Gundaroo Public School is a small rural school with a strong community focus. The school supports all community events, which is reciprocated. In the wider community, Yass Valley Council has provided huge assistance. We are fortunate to have a most supportive parent body led by an extremely active and successful P & C. Teachers and parents are 'working together' to: teach each child the basic skills; develop each child to be socially adept; encourage each child to strive for excellence; and promote a caring attitude towards each other and the environment. The school achieves its mission in many ways; dedicated and experienced teachers provide a systematic approach with an emphasis on literacy and numeracy. To enhance the teaching of basic skills throughout the school we have employed both a School Learning Support Teacher and a School Learning Support Officer. This ensures that needy children receive additional help from extra professionals. Other notable programs include LOTE French K-6 and weekly whole-school famous person studies, studying people from Mozart to Van Gogh, to Newton etc. Our school prides itself in providing a happy, caring and supportive educational environment where children learn and develop as individuals. Teachers and administrative staff alike take a very caring and consistent approach with all children to help them become socially adept. We also have a very strong Peer Support program that operates K-6. This system is used both at school and on excursions. It provides the younger children with good role models and extra support if needed. At Gundaroo we especially pride ourselves in encouraging each child to strive for excellence in as many areas as possible. Academically, we encourage each child to enter all ICAS competitions. About 25% of Gundaroo participants received a minimum of a Credit in these. We have also had huge success at the regional level of the Premier's Spelling Bee, having both past Junior and Senior winners. We have an enviable computer ratio of 1:2. Gundaroo children..