Kelso Public School has a diverse population and a strong collaborative partnership with school and community.
Kelso Public School has a holistic approach to improving the educational outcomes of all its students.
The school draws students from a broad spectrum of the community with an enrolment of 297, 74% of children come from the lowest 25% of the socio economic community and a significant public housing sector. 8% children come from a Non English speaking background and 35% are Aboriginal.
The school is of a modern open design staffed with teachers ranging from in their first year of teaching to highly experienced teachers stablished in their careers. The school runs 10 mainstream classes, an early intervention setting and 7 additional support classes catering for children right across the Bathurst community.
The school receives significant additional funding under the Resource Allocation Model is supported under the Early Action For Success program and has been part of Next Steps initiatives and National Partnerships Literacy and Numeracy. The school is currently participating in the Curiosity and Powerful Learning initiative.
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