Merewether Public School is a high achieving school with a strong inclusive community focus. The school's teaching and learning team is dynamic, creative and committed to high quality differentiated learning that caters for all children to ensure that they learn at their own pace and level to achieve their best results.
The school serves a diverse community of wide-ranging socio-economic circumstances. This brings together students from a variety of backgrounds and dynamics. Total enrolment in February 2020 was 168 including 20% Aboriginal students. Surveys show that parent satisfaction with school performance, administratively and educationally, is very high.
The staff consists of the Principal, two teaching Assistant Principals, five permanent Classroom Teachers, a Learning and Support Teacher, a Librarian two days per week, and two School Administrative and Support Staff. As well, the school is supported by three School Learning Support Officers who assist teachers in the delivery of individual learning programs in literacy and numeracy for students with specific needs.
The Senior Psychologist Education, the Assistant Principal Learning and Support, The assistant Principal Positive Behaviour for Learning and the Starstruck/Hunter Dance Festival coordinator are based on-site and serve the needs of schools across Newcastle.
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