Werrington Public School

Werrington Public School offers excellent educational opportunities for K to 6 students living in one of the oldest suburbs of Penrith. Established in 1974, our attractive and extensive grounds and well-equipped classrooms complement our excellent learning facilities. Our learning support centre, unique in our local area, offers specialist programs for students who are experiencing difficulty with aspects of their learning or development. These programs include MultiLit, MiniLit, Language for Learning, Language for Thinking, Language for Writing, Reading Monitoring, Quicksmart Numeracy, Rock and Water and a variety of individual programs, run by an extensive team of professionals and para-professionals. In addition to our 17 mainstream classes, we have 5 specialist support classes for students with physical or intellectual disabilities. Additional programs are well-established for Aboriginal students and students whose first language is not English. Our school has a strong focus on literacy and numeracy and incorporates special programs in the classrooms including L3 (Language, Learning and Literacy), FoR (Focus on Reading), TEN (Targeted Early Numeracy) and TOWN (Taking Off With Numeracy). Our highly engaging classroom programs are supported by an innovative library with STEAM hub - that embeds computational thinking into student learning. As well as offering computers, iPads and interactive whiteboards in every classroom, modern video-conferencing facilities, air-conditioned classrooms, large shade areas, an extensive playground, before and after school care, an extensive transition to school program, a supported playgroup and great extra-curricular activities including dance, choir, debating, public speaking, private music tuition and private speech therapy. Werrington Public School is an active participant in the local school network and received a Director General's Award in 2012 for building quality teaching and learning across the community.