Penshurst West Public School

Penshurst West Public School students are motivated learners who share their learning journey with good friends in a well-resourced and happy school. The school aspires to be a place where children love to learn. Our core values include quality teaching, a community which actively supports the school, leadership that is planned, effective, organised and supportive, high expectations and team work. Penshurst West has a focus on technology as a tool for learning with interactive whiteboards in each classroom along with a purpose-built Technology Learning Centre. There is a huge range of performance opportunities including guitar, keyboard, dance, Kapa Haka and choir groups. Our school community values the opportunities our students have for sport including netball, soccer, rugby league, cricket, tennis, softball, T- ball, newcombe ball, basketball, touch football, AFL, oztag, swimming, cross-country and athletics teams. Penshurst West is the centre of its diverse community and learning is supported by a huge range of opportunities for parent involvement where parents are encouraged to share in their child's learning.

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Demountables

Upgrade: Penshurst West School upgrade completed project

The upgrade at Penshurst West Public School to provide the latest education facilities for the school community is now finished and operational.

Category:

Major works

Type:

Upgrade

Status:

Complete

Completion:

May 2020

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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.

Type:

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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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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