Vacy Public School
Vacy Public School is a P5 primary school comprising of five classes. Our student population has grown steadily over the last number of years and in 2018 the enrolment is 114 students including 5% of students from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) background. Our school is an active member of the Dungog Community of Schools and students and staff regularly join together in combined events, initiatives and activities. Vacy Public School draws upon the local village as well as small acreage farmlets in the Paterson/Allyn Valley. Our school values friendship and learning and our Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) focus areas are Respect, Responsibility and Safety. Our success is measured by the ways in which these values epitomise our school, in our students. Key programs include a Before and After School Care service, a P&C run canteen, music tuition, performance groups, lunchtime interest groups which include Coding and STEAM activities and our Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) framework. Our students enjoy an outstanding learning environment. Students are provided with a variety of opportunities to achieve their full potential and there are high expectations for learning and behaviour .
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.