Charlestown South Public School is located in a suburban area in the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie region, serving a diverse population within a mid-socio-economic context. There are currently 259 students which includes 20 Aboriginal students. Charlestown South is a close knit community with extremely high parental involvement and a wide range of extra curricula programs including Creative Arts, Wellbeing, Sport and the Environment. The school values high expectations, quality community relationships and high quality teaching practice. Charlestown South is renowned for its academic, cultural arts, technology and sporting achievements which are highlighted by successes in many regional competitions and consistently significantly above national, state and regional averages in NAPLAN. In 2019 NAPLAN, the school was the highest performing primary school across all public and private schools in the Hunter Region and one of the highest performing schools in Year 3 Writing in NSW. The school’s Aboriginal students performed well above all students in the state in every aspect of NAPLAN.
The Explicit Instruction (EI) pedagogy introduced in 2015, has realised a marked escalation in student achievement resulting in many requests from both public and private schools to visit Charlestown South to view the teaching practice of Explicit Instruction Warm Ups in Literacy, Maths and Writing. In the last three years the school has enacted a termly EI Open Day hosting Principals, Instructional Leaders, Directors and Teachers from the Hunter, Central Coast, Sydney and interstate.
The staff at Charlestown South has a blend of highly experienced and newly accredited teachers who demonstrate passion and expertise across all curriculum areas. The levels of staff collaborative planning are extremely high. This includes regular lesson observations, feedback and collegial coaching sessions. The school fosters close, highly professional and strategic partnership with our local Community of Schools, the Glenrock Network of Schools, the local Minimbah AECG and the Hunter Region Fleming Network.
The School Improvement Plan has a significant focus on Student Growth and Attainment with an emphasis on Explicit Instruction pedagogy, Staff Professional Development and Collaborative Practices, and Student Wellbeing.
Access to the school website for further information, School Improvement Plan and Annual School Report can be located at: https://charlestos-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/
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