Rockdale Public School

Rockdale Public School serves a vibrant, caring community that values our culturally diverse society. The school provides programs to educate students to successfully meet the challenges of the 21st century in an inclusive multicultural society. The school's ethos values and promotes a sense of belonging, self-worth, respect for others, high expectations and love of learning. The school's purpose is encapsulated in our motto 'Think About The Future Today Or Live In The Past Tomorrow'. The school offers a broad range of extension and enrichment programs for gifted and talented students in academics, sport and creative and performing arts. The school has a strong emphasis on literacy and numeracy as well as student empowerment initiatives. Public speaking and debating programs are highly valued. All students are supported to maximise their learning through stage-based literacy and numeracy sessions. An Early School Support Program and Reading Recovery Program assist students requiring additional support. Our core values of honesty, respect, co-operation, responsibility, fairness and excellence are embedded in the school curriculum and in our Student Well-being Programs

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Cooler Classrooms

This school’s Cooler Classrooms project is now complete, and the school is enjoying a healthier learning environment.

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Complete

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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

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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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