Empire Vale Public School

Our school is a small rural school located on the Far North Coast of NSW. Our aim is to provide a safe, friendly and stimulating environment for our students that maximises their learning and personal development outcomes. Our small size is one of our special attributes and we ensure our students are provided with a wide and varied range of educational experiences in all learning areas. The school is an important focal point of the community and it enjoys excellent support from parents and members of the community for all school activities whether they be cultural, sporting or academic events. Our students also have the advantage of a greater peer network through the school's participation in the Southern Cross Community of Small Schools Learning Community which provides an extended range of opportunities and activities such as debating, spelling bees, public speaking and science initiatives. For a small school we get great results. Examples of this include a student chosen to attend the World Leaders Forum in USA, Family Magazine Kids Page Editor, winners of the National Picasso Cow competition and national recognition for our students' photography.

Flood recovery updates

A project is underway to rebuild Empire Vale Public School after it was damaged by floods in early 2022. To stay up to date, visit the flood recovery project page.

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Demountables

Flood recovery: Empire Vale Public School

The NSW Government is committed to rebuilding flood impacted schools in the Northern Rivers region, ensuring we build back better with more flood resilient schools for local students and local communities. As part of this commitment, a project is underway to rebuild Empire Vale Public School.

Category:

Major works

Type:

Flood recovery

Status:

In progress

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Cooler Classrooms

This school is currently being assessed against the current Cooler Classroom funding guidelines.

Type:

Program

Status:

Planning

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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:

Tender

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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.

Empire Vale Public School

Flood recovery updates

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