Ultimo Public School was established in 1880 and is situated on the southern fringe of the Sydney CBD and Darling Harbour. The school site is currently under redevelopment and in January 2020, the students and staff will move into a new, state of the art facility with innovative learning environments.
The school population is comprised of 314 students from diverse cultural, religious and socio-economic backgrounds. 69% of students are from language backgrounds other than English and 4% of students identify as Aboriginal. There are 42 languages and the most significant language groups represented are Mandarin (13%), Cantonese (8%) Japanese (7%), Indonesian (6%) and Korean, Thai and Arabic (4% each).
Student learning is supported by various programs including English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D), Mandarin Community Language and our Gifted and Talented program for Years 2 to 6 based on the Australasian Problem Solving Mathematical Olympiads. There are also many extracurricular groups (covering sports, dance, musical instrument tuition, chess and coding) that meet before, during and after school.
The three strategic directions of Ultimo Public Schoolâs School Plan for 2018 to 2020 relate to Wellbeing, Literacy and STEAM (Science Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics). For a copy of the School Plan and Annual Report, see the school website (ultimopublicschool.com).
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