Maleny State School was established in 1913 and is part of the Range to River Coalition which includes Maleny State High School, Conondale State School, Kenilworth State Community College and Montville State School. The school services the rural communities of Maleny, Witta, Reesville, Baroon Pocket, Curramore, Bellthorpe, Wootha and Mt Mellum. The school has a Principal, Deputy Principal, Head of Special Education Services, four specialist teachers and 14 classroom teachers. Teachers at the school have a variety of experience and expertise. Many teachers live locally with a number also travelling from coastal areas. The school also has a number of teacher aides who support the Prep, literacy and numeracy and eLearning program. The school has a mixture of single classes, double classes and multi-age classes. Teachers work in a variety of ways including cooperative teaching, team teaching, planning at a year level and planning some events together (e.g. excursions and camps). The school is supported by a School Council and Parents and Citizens Association. We believe that our curriculum is engaging, relevant and leads to improved academic achievement for all students. Our curriculum has a central focus of developing high levels of literacy and numeracy. The influences on our curriculum framework are evident through: an integrated approach to Key Learning Areas with real life and challenging learning experiences; Ways of Working embedded in units; a team approach to planning and implementation of units; the integration of ICT into all units of work in all year levels; constructive assessment and reporting; it focuses on what the students know and can do; an Intensive Daily Reading Program for every Year 1 and 2 student. This program involves both school personnel and volunteers from our school community working with students individually to ensure that every child reads to and with an adult, every day of the school year; School Wide Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) Program. This includes a set school PBS..