Gatton State School caters for a total enrolment of 656 students comprising 355 male and 301 female students from Prep to Year 7. In addition, the school has a large Special Education Program and an Early Childhood Development Class for children with disabilities who have not yet reached primary school age. Our school motto 'Strive to Excel' guides our philosophy and commitment to students. A dedicated and skilled workforce ensures that all children have the opportunity to reach their potential. A strong focus on improved teaching and learning means a continued commitment by teachers to adopt practices and pedagogy to improve student learning outcomes. Reading is explicitly taught, purposeful, essential, community focused and well resourced. These five drivers overlay all aspects of the reading program. Gatton State School has a supportive parent community and strong partnerships between carers and the school is encouraged to ensure that individual children are nurtured to reach their potential. The school draws its enrolment from the town of Gatton plus other Lockyer Valley towns or rural residences. About 40% of the enrolment live outside of Gatton. Due to the school's proximity to the Gatton Campus of the University of Queensland, plus our location in the Lockyer Valley, the school caters for the needs of many families from language backgrounds other than English. These students make up 5% of the school's enrolment. The school also has an Indigenous population of approximately 4%. The school experiences a large increase in enrolments each year between February and August caused by the annual movement of itinerant workers, often from southern states, plus enrolment of adult students with families at the nearby Gatton Campus of the University of Queensland. Enrolments are increasing steadily and this will continue in line with local growth patterns.