Yennora Public School provides a unique small-school environment within a heavily urbanised and industrialised setting in western Sydney. The school is surrounded by gardens and large playing fields for the students to use. The 163 students represent a wide range of cultural groups with approximately 91% from backgrounds in languages other than English, including refugees from Burma and Somalia. A culture of inclusiveness and involvement characterises the school allowing the students opportunities to participate in a wide range of initiatives despite its small population. There is a strong commitment to improving the Literacy and Numeracy standards of all students and a number of specific programs have been implemented to meet these objectives. For the last six years, the school has been recognised and funded under the Priority Schools Program. The school plays an important role in the community by providing learning opportunities to its community members such as health or parenting programs. Yennora Public School has a weekly playgroup targeting parents and their toddlers as well as hosting a group of volunteers from the Timehelp Program each week who are assisting us with reading, maths and gardening.