opportunities today for students to develop sustainable environmental practices for tomorrow.

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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 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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