Wyong Public School
{{Short description|Primary school in New South Wales}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}{{Use Australian English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox school
| motto = Create; Inspire; Succeed
| location = Cutler Drive, Wyong, New South Wales, Australia
| coordinates = {{coord|-33.271886|151.426188|region:AU-NSW_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| schooltype = Public co-educational primary day school
| established = 1888
| principal = Mitchell Welham
| years = Kindergarten – Year 6
| enrolment = 417
| enrolment_as_of = 2023
| website = [https://wyong-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/ Official website]
}}
Wyong Public School is a public co-educational primary school located in the Central Coast town of Wyong, New South Wales, Australia.{{Cite web |title=Wyong Public School |url=https://www.australianschoolsdirectory.com.au/3119/wyong-public-school-wyong |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250108214020/https://www.australianschoolsdirectory.com.au/3119/wyong-public-school-wyong |archive-date=2025-01-08 |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=Australian Schools Directory}}{{Cite web |title=School Location 2023 |url=https://dataandreporting.blob.core.windows.net/anrdataportal/Data-Access-Program/School%20Location%202023.xlsx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241201215947/https://dataandreporting.blob.core.windows.net/anrdataportal/Data-Access-Program/School%20Location%202023.xlsx |archive-date=2024-12-01 |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority}} It is administered by the New South Wales Department of Education, with an enrolment of 417 students and a teaching staff of 29, as of 2023.{{Cite web |title=ACARA Data Access Program – School Profile 2023 |url=https://dataandreporting.blob.core.windows.net/anrdataportal/Data-Access-Program/School%20Profile%202023.xlsx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240501085934/https://dataandreporting.blob.core.windows.net/anrdataportal/Data-Access-Program/School%20Profile%202023.xlsx |archive-date=2024-05-01 |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority}} The school serves students from Kindergarten to Year 6.
When the original school opened in 1888, it was located in temporary accommodation known as Watt's Concert Hall.{{Cite web |title=Wyong Public School (former) (entry 2720063) |url=https://www.hms.heritage.nsw.gov.au/App/Item/ViewItem?itemId=2720063 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250109022428/https://www.hms.heritage.nsw.gov.au/App/Item/ViewItem?itemId=2720063 |archive-date=2025-01-09 |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=New South Wales Heritage Register}} In May 1889, the pupils moved to the Alison Road School and in September 1979, the school opened at the current site on Cutler Drive.
History
Charles Alison, a resident of the local area, wrote a letter to the Department of Education in December 1887 requesting an application form for establishing a school.{{Cite web |last=Horner |first=Michelle |last2=Horner |first2=Warwick |last3=Adams |first3=Nathan |title=Wyong Public School History 1888 - 2013 |url=https://wyong-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/doe/sws/schools/w/wyong-p/localcontent/wyong_public_schoolhistorynathannew.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327025044/https://wyong-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/doe/sws/schools/w/wyong-p/localcontent/wyong_public_schoolhistorynathannew.pdf |archive-date=2024-03-27 |access-date=2025-01-08 |publisher=New South Wales Department of Education}} The application was dated 20th April 1888 and on 12 June the very same year, James Inglis, via the Department of Education, announced in the New South Wales Government Gazette that a public school was being proposed in the town of Wyong.{{Cite news |date=1888-06-12 |title=New Public School |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/222763084 |access-date=2025-01-08 |work=New South Wales Government Gazette |pages=4076 |via=Trove}}
The first teacher, William Berry, was appointed on 28 June 1888 and he opened the school on Monday, 2nd July 1888. It opened as a public school and remained one until December 1943, opening as a Central School in January 1944.{{Cite web |title=School history details – Wyong |url=https://nswgovschoolhistory.azurewebsites.net/schoolHistory?schoolId=8737 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250109060834/https://nswgovschoolhistory.azurewebsites.net/schoolHistory?schoolId=8737 |archive-date=2025-01-09 |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=New South Wales Department of Education}} It remained as a Central School until December 1949 and was subsequently turned back to a public school the following year.
Demographics
In 2021, the school had a student enrolment of 462 students with 27 teachers (29.1 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff (7.5 full-time equivalent). Female enrolments consisted of 212 students and Male enrolments consisted of 250 students; Indigenous enrolments accounted for a total of 24% and 18% of students had a language background other than English.
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In 2022, the school had a student enrolment of 412 students with 28 teachers (28.3 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff (7.3 full-time equivalent). Female enrolments consisted of 192 students and Male enrolments consisted of 220 students; Indigenous enrolments accounted for a total of 24% and 21% of students had a language background other than English.{{Cite web |title=ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2008 – 2023 |url=https://dataandreporting.blob.core.windows.net/anrdataportal/Data-Access-Program/School%20Profile%202008-2023.xlsx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617064603/https://dataandreporting.blob.core.windows.net/anrdataportal/Data-Access-Program/School%20Profile%202008-2023.xlsx |archive-date=2024-06-17 |access-date=2025-01-20 |website=Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority}}
In 2023, the school had a student enrolment of 417 students with 29 teachers (27.2 full-time equivalent) and 12 non-teaching staff (7.3 full-time equivalent). Female enrolments consisted of 194 students and Male enrolments consisted of 223 students; Indigenous enrolments accounted for a total of 22% and 20% of students had a language background other than English.
See also
{{Portal|Schools|New South Wales}}
References
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Further reading
- {{Cite book |title=Wyong Creek Public School 1883-1983 |date=1983 |publisher=Wyong Creek Public School Centenary Committee |isbn=1862520208}} — [https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvaPLzRD7A via State Library of New South Wales]
External links
- [https://wyong-p.schools.nsw.gov.au Wyong Public School]
Category:Public primary schools in New South Wales
Category:Educational institutions established in 1888
Category:1888 establishments in Australia