Albuera Street Primary School was established in 1853. It is an inner city school situated at the western end of Battery Point within five to ten minutes walking distance from the centre of the city, The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Salamanca and Hobart dock area, the University of Tasmania and the Sandy Bay commercial centre. The student population comes from the local Battery Point/Sandy Bay area and also includes a significant proportion of students from greater Hobart whose parents choose the school because of its excellent reputation and central location. Our school community is quite diverse. We are fortunate to have students from many different cultural and language backgrounds. Because of the schools’ physical size and city location our enrolment is restricted to approximately 230 students. The size of our school contributes to the strong sense of community and belonging that we value. The vision for Albuera Street Primary School is ‘Inspiring, Creating, Achieving!’ Our core values include Learning and Achievement; Relationships; Integrity and Respect; Care and Responsibility and Resilience. Our community aspires to excellence in teaching and learning. To this end we create a happy, safe, inclusive learning environment; meet individual needs; build positive relationships; offer an enriching curriculum and; contribute, innovate and respond to change. Teaching for understanding, concept-based learning, developing higher order thinking skills and cooperative learning are critical teaching approaches that underpin curriculum delivery at Albuera Street Primary. Our teachers have a high level of professional knowledge, expertise and ethical commitment and are assisted by highly competent and committed support staff. We have high expectations of all members of our school community. We aim for all students to enjoy a broad balanced curriculum which caters for the whole child. Our curriculum focuses on the key areas of English, Mathematics, Science, and Society and History, ICT and Health and..