Our goals at Ipswich Central State School focus on the desire to support every child in our school to become an effective and purposeful member of a global society. To be effective and purposeful our students need to understand their world and operate ethically within its constraints. To make sense of the world they will need to construct meaning using their capacity to communicate and reason. To enjoy their world they will need to be supported to develop the attitudes consistent with a full and healthy life. At Ipswich Central we talk about 'widening the tradition'. This reflects our focus on explicit literacy and numeracy teaching within a technology-rich environment. Ipswich Central is a school of choice within the local area.