St Ives North Public School

St Ives North Public School (K-6) was established back in 1961 in St Ives, New South Wales. The Kur-ing-gai gifted & talented (G&T) class started at 1991. In 2011, the school celebrated a 50-20 anniversary: 50 years of establishment, and 20 years of G&T class.[1]

The school encourages community relationship. There are also an abundance of extra-curriculum activities including PSSA (Primary Schools Sport Association) sport, junior and senior choir, chess, debating, dance, environmental eco-operators and drama. Italian and Mandarin are also taught, and Hebrew is taught outside of school hours. The school stands at number 16 in overall achievement.[2]

There are 826 students at the school in 2016. The number made a giant leap because the G&T became more popular, because many more children enrolled at the school after that.There are more than 20 languages spoken at the school. As this school is located next to Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, encounters with animals are frequent.[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.stivesnth-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/s/Community.html
  2. ↑ <http://www.stivesnth-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/s/HOME.html>
  3. ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/crackdown-on-enrolments-as-nsw-public-schools-burst-at-the-seams-20150522-gh7j1q.html

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