Peats Ridge Public School

Peats Ridge Public School is a unique place where exploration, creativity and imagination make learning exciting and student–focused. In our innovative, small school environment every student is known, valued and nurtured in harmony with our three core values of respect, responsibility and excellence. We are committed to providing evidence–based, quality education with a strong foundation in literacy and numeracy, deep content knowledge, enquiry processes and critical thinking skills. In valuable partnership with our community, we aim to ensure our children get the best start in life to lead rewarding and productive lives in an increasingly complex and dynamic world. Peats Ridge Public is a small school located in the rural, mountains district 20km north–west of Gosford town centre. Set within magnificently manicured gardens in a bushland environment, it serves the communities of Peats Ridge, Mt. White and Calga. Peats Ridge Public School has two mainstream classes with 12% of students from a language background other than English. There are currently no students enrolled who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, however, the school is situated near the Boree Track songline and many significant sites of the Darkinjung people are close by. The school enjoys a positive reputation, receives strong support from the local community, engages actively with the three other small mountain schools and values a close partnership with its small but industrious P&C and CWA. Due to its site on the old Pacific Highway, adjoining farms and orchards, no students walk or ride to school and the majority travel to and from school by bus. Many of the children catch the bus to school with brothers, sisters or neighbours on their very first day in Kindergarten. Peats Ridge Public School is committed to Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL)– a whole school approach to create a positive, safe and supportive school climate in which students are empowered to learn and thrive.