Mount Pleasant Primary School, in Mt Pleasant
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| Mount Pleasant is a riverside suburb, with Applecross, Ardross, Booragoon and Brentwood as its neighbours. The school serves a catchment area, which houses mainly professional and business families. The school opened in May 1953 and has varied in size over recent years. Since 2001 increased enrolments saw the population in Kindergarten to Year 7, climb to over 420, in 2004/5. The school, catering for Kindergarten to Year 7 students, is situated on a lovely, well treed and fully reticulated site in Queens Road Mt. Pleasant. The school has a multicultural population and runs an English as a Second Language support program. The school has a stable and experienced staff, who work well as a team. Staff, participate in regular staff meetings and are represented on committees for School Development Planning and Professional Development Planning. Staff members willingly participate as subject area coordinators to provide professional and resource support to colleagues. The school operates a specialist program in the Arts and is proud of the quality and range of work produced by the students. Selected students are given the opportunity, via the Education Department's provision of instrumental teachers, to learn a musical instrument - cello, violin, viola or brass. Year 5, 6 & 7 students perform in the Schools' String Ensemble, whilst Year 6 and 7 students have also performed with the Applecross Senior High School Junior String Orchestra. Year 7 Brass students have also participated as members of Applecross Senior High School Junior Band. A school based specialist music program, in which all students take part with enthusiasm, ably supports this program. School Choir and Performing Arts Groups featuring Year 6 and 7 students has been formed and have participated with positive recognition in the Schools Make Music Concert and the Garden City Performing Arts Festivals. Year 3 and 4 Classes have also performed at Garden City Performing Arts Festival. Students in Year 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 receive one hour per week of French as a part of the LOTE (Languages Other Than English) program. A School Council consisting of elected Parents Representatives, elected Staff Representatives and the Principal, oversees the School Development Plan. The Council has also discussed issues such as the School Logo Review, Computers in the school, School Uniform, Devolution and Pre-Primary Provision. The school has a very active and supportive P & C Association, which works hard to enrich the educational provision of the school. The Association has completed projects such as the air-cooling all classrooms and the library; provided large covered areas around the school; upgraded sports equipment and play equipment; provided educational resource materials and reading texts.The school has a Local Area Network linking all classrooms and the Library, which provides both Intranet and Internet access. The LAN allows students to search the automated library, using the Bookmark system from their classrooms. A bank of up to date computers situated in the library allows student learning technology skills to be developed. In keeping with the motto 'Working together', the school and community have forged a strong link, that sees high levels of parental and community involvement in the provision of education at Mount Pleasant Primary School. | ||||
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