St Ives North Public School

St Ives North Public School is a K-6 government public school located in St Ives, New South Wales. Established in 1961, the school currently caters for over 900 students and as of 1991, houses the Kur-ing-gai Gifted & Talented (G&T) Unit. In 2011, the school celebrated a 50–20 anniversary: 50 years since its establishment, and 20 years of G&T class. There are more than 25 languages spoken at the school.[1]

St Ives North Public School
Location
Memorial Avenue, St Ives Chase, NSW Australia
Coordinates33°43′08″S 151°09′48″E
Information
TypePublic
MottoLearn to Live
Established1961
PrincipalChristine Taylor
GradesK-6
Colour(s)Green and white         
Websitehttp://www.stivesnth-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/s/HOME.html

The school offers extra-curricular activities including PSSA (Primary Schools Sports Association) sport, junior and senior choir, chess, debating, robotics, dance, environmental eco-operators, drama and Tournament of Minds, Italian and Music are also taught, and Hebrew is taught outside of school hours. The school stands at number 12 in overall achievement.[2]

The school has recently received $16 million from the NSW State Government to construct new buildings in order to help combat the strain of increasing enrolments.

Sport

The school has four houses: Arana, Birubi, Kyeema and Wambong, all of which are derived from Aboriginal terms. The school offers a weekly sports program and PSSA sport, which includes a summer and winter season. The summer sports include modball, cricket and touch football. The winter sports include soccer, rugby league and netball.

The school competes in the New South Wales Junior Chess Competition.

Notable alumni


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References
  1. Smith, Alexandra (24 May 2015). "Crackdown on enrolments as NSW public schools burst at the seams". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  2. https://bettereducation.com.au/school/Primary/nsw/nsw_top_primary_schools.aspx
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