'Strive to achieve'
Normanton State School is a
remote, rural school that offers learning experiences for students from Prep to
Year 10. We are a co-educational school and we cater for students with a
range of learning needs and interests.
We focus on improving
student literacy and numeracy outcomes. Our teachers base their curriculum
on the Australian Curriculum using
the Curriculum to Classroom (C2C) resources in all key learning areas. Students
have specialist lessons in The Arts (Dance, Drama and Visual Arts), Technology
(Digital and Design), ICT Skills and Health and Physical Education from Prep to
Year 10. Our Secondary students do a range of subjects including Manual
Arts and Home Economics in Years 7 and 8, and Hospitality and Industrial
Technology and Design in Years 9 and 10.
Year 9 and 10 students also participate in work experience twice yearly.
Throughout the year we
present a number of programs and extracurricular activities to support our
curriculum. Recent programs have included drama, music and a range of
sport. These are funded through our
RREAP (Remote and Rural Education Access Program).
We have a very strong School Improvement Agenda and our two priorities are:
- Student Engagement
- Effective Teaching and Learning
We base our behaviour
management program on the Positive
Schoolwide Behaviour System (SWPBS). With SWPBS we focus on positive
behaviours and reward students for working hard and being productive members of
our school community.
We have a reward system as
well as a consequence system and because the majority of our students do the
right thing most of the time we see many rewards and celebrations taking place.
Our four school rules are:
We work closely with many agencies and groups in our community who support both our students and their families.