From Little Schools, Great Kids Grow!
Townsville
South State School, located two kilometres from Townsville's CBD, has been
offering a quality, small-school education since 1884. It offers both
Preparatory and Primary education with a country feel, usually with six
multi-age classes from Prep to Year 6, along with an after-school care program.
The school's central focus is on high standards of literacy and numeracy for
all students and flexible classroom structures operate during reading, writing,
spelling and maths lessons to respond to the different achievement levels of
individual students.
The school has a vision of Learn, Play, Grow Together for
every child and aims to develop a firm foundation of basic skills, knowledge
and understanding, together with a positive attitude to learning in each
student, so that these can be applied both within the school context and
beyond. Student achievement and development is reported frequently to students
through feedback and to parents regularly or on request.
Leadership,
participation and citizenship within the school community are given high
priority and organised into supported programs that develop positive
relationships amongst all members of the school community.
Strong partnerships
exist between the school and home to ensure a successful and positive
educational journey for all children. The Parents & Citizen Association
actively supports school and student-oriented activities and parent/community
involvement is welcomed, encouraged and sought. The school values each child's
welfare and learning and every individual child's whole development within the
educational setting is given paramount importance.