Millicent North Primary School is located some 400km south of Adelaide in a country community which enjoys the benefits of a rural lifestyle. The school strives to promote lifelong learning and support everyone to achieve their personal best. Our school's values of respect, pride and responsibility, and our motto 'Reach for the stars', underpin all that we do. We believe that students learn best in a happy, safe and stimulating environment. The school empowers students to develop skills, values and knowledge to achieve their personal best in a changing world. Students study English, mathematics, the arts, health and physical education, society and environment, science and technology and have access to a well-resourced information technology centre. Students take part in regular fitness and sporting programs and are involved in sporting trials and competitions. Parents support quality facilities and have an active parents and friends group and governing council. The school has a strong commitment to social justice and incorporates a number of programs to support students to achieve their personal best: * our Honorary Talkinjeri Cultural Group supports students who recognise their Aboriginal heritage. This group facilitates reconciliation by including non-Indigeneous students and is very invovled with reconnecting students to Aboriginal culture, especially through dance. The group is frequently invited to perform, most recently in Hawaii at the Healing Our Spirit worldwide conference. * our Bush Tucker Garden, where Indigenous and non-Indigeneous students are involved in learning about plants for food and medicinal purposes. Our school and the local high school both have gardens and students from our school access both gardens, helping the transition to high school. Basketball is very popular in Millicent and the school supports this by employing a specialist PE teacher with a basketball focus. Our new gymnasium will expand the number of students able to access this sport.