Clinton State School is a Prep to Year 7 coeducational school providing a supportive environment for approximately 630 children. Our school is located on the western approaches to the provincial city of Gladstone, one of the most important industrial and port cities in Queensland. With a number of major projects planned for the area, new housing estates are being developed in the catchments of Clinton. The school itself is leafy and nestled on a gentle hillside with beautiful natural bushland remaining at the rear boundary. An abundance of birdlife typifies the school's 'Green Team' image. The vast majority of children come from stable and caring home environments and this is reflected in the manner in which the children present and behave at school. Clinton State School has adopted an explicit improvement agenda to obtain higher standards in English, Mathematics and Science. In particular, teachers have adopted higher expectations of student learning from the very commencement of formal schooling. It is anticipated that the results of these efforts will be evident from the performance of the current Year 3 students who were our first cohort of children to undertake the Preparatory Year.