Pelaw Main Public School

Pelaw Main Public School is located south of Kurri Kurri. The school has a generational history in developing the educational needs of families in the local community. Starting 2018, the school has a student population of 226 approximately 8% of our students are Aboriginal (17 students). The school has nine classes and a teaching staff of twenty, catering for children from Kindergarten to Year 6.The school’s Family Occupational and Education Index has been levelled at 143 in 2017. Based on this, the school receives significant funding through the Resource Allocation Model (RAM) for Socio–economic background, Aboriginal equity and low level adjustments for Disability. A number of specialist teachers support staff and students’ learning. The students are also supported by several School Learning Support Officers (SLSOs), who work with students with additional learning needs. The school also has a full–time School Administration Manager and School Administration Officer. The school implements a cohesive range of strategies to maximise success for all students, has a strong focus on Positive Behaviour for Learning, and offers extensive orientation programs to support students and families. The school has begun working with John Fleming, delivering the Explicit Instruction model across the school. We are an Early Action for Success school. This instructional leadership supports our goals for student success in literacy and numeracy through a targeted approach in the early years of schooling. Current teaching staff have undertaken Professional Learning in Focus on Reading 3–6, L3, 7 Steps to Writing Success, Drumbeat program, Mindfulness, Quality Teaching observations, new syllabus implementation and Targeting Early Numeracy strategies (TEN), with the support of Instructional Leaders in K–2 and 3–6. The school is a proud member of the Kurri Kurri Learning Community.