Bathurst South Public School is located at the foothill of Mount Panorama (Wahluu). The school is made up of 10 mainstream classes and maintains a stable student population of approximately 250 students, 22% of students identify as Aboriginal. School organisation is based on explicit and strategic planning, data analysis, quality teaching, targeted staff professional learning and student learning support thus developing an inclusive school culture of high expectations. Our goals are to foster positive, respectful and informed 21st Century Learners.
The school continues to develop strong partnerships with parents, families and the wider community through varied communication channels and involvement in an extensive range of whole school programs. Our school’s priority areas are Literacy, Numeracy and student engagement. Programs to support these priorities include Language, Learning and Literacy (L3), Reading to Learn (R2L), Targeting Early Numeracy (TEN) and Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL).
Bathurst South Public School is a member of the 'Bathurst Alliance of Schools'. The Alliance consists of seven local Public schools. The aim of the Alliance is to collaboratively lead, implement, monitor and report on shared professional learning for over 160 teachers, 50 administration and support staff to engage over 2500 students in high quality 21st Century Learning.