School Staff

Principal: Brendhan Haynes

Deputy Principal: Anthony Last

Class Teachers: Brendhan Haynes 5/6

Anthony Last 4/5

Belinda Raymond 3/4

Toniann O’Brien 2/3

Anne Chalker Year 1

Karen Bellamy K

Librarian/Technology/Teacher: Kim Felder

Support Teacher Learning Difficulties: Ros Benton

School Administrative Manager: Kay Rowe

School Administrative Officers: Vera Tchadovitch

Lynda Cartwright

General Assistant: Robert Klein

Cleaning Staff: April Erixon

School Counsellor: Wendy Ellsmore

Our School

Kurrajong East PS is a wonderful, small school located in a rural setting in the foothills of the Blue Mountains. The school maintains a committed community of students, parents and teachers who work together as a team to provide quality education in a safe and caring environment.

Our school has a current enrolment of 132 students.

The school’s motto is ‘Strength in Knowledge’ and this provides the focus for the actions of the members of our community. The school is proud of our students’ achievements across all of the key learning areas (KLAs).

Each year the school participates in a school self evaluation process. From this the School Annual Report is published listing our achievements for the year and our targets for the future.

Our targets for 2009 are:

To improve student outcomes in Reading
To improve student student Numeracy outcomes in the area of Measurement
To improve student outcomes in Science

Strategies to achieve these targets are listed in the Annual School Report and developed to a greater extent in the School Management Plan.

Kurrajong East PS ensures that it provides the educational opportunities available in larger schools whilst maintaining the close and supportive environment of a small school.

Kurrajong East PS pursues excellence. This pursuit occurs across the school in classrooms and in the extracurricular opportunities made available to students.

Our school has the best of both worlds. We are big enough to ensure children have a wide range of opportunities whilst small enough to foster the close relationships between parents, teachers and students. The school enjoys a tranquil rural setting whilst being close enough to Sydney to enjoy the benefits of services more readily available in an urban setting.

Our school boasts a most experienced and committed group of teachers who strive to achieve the best results possible for every child within our school.

Our school boasts strong Student Welfare programs with a strong emphasis on recognising and rewarding excellent behaviour and an expectation that all students adhere to our school expectations in this area. As a small school, this is evident in the caring manner in which staff and students relate to each other.

I welcome you to our school community and have confidence that your child will benefit and enjoy the years they spend at our school.

Brendhan Haynes

Principal