Cargo Public School, with a current enrolment of 23 students, is a small school located 35 kilometres west of Orange on the land of the Wiradjuri nation. Our Aboriginal student population is approximately 4% and all students are drawn from the local enrolment area.
The school is supported by an active P&C and there is a strong desire for parents to be actively included in the life of the school. In addition, the team at Cargo is supported by a dynamic partnership with 4 other similar local schools. Shared activities include a common Assistant Principal Curriculum &Instruction, cross school quality teaching rounds and the collaborative introduction of the new K-2 curriculum in 2023.
Our situational analysis identified the need for a continued focus on embedding high quality teaching practices in literacy and numeracy to ensure all of our students are challenged to meet their full potential. Improving teacher practice in using high impact teaching strategies will ensure all students achieve expected growth in their learning. This will be achieved through whole school monitoring of student achievement in targeted areas of literacy and numeracy and collaboratively enhancing teacher practice through observation, demonstration and reflection.
Further collaboration between the school and community to establish and embed whole school systems and processes has been identified as a priority in building a culture of high expectations and student achievement.
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