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   A warm welcome to our school website.
Kingaroy State School was established in 1902 and since then has grown and developed as the decades have passed by.
Curriculum
Our curriculum has been developed using the key elements that students, staff and parents regard as essential to a successful education. These are implemented using the Key Learning Areas of the curriculum where units of work have been developed for each year level. Key elements of our curriculum include – daily blocks of time for explicit teaching of Literacy and Numeracy, Key learning Areas and Essential learnings integrated into units of work, culminating activities to celebrate success and to share with parents, daily fitness, extra-curricular activities.
Values Program
throughout our school that focuses on the behaviours we wish to foster in our students – manners, patience, truthfulness, kindness, consideration, living skills, concentration, creativity, friendship, co-operation, helpfulness, positiveness, honest, forgiveness, responsibility, self acceptance, determination, generosity, loyalty, independence, self discipline, fairness, compassion, citizenship, perseverance, thankfulness, trust, tolerance, justice, courage, contentment, reflection, service and respect.
Special Education Program
The Early Childhood Developmental Program (ECDP) provides educational sessions for children with suspected disabilities from Birth to Prep. The Special Education Program (SEP) supports students with disabilities in their development from Prep to Year 7. All students are encouraged to participate in their age appropriate class and to partake in all school activities. Real life programs (Eg Community Access, Cooking, Functional Reading, Functional Maths) are used to teach essential life skills in a meangingful context. We are supported by visiting therapists and advisory visiting teachers.
Extra Curricular Activities
Our school has an excellent music program with choirs and instrumental music bands. A variety of sporting activities are offered for our students.
Special Features of Our School
- Year 7 Graduation – Luncheon and Award Ceremony
- Annual Interhouse Athletics and Swimming Carnivals
- Year 5 -7 Summer and Winter Sports Carnivals
- Book-Week Activities and Dress-Up Day
- Student Led Conferencing – Mid Year Reporting
- School Choir and Instrumental Program
- External Academic Competitions
- Young Leader’s Program
- Community Performances
- Education Week Activities
- Celebrating Leadership Ceremony
- Culturally Inclusive Activities
- German Verse Speaking Competition
- The Kingaroy Show
- Kingaroy Eisteddfod
- Participation in Opti minds competition
- Culminating activities for all units of work
- Robotics Challenge
Debbie Hails
Principal
Our extensive grounds provide plenty of space for our students to undertake learning experiences. Our air-conditioned classrooms assist our students with their learning in comfortable and supportive surroundings.I welcome you to our school and I look forward to sharing with you your child’s learning journey.
We have put information on our website that provides the community, especially parents and prospective parents information about our school community.
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