St Ives North Public School
| St Ives North Public School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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Memorial Avenue, St Ives Chase, NSW Australia | |
| Coordinates | 33°43′08″S 151°09′48″E / 33.7187751°S 151.1633787°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Learn to Live |
| Established | 1961 |
| Principal | Christine Taylor |
| Grades | K-6 |
| Colour(s) | Green and white |
| Website | http://www.stivesnth-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/s/HOME.html |
St Ives North Public School is a K-6 government public school located in St Ives, New South Wales. Established in 1961, the school currently caters for over 900 students.
The school offers extra-curricular activities including PSSA (Primary Schools Sports Association) sport, junior and senior choir, chess, debating, robotics, dance, environmental eco-operators, drama and Tournament of Minds. The school stands at number 12 in overall achievement.[1]
The school has recently received $16 million from the NSW State Government to construct new buildings in order to help combat the strain of increasing enrolments.
Sport[]
The school has four houses: Arana, Birubi, Kyeema and Wambong, all of which are derived from Aboriginal terms. The school offers a weekly sports program and PSSA sport, which includes a summer and winter season. The summer sports include modball, cricket and touch football. The winter sports include soccer, rugby league and netball.
The school competes in the New South Wales Junior Chess Competition.
Notable alumni[]
- Sue Fear – First Australian woman to climb Mount Everest
- Georgie Parker – Two-time Gold Logie award-winning Australian television soap actress
- Mitchell Pearce – Professional Rugby League Footballer
- Kieran Foran – Professional Rugby League Footballer
- Liam Foran – Professional Rugby League Footballer
References[]
- St Ives, New South Wales
- Public primary schools in Sydney