North Kalgoorlie Primary School is located in suburb of Lamington. Lamington is one of Kalgoorlie's oldest and finest suburbs. The school first opened in 1902 and boasts a tradition and spirit that brings all ex and current North Kal students and staff together as one.
Students at North Kalgoorlie Primary School are from varied backgrounds. Some are fourth generation Kalgoorlie born families. Some are families involved in the mining industry who move location regularly. Others are from various Aboriginal groups around the state and country. North Kalgoorlie Primary School is a very proud school and we are committed to providing a learning environment that is calm, settled, and engaging for every student. We focus on providing for the broad range of educational levels of our students and their individual social and emotional needs.
The school currently has 14 classes from Year 1-6, 3 Pre-Primary units and an offsite Kindergarten. Our Pre-Primary units and Kindergarten are set in a very lush, motivating and shady environment. Our Kindergarten offers 60 places per year and these fill very quickly. The school has a library facility, a dental clinic, canteen, uniform shop and sporting facilities including basketball courts, and oval.
We have a developed a shared vision for our children's educational needs and believe we need to develop lifelong learners with Literacy and Numeracy fundamental to achieve this goal. Supporting best practice in teaching and learning involves teachers working in phase teams with a focus on disciplined dialogue and respond to data to plan for teaching and learning in response to student's outcomes.
We provide for specialist teacher instruction in : Technology Languages (Japanese), Physical Education and Science.
There is a blend of both highly experienced and graduate teaching staff, which is well supported by a stable team of education assistants and administration staff. The school endeavours to provide flexible structures that allow teachers access to professional development as we believe quality teaching and learning make the difference.
Our school's success is based on building partnerships through clear and consistent communication. We have an extremely hard working and forward thinking staff supported by a strong School Board. The success of our school is due to the tremendous hard work of its staff, parents and students and the assistance of a very supportive community.
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