Waratah Public School is a larger inner city Newcastle school serving the Waratah/Mayfield community. It has a long and proud history of providing students with quality education in a safe, happy and positive environment. The school works in a close, highly professional and strategic partnership with the Callaghan Education Pathways group of schools. Equity and diversity are a priority at Waratah Public School.
Currently the school has an enrolment of 402 students and they are proud of and celebrate the diversity of cultures within the community with 16 per cent of students having an Aboriginal background and 18 per cent with English as an additional language or dialect.
Waratah Public School provide all students with quality learning experiences delivered by committed and passionate teachers and work closely with the very dedicated school community. Apart from hard working mainstream classes, there is an integrated preschool that caters for 80 children five days per fortnight. The school has 2 specialist Learning and Support Teachers, an EAL/D teacher, School Librarian, a School Counsellor and 16 learning and support officers. This helps give the students optimum opportunity to become successful, engaged and happy citizens.
Waratah Public School empowers students to be confident, creative and critical thinkers.
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