Palmers Island Public School

Palmers Island Public School caters for a diverse, small community in a rural setting. The school is committed to providing a caring environment of stimulation, opportunity, participation and achievement for the individual student, teachers, support staff, parents and community. Palmers Island Public School provides a balanced curriculum for all students and follows the mandatory documents in all Key Learning Areas. Allowance is made for individual differences and needs and special programs are implemented where appropriate. Particular emphasis has been placed on Literacy and Numeracy Programs and the use of Interactive Communications Technology in all of the Key Learning Areas. The school has an inviting and stimulating physical environment which encourages the students to be physically active while at the same time providing ample passive recreation areas. Emphasis has been placed on the development of a supportive student welfare program, in particular the Peer Support Program, and this has assisted in creating harmony by reducing conflict in the school environment.Palmers Island Public School is committed to helping each and every child reach their potential.

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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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Completed

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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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Schools Renewal

The $240 million Schools Renewal Program aims to accelerate projects that will improve the amenity of schools and kick start local jobs for local communities. This is a co-funded program, with each school contributing up to 50 per cent of the project cost.

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Program

Status:

Completed

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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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