Curtin Primary School is located within the City of South Perth and the Canning Education District. The school intake area consists of the localities of Karawara, Manning, Como and Waterford. As the closest primary school to Curtin University many post graduate students choose to enrol their children at Curtin Primary School. As a result the school is extremely multicultural with 23 different languages, other than English, being represented. Curtin is a relatively small school. We like to think of ourselves as being like 'a country style school in the heart of the city.' Although small, our school budget is substantially subsidised by a growing number of international fee paying students. This allows us to have small class sizes, with attractive staff/student ratios. At Curtin PS we believe in developing the whole child and we strive to place equal emphasis on the academic as well as the physical, social and emotional wellbeing of our students. The scope and variety of activities and opportunities available to our students in addition to the academic program, is a testament to this. Our school motto is 'Simply the Best' and this we strive for in all areas.