Two new teachers welcomed at Narara
School Principal, Mr Dave Stitt, has welcomed two new teachers to Narara Public School at the beginning of Term 2. “We extend a warm welcome to Ms Nicole Lansdown and…
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Children march on ANZAC Day
Children from Our Lady of the Rosary School, Wyoming, participated in the Gosford ANZAC Day March on April 25, and marched proudly in their school uniforms with Australian flags. When…
Mother’s Day Breakfast at Narara
Narara Public School’s Mother’s Day Breakfast and stall will be held at the school from 7am on May 5. This year the school will serve scones and jam for the…
Students and staff attend Anzac march
Students and staff from Umina Beach Public School attended the Woy Woy Anzac Day march on Tuesday, April 25. The school also had students take roles at the Pearl Beach…
Deborah Cheetham speaks at NAISDA graduation ceremony
NAISDA Dance College enlisted the support of famed soprano, actor, composer, playwright and member of the Stolen Generations, Ms Deborah Cheetham AO, to celebrate the success of its students at…
Cultural workshops at Umina
Umina Beach Public School recently hosted cultural workshops for aboriginal students. The workshops were run by community elders, Uncle Stu McMinn and Aunty Janelle, according to principal Ms Lyn Davis….
A Central Vision opens at Regional Gallery
A Central Vision, an exhibition showcasing talented high school artists, opened at Gosford Regional Gallery on Saturday, March 25. The work of students from 19 Central Coast secondary schools is…
Teachers and parents in funding protest
Teachers and parents supporting Gonski needs-based education funding met at the Gosford Waterfront from 4pm on March 15 to discuss how local schools could benefit from additional Gonski funding as…
Science experiments for Umina students
Students at Umina Beach Public School have been undertaking experiments during their classes recently. All classes have been watching crystals grow during their library time. Meanwhile students in 3A have…
Zane to debate in Parliament
Terrigal High School student, Zane Norris, is one of 120 Year 11 and 12 students selected to participate in the 22nd National Schools Constitutional Convention, being held at The Museum…
School students get on track
Toukley and North Lakes Public Schools will lead the region in trialling preventative disruptive behaviour program Getting on Track in Time (Got It). Got It is an early intervention program…
Premier launches ‘Getting on Track in Time’ Program in Gosford
NSW Premier, Ms Gladys Berejiklian, and Minister for Mental Health, Ms Tanya Davies, met with local health workers and principals from the two Central Coast schools to lead the region’s…
Stages 3 and 4 students receive ‘royal treatment’
Children in Stages 3 and 4 from St Philip’s Christian College met with Prime Minister, Mr Malcolm Turnbull, and Federal Member for Robertson, Ms Lucy Wicks, during a visit to…
RMS blamed as the road block to establishing school speed zone
The parents and community of Point Clare Public School will hold a demonstration on Friday, March 10, to continue their campaign for a 40km per hour zone along Brisbane Water…
Fun Run to fund completion of multipurpose court
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Wyoming, will host a Fun Run at Alan Davidson Oval on March 6. Students have been given a sponsorship booklet to collect…
School appoints Anti-Racism Contact Officer
Ms Cate Pross has been appointed as Narara Public School’s Anti-Racism Contact Officer for 2017. The Department of Education is committed to anti-racism in each school. The NSW Department’s Anti-Racism…
Scholarship students, graduates and interns welcomed
Central Coast Council welcomed its 2017 scholarship students and celebrated its graduating 2016 scholarship students and interns at a special event on February 19. With the number of young Coast…
Henry Kendall High School achieved its highest ever HSC results
Henry Kendall High School achieved its highest ever HSC results through the 2016 Year 12 cohort, according to Principal, Mr Andrew Backhouse. The highest possible band, band 6, accounted for…
Coast schools stand to lose $79 million if Gonski funding not continued
Senator Deborah O’Neill said Central Coast schools stood to lose $79 million, or around $1,000 per child, as the Liberal Government withdrew the Gonski funding that created a level playing…
Valley View PS parents to take part in research
Valley View Public School has been selected to take part in research being carried out for the NSW Department of Education. Parents of children in Years 4 and 5 have…