Rose Park Primary was established in 1893 in a picturesque inner suburban location only minutes from the city centre. The school is housed in the main building built in 1893. Our main teaching area was erected in 1923. A church building, built in 1899, houses another three classes, while the new school Centenary Hall is a modern addition. In 2010 we opened the newly constructed i-centre and four new classrooms. This extra classroom space has created the opportunity for the school to now have a dedicated Japanese room, a specialist music centre and an art/science centre, along with an instrumental music centre. We are a zoned school with high demand coming from neighbouring areas, hence the school remains at near capacity. We continue our history as a well respected and popular, high performing school. The current focus is on inquiry with accreditation recently occurring as an International Baccalaureate Primary Years program school. Information and communications technology also remains a focus, with interactive whiteboards and a host of other technologies in each classroom, and our staff focusing their professional learning around their teaching to make these technologies integral to our learning and inquiry approach. The school has a wireless internet connection, and makes available laptops for student use. Most Year 6/7 students bring their own laptop computer, which is encouraged. We have a strong focus on after-school sport and offer Japanese and music as specialist subjects. More than 150 students in the school are involved in our music program, which includes choirs, bands, ensembles and an orchestra, who all perform regularly. We also have an Old Scholars Association which brings an additional pastoral care role to the school. We are a close knit community in a highly desirable location in Adelaide, and our wider community value and enjoy the focal role the school has to play within this community.