Guyra Central School

Guyra Central School is a progressive school with responsive leadership and highly motivated staff providing exceptional learning opportunities for all students from Kindergarten to Year 12. We aim to ensure that our students are provided with a wealth of opportunities in order that each student experiences success in academic, sporting, cultural and vocational pursuits. As a central school, teaching expertise and skills are shared across primary and secondary contexts, enriching the learning of our students. An extensive and challenging curriculum is offered, with a strong middle school program to foster continuity of learning from primary to the secondary school. Guyra Central School considers learning and opportunity to be paramount. We take pride in our capacity to provide rich and innovative educational experiences for all students through the Best Start program, Gifted and Talented initiatives, Quicksmart numeracy, a range of state and regional literacy projects and excellent music and drama programs, as well as a whole school approach to the Positive Behaviour for Learning program. The school has initiated an Intensive Learning Centre to equip students with learning and study skills, as well as being a supervised homework hub. Our ultimate goal is to empower our students with values, skills and knowledge to become valuable members of their local community and adequately prepare them for life beyond school. Guyra Central is well resourced by way of a new Science centre, Agricultural facility, refurbished library, canteen and administration centre. It is a forward focused school in terms of technology provision and implementation into classroom practice. The school boasts two Connected Classrooms as well as interactive whiteboards in all learning spaces. The school believes that strong and genuine links with the home and the school have a significant and positive impact on student learning. Parents are encouraged to actively participate in and contribute to the learning of their child. Guyra Central School students have achieved success at local, regional and state sporting competitions, and acclaim in academic performance in the Higher School Certificate. Guyra Central School promotes the core values of Respect, Pride and Responsibility within the whole school and broader community contexts.