Tenambit Public School

Tenambit Public School is a warm and inviting school serving the educational needs of the children from the local Tenambit area near East Maitland, NSW. Opened in 1902 to educate the students of the local farming district, the school has continued to grow and change throughout its history and now has a student population of around 330 students. Our school is well resourced with experienced and professional teachers who are dedicated to meeting the needs of a wide range of student interest and ability. Located in beautiful large grounds with public artwork, the school environment provides space for the children to work, play and learn. We have a strong environmental program which includes a vegetable patch where students, parents and teachers work together to grow a variety of produce. The school has modern classrooms with access to the latest technology to support and engage students in their learning. Tenambit Public School is committed to ensuring a happy and safe learning environment, reinforcing our high expectations of behaviour with our core beliefs of Respect, Responsibility and Excellence. The school is committed to providing a range of student activities to broaden student interest and experience and the school is able to offer extra curricula activities in sport, creative and performing arts and gifted and talented education. The school welcomes enquiries about our programs.

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New public preschool: New public preschool at Tenambit Public School

The NSW Government's 2023-24 Budget is delivering a record $8.8 billion for new and upgraded schools. This targeted investment in growing communities will ensure working families get access to a world class public education. As part of the plan to rebuild essential services, the NSW Government has invested $769 million to deliver 100 new public preschools, including building a new preschool at every new government primary school in NSW, to boost access to preschool across the state. The location of the public preschools have been selected based on careful evaluation and selection criteria with considerations to educational need and demand, how children grow and learn, infrastructure feasibility, and insights gained through consultation. Early planning is underway to consider the needs of the local area now and into the future to ensure the right preschool is designed for the community. Consultants have been engaged and site due diligence activities are underway. We will share information throughout this project and update this dedicated project page to keep everyone informed about the progress we are making. For the most up-to-date planning updates and reports, we encourage you to visit our library.

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Major works

Type:

New public preschool

Status:

Planning

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Cooler Classrooms

This school has been assessed as not meeting the scope of current Cooler Classroom funding requirements.

Type:

Program

Status:

Complete

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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.

Type:

Program

Status:

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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Program

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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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Works notification - 26 July 2023

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Works notification - 22 March 2023

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Works notification - 10 November 2022

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Works notification - 26 October 2022

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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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