Lynwood Park Public School

Every student is important at Lynwood Public School. With a strong focus on literacy and numeracy, we cater for the needs of all students, wherever they fall on the learning continuum. Our school community is proud to be part of the learning journey of all our students. Lynwood Park Public School lays a strong foundation of positive values for all students. We believe that by working in an enthusiastic and purposeful way, within and beyond the school, that we will inspire the development of: - creative and resourceful individuals; - critical thinkers and problem solvers; - engaged future focussed learners and leaders; and - responsible and productive citizens. Our legacy is to build the capacity of our community for a better future. Our shared commitment of a positive future at Lynwood Park PS will occur through: - LEARNING – ensuring a strong focus on learning, building educational aspiration and promoting performance improvement with a future focus; - TEACHING – delivering quality teaching that is effective, explicit and based on evidence and reflection; and - LEADING – providing shared leadership to oversee administrative systems, structures and processes to underpin ongoing school improvement. Lynwood Park Public School is a school where each child is encouraged to succeed, guided by professional and caring teachers, excellent learning programs and a highly supportive parent community. Choosing to send your child to Lynwood Park Public School ensures a great education for your child. The staff, students and parents value all that public education has to offer and create a culture based on positive values, which is tolerant and respectful of everyone's place within it. Continual improvement underpins the strong academic programs that offer each child the very best of opportunity for success. Our teaching and learning programs focus on the individual needs of each student and challenge each child accordingly. Student progress is carefully monitored through regular assessment and enables quality programs and specialist support staff to be used in the best possible way to ensure positive progress for every student. Our school also provides a variety of extra-curricular opportunities such as gifted and talented enrichment programs, public speaking, debating, dance, choir, recorder group, PSSA sport and other fitness activities. Student successes are regularly celebrated and applauded. Our school achieves effective learning and discipline through an emphasis on our clear expectations of 'Be Safe – Be Respectful – Be a Learner', and explicitly teaching positive behaviour for learning to support harmonious social relations. Classes range from Kindergarten to Year 6 with our senior students taking an active leadership role in our school parliament, peer support and peer tutoring.  Our community has great pride in our school. A committed P&C actively raises funds to support school programs and enthusiastically enhances the school to ensure it is safe and welcoming for students and their families.