Cairns West State School
| Cairns West State School | |
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| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 16°55′24″S 145°44′33″E / 16.9232°S 145.7424°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Public State Primary |
| Motto | Learn now to succeed |
| Principal | Jason Evert |
| Grades | Prep to 6 |
| Campus | Manunda |
| Colour(s) | Green and black |
| Website | cairnswestss |
Cairns West State School is a public, co-educational, primary school, located on Mayers Street, in the Cairns suburb of Manunda, in Queensland, Australia.[1][2][3] It is administered by the Department of Education, with an enrolment of 511 students and a teaching staff of 51, as of 2023.[2] The school serves students from Prep to Year 6.[1][2]
History
[edit]The school opened on 28 January 1964.[4]
Throughout 1998 and 1999 the school participated in the Community Access Schools (CAS) program, which provided funding to "enhance the quality of services provided to students, their families and communities."[5] With the school donating a space for community learning to take place; 100 adults completed courses in "computer training, first aid, nutrition, government and administration skills," which led to a significant portion of participants securing employment, some even became school volunteers.[5] Additionally, with the Department of Families, Queensland Health and other local agencies, the school established "The 0-6 Integrated Service Delivery Hub," a collective group working case management for children aged between 0 and 6 years old.[5] Finally, the school participated in a CAS project that engaged with young people who were at risk of participating in crime.[5] The program was called 'Boys to Men.'[5] With the conclusion of this program, a decrease in juvenile crime within the area was seen.[5]
The 50th Anniversary of the school occurred in 2014, and part of the celebrations included opening the schools time capsule, however, no one knew where it was buried.[6] After an approximate 12-month search, the time capsule was found, with the help from a previous groundskeeper and a cable finder.[6]
Between 2014 and 2016 the school received $1,740,000 from the National Partnership Program (NPP) and Gonski funding, "to improve teaching and learning, increase student engagement, well-being and attendance, and build community."[7]
In 2015, the school was one of a number of schools to take part in a program to assist teachers in teaching more effectively to improve student outcomes.[8]
2017 saw an unofficial bus service by volunteers for the school, which saw some student's attendance rates increase from 40% to 86%, which increased grades, and overall attitude towards school.[9]
Curriculum
[edit]As of 2017, the school has an entrepreneurship class, where students create their own computer games.[10] The process includes creating the base idea, developing and coding the games, and finally marketing and selling them to the school community.[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Cairns West State School | Department of Education". schoolsdirectory.eq.edu.au. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2023". Australian Curriculum Assessment And Reporting Authority. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Cairns West State School". Cairns West State School. 8 December 2022. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools". Education. 14 April 2019. Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f Butler, Ken; Creamer, Penny (2002). "The Community Access Schools Project in Queensland's Community Renewal Program". Queensland Government. pp. 4, 7–8. Archived from the original on 23 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ a b Elliott, Rebecca (19 August 2014). "Time capsule found at Cairns West State School unleashes the past". The Cairns Post. Archived from the original on 23 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "AEU : Cairns West State School". www.aeufederal.org.au. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ Rigby, Mark (20 November 2015). "Teachers learn how children's brains work to improve educational outcomes". ABC News. Archived from the original on 29 October 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ Rigby, Mark (1 March 2017). "Community driven school bus leads underprivileged students towards academic success in Cairns". ABC News. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ a b Briggs, Casey (6 June 2017). "Cairns 'kidpreneurs' coding and selling their own computer games". ABC News. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2024.