Students are self-motivated and confident in their approach to learning and are able to work individually and collaboratively. Students recognise that everyone has the right to feel valued and be safe, and, in this regard, understand their rights and obligations and behave responsibly. The school is completing its twelfth year and has remained stable in enrolment for the last five years. Little building is left to be completed in the boundary. There has been a noticeable increase in family mobility recently bringing some uncertainty in projected enrolments for 2000.
Families are largely two-parents.
More than half of the households have both partners working and there is some unemployment and under-employment in the district. Academic progress, recognition of children s needs, care for children with learning difficulties and the provision of a safe, caring learning environment are expressed parent expectations. A proportion of our students commence 4 and 5 year old Pre-Primary with developmental delays affecting language and learning. Early intervention with opportunities in oral language training and focused social skills activities are necessary to cater for this. A wide range of learning activities is required for the interests and learning styles of the children.