Padstow Park Public School is dedicated to providing a balanced curriculum in order to service the academic, emotional and social needs of all children in our care. We aim to provide a happy, caring and supportive environment which promotes the development of each student's potential. Our school culture is one of respect, tolerance and open communication. The school has a strong academic, sporting and creative tradition and emphasises high expectations in literacy and numeracy. It also emphasises care and concern for every student, the importance of technology in learning, an appreciation and application of the arts and cooperation between the school, home and the wider community, focussing on shared responsibility for learning. The school achieves its mission by developing high quality programs that are designed to improve student outcomes across all Key Learning Areas. Our experienced staff are trained in all current teaching methods and cater for the full range of student abilities within their class. At Padstow Park we offer opportunities for Gifted and Talented students to extend their skills as well as providing support for those students with specific learning difficulties. We regularly send between six and eight students annually to Opportunity Classes at the end of Year 4 and each year 3-5 students are successful in gaining places at Selective High Schools. Some unique features of the school are our wide range of performing arts opportunities and our annual contribution to charities by our students and their families. Padstow Park offers an extensive music program as part of the weekly timetable. Our specialist music teacher takes all classes from Kindergarten to Year 6 for lessons in music composition, performance and theory. Students are also given the opportunity to integrate technology with music through specialist computer programs. In addition to class programs, students have the opportunity to learn violin, join choirs or dance troupes or become members of debating or public speaking teams. The..