Parkes East Public School
Parkes East Public School provides a rich learning environment to enable students to experience success in all their pursuits. Opportunities for academic, sporting, cultural and social achievement underpin the philosophy of the school. Special features of the school include strong student welfare programs, opportunities for Gifted and Talented Students, a wide range of sporting activities and representation, Wiradjuri Language Program, an active Student Representative Council, active Junior Aboriginal Education Consultative Group, and an effective pre-Kindergarten program. Physical resources include a spacious playground, one large covered shelter, two smaller shelters, two undercover playground equipment areas, interactive whiteboards in all classrooms, a computer laboratory, a connected (video link) classroom, well resourced library and an Audio Visual Room. The school prides itself on developing positive relationships between parents/students and staff to enable all students to reach their potential. Staff strive to provide an education that is relevant to the needs and aspirations of pupils, responsive to community expectations, effective in achievement of high quality educational programs and efficient in the use of resources.
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.