Magpie Gully PS No 415 was established in 1857 and re-named as Magpie PS No 2271 in 1892. The historic red brick building was completed in May 1880 and from 1986 classrooms were entirely comprised of relocatable buildings. In May 2011 the school was almost completely refurbished with new classrooms, new toilets and completion of the upgrade to the 131 year old administration building. This time marks a renewal of the school and a significant opportunity for the broader Magpie community to be served by a modern school that caters for the latest innovations in pedagogical approaches that foster independent student learning. The open design will allow all children to become intrinsically aware of how they will become lifelong learners in the Twenty-first Century. The structure and design of the expansive grounds is enhanced by the outdoor learning options using a variety of courtyards and specialised environments.
The school has established a strong staff team that has developed a reputation for a positive approach to working with students and is reaping the benefit of strong connections between parents, students and the school. Attitudes to the school register high on all data sets and student learning outcomes are solid but show a clear need for improvement in some key learning areas.
The values of the school, respect, responsibility and empathy, link to the five keys of confidence, persistence, organisation, getting along and resilience. These values and keys allow MPS to support students in achieving their personal best and are used as part of the behaviour flowchart to support the community to understand and embrace how students, staff and parents behave and interact at this school.
The current student enrolment is 97 with 52% being male and 48% being female. The school receives funding for students identified as being disadvantaged (equity), are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, and student with additional needs and reported on the nationally consistent collection of data (NCCD). The school has an SFOE index of 0.5548.
Magpie Primary School has a staffing profile that consists of one acting principal, one learning specialist, 6 equivalent full time (EFT) classroom teachers and 8 EFT education support (ES) staff.
Magpie Primary School operates five classrooms ¿ Foundation, Years 1 and 2, Years 2 and 3, Years 3 and 4, and Years 5 and 6. The specialist subjects offered are physical education, health and science/technology/engineering/art/mathematics (STEAM). The school also provides an intervention program and, the tutor learning initiative (TLI), that supports students with literacy and numeracy attainment. Instruction in developing respectful relationships underpins the school¿s approach to school wide positive behaviour support.
Magpie Primary School has received approval for funding for a large landscape redevelopment of its grounds. The project is currently in the planning phase with works expected to be commenced in 2025.
The key focus of the school is on literacy and numeracy but the school also offers the following specialist subjects on a weekly basis: PE, Art, Music, LOTE (Auslan) and STEM. The use of technology in our classrooms is used to enhance students learning. All classrooms have TV¿s, computers and iPads.
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