Airville State School, 9km from Ayr, lies within the Burdekin Region. Children work and play in an environment that is safe, disciplined, tolerant, challenging and family-oriented. Students engage in local events such as the ANZAC Day parade, junior eisteddfod, Coll's lecturette competition and Italian speaking Day of Excellence. Children also compete in the UNSW competitions receiving distinctions, credits and participation certificates. Curriculum strengths in literacy and numeracy studies have resulted in Years 3, 5 & 7 students consistently achieving at or above both the state and national mean for reading, writing, spelling, grammar and punctuation and numeracy. Annual opinion surveys of parents, students and staff indicate high to very high levels of satisfaction with all aspects of school operations and activities. Airville is considered by the community to be a good school with parents, students and staff actively promoting the achievements of the school. 'Always Your Best' is the school motto and is actively applied by all members of the school community in all aspects relating to the support and learning of students, teachers, staff and the Airville community.