Rawlinson Primary School opened with 450 students in 2005 and by December 2009 we had 670 students enrolled. The history of our school started long before the opening date with community members working hard over a 10 year period to establish this school. Rawlinson Primary School derived its name from explorer Ernest Giles naming the Rawlinson Ranges after Sir Henry Rawlinson who at the time was President of 'The Royal Geographic Society of London.' The school community comprising of 35 cultural groups is well established and committed to working hard in partnership with school staff to establish a safe, nurturing and equitable learning environment for our students. Lifelong learning is the philosophy that underpins all our endeavours at our school. Our learning and teaching processes will be guided by the Curriculum Framework and related Department of Education and Training policies. PRIORITIES 2009 1. LITERACY Speaking and Listening, Contextual Understanding, Conventions, Use of Texts. Reading and Writing - As Above. 2. NUMERACY Understand Number, Understand Operations, Calculate. 3. SCIENCE Primary Connections, Investigating, Earth and Beyond.