Binnaway Central School (56 students, 20% ATSI) services the township of Binnaway, with a number of students residing in the surrounding area on the Warrumbungle Shire. It provides education from Kindergarten to Year 12, with small classes providing high levels of individual attention. Our core values "Respectful, Responsible Communicators" and the school motto, "The Effort, Not The Reward", remind staff, students and community of our high expectations for commitment in all endeavours.
There is a strong emphasis on literacy and numeracy learning in the school. The school delivers the Early Action for Success program, to support this focus in the early years. In addition, there are strong career transition planning processes for secondary students and we are highly successful in providing workplace opportunities for our senior students. Our senior school has a strong vocational educational focus, with school based traineeships being a component of our Stage 6 program.
We aim to enhance the wellbeing and holistic learning of our students through our welfare initiatives such as Breakfast Club, our Positive Behaviour for Learning program, Student Aboriginal Education Team along with programs to develop the growth mindset, resilience and mindfulness. The school is committed to developing stronger ties with the local community through involvement in a variety of community events.
The school recently completed a comprehensive situational analysis which has identified evidence-based teaching practices, the use of data to inform teaching, capacity building, student engagement and aspiration, as high level drivers of continual improvement through the strategic improvement plan.
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