Trangie Central School is a small rural school located 75kms west of the major NSW regional centre of Dubbo. Trangie Central School is part of the Dubbo School Education Area. The school is situated in an area that is dominated by cotton production and crop farming with some livestock production. The school has excellent facilities which include a multi-purpose sports centre which is used for a variety of school activities. Trangie Central School has a strong focus on technology, consistent welfare systems and community participation in its programs. School life is based upon commitment to live by the core values of cooperation, care, responsibility and mutual respect. The strength of our school is based upon the strong relationships that are developed between students, staff and the community. Classes are small and this provides the opportunity for individual care and attention for each student. The school has a transient and changing demographic student base due to the recent decline in local agricultural conditions. Student numbers have been in steady decline for the last five years but now show a pleasing trend upwards for both primary and secondary. The school has a mixture of experienced and young teaching staff. The school receives funding from the Priority Schools Program (PSP) and Priority Action Schools (PAS) Program and has received an additional 0.2 staffing allocation which it has put towards STLA support. The school also receives considerable funding as part of the National Partnerships Program and this has supported the initiation of several exciting programs. The focus on Literacy and Numeracy has been reflected in outstanding NAPLAN growth. Our school has focussed on improving the standard of Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar in our school and to support this all staff at Trangie Central School have participated in the outstanding professional development program - Prioritising Grammar. This has provided staff with both the skill and the resources to ensure consistency of approach to the..