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There are approximately 150 Opportunity Classes in New South Wales. Two of these classes are currently operating at Wollongong Public School. In Year 4 students are invited to sit a statewide examination for placement in the Opportunity Classes for Years 5 and 6. There are 30 students in each class. The students enter the Opportunity Class in Year 5 and continue on to Year 6 the following year. The children follow the regular programs for Stage 3 with some differentiation of the curriculum. |
Currently our School Choir is open to students from Years 3 to 6. At present these students are given the opportunity to take part in the annual Southern Stars Extravaganza. They also participate in school and public performances. |
Wollongong Public School continues to provide with the opportunity to develop their debating skills by taking part in the Premier's Debating Challenge Illawarra and South East Region - Years 5 and 6. In 2006 we won the State Finals with students from Illaroo Rd, Shellharbour, Wollongong and Keiraville Public School as the representative team.
Wollongong participates in the Multicultural Public Speaking Competition. This provides all students at a school level to prepare speeches with a multicultural perspective. In 2007 we have one student from Year 5 that progressing to Regional Finals. |
Wollongong Public School's SRC is comprised of students from Years 2 to 6 with each class being represented by two students. The SRC are involved in regular meetings where they discuss various school activities in order to voice the opinions of the student body. They also organise fund raising events for the school. |
Currently Wollongong Public School participates in a number of sporting activities. We are strongly represented in District and Regional Carnivals and have achieved great success at all levels. In 2007 students have participated in Dance2bFit and Gymsports programs. As well as our regular fitness and sport programs we are currently running in-school competitions and have had visits from local sporting teams such as the Dragons and the Hawks. |
Wollongong enjoys high participation in Chess. At the school level there is lunchtime chess once a week open to all students. On a more competitive note WPS takes part in The Primary Schools One Day Tournament. In 2006 out of 34 Districts, Wollongong Public School won the Country District Finals. We also participate in the NSW Primary School Competition with approximately 1070 teams from 393 schools. Last year WPS qualified as Country Champions. |
Weekly assemblies are held on Fridays at 11.30am. Separate K-2 and 3-6 assemblies occur every odd week of the school term and our special Whole School Assemblies occur each even week. At our Whole School Assemblies Silver Certificates are presented and parents are invited to attend. |
The diversity of Wollongong Public School is reflected in the inclusion of our SRE Program. At WPS we offer Bahai, Buddhist, Catholic, Christian and Muslim classes. We have approximately 68% participation SRE classes across the school. |
ESL
In 2007 approximately 45% of our student population are from language background other than English. There are as many as thirty-two community languages spoken by our students. There is a full-time ESL teacher employed to work with the ESL students on a needs basis. The multicultural nature of our school provides a colourful framework for inclusiveness and tolerance.
STLA
The Support Teacher Learning Assistance (STLA) assists schools to cater for those students in regular classes who are experiencing difficulties in basic areas of their learning. The STLA works with the school, teachers, parents and caregivers to identify and assess students experiencing difficulties in basic areas of learning. The STLA works collaboratively with the school's Learning Support Team to plan, implement, monitor and evaluate programs for students experiencing difficulties in learning.
Reading Recovery
The school currently receives funding for a select number of students from Year 1 to be involved in the program. Students receive daily individual intensive reading sessions. |
Our library is open Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. For further information on library activities visit our library home page. |
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