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Education
  • Gunnedah South Public School

First taste of big school for ‘Kindy in training’

Gunnedah South Public School’s leaders of tomorrow were offered a gentle introduction to ‘big school’ during kindergarten transition week. Last Friday was the first of six transition lessons – three half days and three full days – to be undertaken by the school’s future students. During these lessons, students have been split up into three groups and will stay in these groups for the duration of the transition, allowing extra time to forge new friendships ahead of start of kindergarten next year. As part of their school orientation, this year’s transition cohort has been provided with their own ‘Kindy in […]

Oct 27, 2023

  • new school facilities

Opening of new learning facilities for St Xavier’s

One of Gunnedah’s oldest schools had a modern update with new facilities which embrace a new age of teaching. St Xavier’s Primary School’s new facilities were in stark contrast to what was first established in 1879 by the Sisters of Mercy. At its core, however, a Catholic school still remains. Staff and students have been operating in the new classrooms and library since last year but an official opening and blessing was held on Friday. The new building took three years of construction and planning with input from staff and professionals envisioning what is now the result. On the Friday, […]

Oct 19, 2023

  • Clontarf Academy

Boys bound for V8 Supercars

Ten Gunnedah High School Clontarf academy students are in for the trip of a lifetime with an all-expenses-paid trip to Darwin for the 2024 V8 Supercars national indigenous round. The academy won an art competition for the indigenous round in the V8 supercar with the prize including 3-4 nights accommodation, tickets to the race and an on-track experience as well as participating in the weekend’s activities. All Clontarf academies in Australia had the opportunity to enter an artwork for the competition and design it to fit the brief, which consisted of creating a story for the artwork using the colours […]

Oct 17, 2023

  • Sussical

Music performance for the ages

The magical world of Dr Seuss sprang to life at St Xavier’s Primary School Hall last week, in the colourful, high-energy musical Seussical JR, which involved the whole school. Literally “packed to the rafters” the hall was abuzz as children from Kinder to Year 6 showed off their singing and dancing talent in a fantastic production, revisiting beloved characters including The Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant, Gertrude McFuzz, Lazy Mayzie, and JoJo. The Cat in the Hat, played by Sallie Thompson, took the audience on a journey into The Jungle of Nool where the kind-hearted elephant Horton (played […]

Sep 29, 2023

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