Merimbula Public School 2019 Annual Report 2526 Page 1 of 33 Merimbula Public School 2526 (2019) Printed on: 1 June, 2020 Introduction The Annual Report for 2019 is provided to the community of Merimbula Public School as an account of the school's operations and achievements throughout the year. It provides a detailed account of the progress the school has made to provide high quality educational opportunities for all students, as set out in the school plan. It outlines the findings from self–assessment that reflect the impact of key school strategies for improved learning and the benefit to all students from the expenditure of resources, including equity funding. School contact details Merimbula Public School 47-55 Main Street MERIMBULA, 2548 www.merimbula-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
[email protected] 6495 1266 Message from the principal 2019 was a wonderful year at Merimbula Public School. Our school continued to provide innovative opportunities and quality teaching and learning experiences for students. Our staff, students, parents, carers, Parents and Citizens Association and school community continued to use collaborative decision making processes, working together to offer a wide range of academic and extra–curricular opportunities, and a range of additional resources, to help educate and empower our students to develop: resilience, wellbeing, creativity, literacy and numeracy skills, leadership and learning abilities. Our staff, parents and community volunteers continued to offer a range of sporting, cultural and performing arts opportunities for our students. Highlights of our 2019 programs included: all students learning Japanese, every student in the school performed in a school musical "Rock Bottom" by Craig Dawes – with over 40 students having speaking and solo singing parts.