# Mount Ousley Public School

Mount Ousley Public School is a Kindergarten to grade six primary school, located in Fairy Meadow, New South Wales. The school was established in 1959, commonly known as 'MOPS'. In 2022, there were eight classes with 175 students in total, and 30 staff. The school is a secular government school primarily funded by NSW Department of Education and Parents and Citizens' Association (P&C).

## Apple-Distinguished Schools and the Use of Technology

MOPS is and has been an Apple-Distinguished School since 2011. The school made the use of iPads and MacBooks compulsory for all students, including kindergarteners since 2015, many students already had devices before this and the school provided students without iPads with iPads anyway. In 2018, MOPS was named NSW's Digital Lighthouse School, at the Technology 4 Learning Awards. The Illawarra Mercury has labelled the school as "trailblazing" and the "future".

## Canteen

MOPS offers a canteen for all students and staff to use, the canteen is offered in conjunction with NSW's Healthy School Canteens Strategy. The school offers sandwiches, wraps, hot foods including toasties, burgers and pizzas, salads, drinks and snacks.

## Timetable

The school opens its gates at 8:30 am, and classes start at 9 am. Shortly after, students will have a "Crunch and Sip break" (Crunch&Sip) which promotes health eating. Students will be allowed to go outside into the courtyard during lunch and recess. Classes will finish at 3 pm.

## Assessments

The school participates in Grade 3 and Grade 5 NAPLAN, New South Wales' Best Start Kindergarten Assessment and New South Wales' Validation of Assessment for Learning and Individual Development or commonly known as VALID. And helps students also participate in NSW Selective high schools and opportunity classes.

## Uniform

Uniform is compulsory for students of all ages, this is in conjunction with NSW Department of Education’s School Uniform Policy. Uniform can be purchased on Monday afternoons at the school, or uniform can be ordered online with the My School Connect app. Because the school is co-educational, uniform is offered for males and females. And since the school offers physical education classes in coordination with the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA), they have dedicated sport uniform for all of the four houses.

## Diversity

Percentage (%) of Diversity of Students
MOPS boasts a highly diverse cohort and group of staff. The 2022 Annual Report states that, 28% of the currently enrolled students are from non-English speaking backgrounds, and a further 3% coming from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island background. 3.7% of teachers and support staff also identify as coming from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island background.

## NAPLAN

Mount Ousley participates in NAPLAN. In 2022, all year 3 and year 5 NAPLAN scores have increased from 2014.
Year 3 NAPLAN Scores :
| Year | Reading | Writing | Spelling | Grammar | Numeracy |
| 2022 | 488 | 438 | 435 | 489 | 430 |
| 2021 | 480 | 442 | 454 | 468 | 441 |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID | Cancelled due to COVID | Cancelled due to COVID | Cancelled due to COVID | Cancelled due to COVID |
| 2019 | 465 | 426 | 428 | 485 | 427 |
| 2018 | 456 | 434 | 434 | 434 | 405 |
| 2017 | 444 | 416 | 424 | 441 | 414 |
| 2016 | 418 | 418 | 413 | 408 | 380 |
| 2015 | 455 | 428 | 395 | 442 | 397 |
| 2014 | 412 | 425 | 415 | 412 | 386 |
Year 5 NAPLAN Scores :
| Year | Reading | Writing | Spelling | Grammar | Numeracy |
| 2022 | 521 | 535 | 507 | 508 | 483 |
| 2021 | 537 | 499 | 480 | 515 | 493 |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID | Cancelled due to COVID | Cancelled due to COVID | Cancelled due to COVID | Cancelled due to COVID |
| 2019 | 509 | 480 | 510 | 508 | 499 |
| 2018 | 512 | 478 | 506 | 514 | 481 |
| 2017 | 513 | 480 | 490 | 494 | 499 |
| 2016 | 498 | 463 | 483 | 483 | 473 |
| 2015 | 531 | 511 | 536 | 537 | 481 |
| 2014 | 511 | 472 | 480 | 507 | 480 |