Wiley Park Public School is a primary school established in 1983 and situated in South-West Sydney. The school population comprises of approximately 620 students from diverse cultural, religious and socio-economic backgrounds. 98% of students are from Language Backgrounds other Than English (LBoTE) including 49 students who are refugees. There are 39 languages and 31 countries of origin represented in the school, the largest language groups being Arabic (42%), Bengali (14%), Samoan (6%), Urdu (6%) and Vietnamese (4%). Student learning is supported by various programs including the English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) and New Arrivals programs, Community Languages in Arabic, Samoan and Bengali as well as intervention programs.
In 2017, Wiley Park Public School has been identified as an Early Action for Success Phase 2 School, with two Deputy Principal, Instructional Leaders appointed to work directly with teachers to build student and teacher capacity in Literacy and Numeracy.
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