Our School

Eureka Public School is 25 kilometres west of Byron Bay and an equal distance from Lismore. The school serves the Eureka and Federal communities and currently has an enrolement of 99 students.
Students enjoy a well rescourced school offering a variety of educational and cultural events. The school has a rural seting bordered by rainforest and community recreation space and enjoys the support of active and involved parents.
The school's stated aim is to offer quality learning experiences and opportunity, allowing students to access and realise their potential. Eureka is a place where all children can learn and experience success, develop co-operation, and tolerance, to become self confident, self reliant and responsible for their own actions and learning. The school responds to community expectations seeking to ensure all students participate in comprehansive educational experiences and by providing a planned program of cultural experiences.
 

-Class Organisation

Classes in the school will be organised so as to maximise the educational outcomes for all students.

Class organisation may vary from year to year depending on such external factors as staffing allocation, physical rescources and student enrolement figures.
 

-Kindergarten Enrolements

Children may enrol at school once attaining 4 years and 6 months of age, providing the student turns 5 years of age before 1st August.
 

-Reporting to Parents

Parent/ teacher interviews are conducted at the end of Semester 1 each year, reporting on student progress.

Formal reports are provided at the end of each school year.

Parents are welcome to discuss their child' progress at any time by making an appointment with the classroom teacher. Your child's teacher will appreciate recieving information about your child's health or any other matter that may affect student learning.

-Concert

Students participate in the annual concert performance, conducted during Term 3. An end of year presentation night is arranged in Term 4.

-Bus

Free transport is available to students in Kindergarten, Year 1 and 2, irrespective of distance. Other students who live 1.6 km or further from the school may also apply. 
Please give your child a note for the bus driver if your schild is to be set down other than at the normal stop.

-Sun Protection

Students are encouraged to wear an appropriate hat, preferably the Eureka School broad brimmed hat or legionnaires cap.

Students who do not wear a hat in the playground are directed to a sun protected area.