Rand Public School

 Rand Public School is a small, vibrant rural school situated in traditional Wiradjuri land in the Riverina area of NSW. It is located in the Federation Shire and is a member of the Hume Network of schools. The school provides high quality, inclusive education for students drawn from the local township and surrounding rural properties. The school has a strong focus on high expectations in learning and ensuring positive wellbeing.  Continual academic, social and emotional growth for every individual is contributed to by strong relationships between the school community, staff and students. The dedicated staff work collaboratively as a united team to nurture every student to achieve their personal best in all areas (academic, social, emotional and physical). Teaching and learning activities and experiences are responsive to student data and designed to support growth in skills and deep knowledge in all areas of the curriculum. The school values are kindness, respect and best effort. 3.7% of students are of Aboriginal descent.  Our school has identified comprehension as the focus for all students. Our staff collaboratively engage in high impact professional learning, analysis of data and explicit teaching to allow students to develop the necessary skills to read and comprehend a wide range of texts in a variety of contexts and subject areas. Every student is supported to develop personalised learning goals and to identify evidence of achievement. The school uses a wide range of internal and external assessment procedures to monitor student growth and attainment.  Our school enjoys an outstanding level of support within the local community and the provision of diverse educational and extra–curricular opportunities. We have identified an area for growth is the continual strengthening of effective partnerships in learning between teachers, parents and students to enhance engagement and motivation that enables continual growth and improvement. The P & C Association is very active within the school. A highlight of the year is the P and C organised Football and Netball Carnival. This annual event sees junior football and netball teams from far and wide converge on the town for competition and social interaction Wellbeing practices and strategies will continue to underpin the school's ethos, allowing every student to thrive in an environment where they are known and valued as an important member of the school and wider community. Our aim is to have all of our students resilient, responsible and respectful learners who embrace learning challenges and thrive on their individual and collective achievements. .