Portland Central School is a small Central School located in a village of around 2,000 people on a secondary road between Lithgow and Bathurst. Our relatively small population and continuity from Kinder to Year12 allow us to focus on students as individuals. PCS runs several successful programs as part of the Priority Schools Funding Program and Priority Action Schools program including a highly successful quality teacher mentor initiative. PCS is also included in the National Partnerships Program. PCS services a relatively low socio-economic status community with significant numbers of high-needs students and children who lack school readiness. Portland Central School is in relatively close proximity to several other government and private primary and high schools. PCS experiences a high degree of mobility with significant numbers of students travelling to other schools and enrolling from other schools. Our focus is on performance growth in literacy and numeracy and we have had outstanding success in this regard in recent years. PCS is also implementing the Positive Behaviour for Learning program and has had positive recognition for highly successful middle school and VET programs.