Open since 1883, Albert SS assists our people to be informed citizens that build harmonious communities. Some students travel from several suburbs away, being fourth generation attendees, or choose our school due to its size and setting. We believe our people make us excellent. We encourage every student to aspire to intellectual, social, emotional and physical success. To put these beliefs into practice, we provide a student-centred curriculum in which students engage in a dynamic curriculum based upon sound principles, tailored to meet the needs of our context and people. We encourage student growth, whereby students are empowered to contribute to their community and to be lifelong learners. We embrace community support which nurtures a positive, effective relationship between our school and its community. To action these beliefs, our focus areas are: Develop our curriculum to be student-centred; Provide opportunities for our students to grow as learners and as people; Develop the relationships between our school and our community so we are authentic partners; Develop the skills of our staff members so that they can be high quality educators. Our school's tone is a positive one, with our Code of Behaviour used to assist students to make the best choices possible. This is arranged around the acronym of ALBERT: A Good Name, Learning, Be Safe, Empathy, Responsibility, and Tidiness. The extracurricular activities that our school offers include: Choirs visit the Pensioners' Hall, Eisteddfod and Choral Fest; Visits by local community identities (e.g. Mary Poppins); Strings and Concert Band groups attend the Maryborough Music Festival and Instrumental Music Workshops;School Captains attend the Maryborough Reconciliation Day events. Our distinctive curriculum offerings include: Regular physical education sessions from external providers (e.g. AFL, rugby league, netball, soccer); Swimming for students in Grades 2 to 7; The hatching of chickens in an incubator for students in Year 1; School ANZAC service run by the..