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Why choose our school?

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Biddeston State School is located 14 km from Oakey and 29 km west of Toowoomba on the picturesque Darling Downs. Biddeston SS is a rural school and identifies as being resilient with strong community networks. Our school is the hub of local community life and hosts many special events that involve a broad spectrum of our community, including an ANZAC ceremony, special parades, Options programme and sporting events. We have a strong and committed P&C committee and parent body who contribute in many valuable ways to our student learning and schooling experience.

At Biddeston State School we support and encourage all students to be the best they can be. Staff, students, parents and community members make up a committed team who work together to help all students achieve their best results. Our school and class curriculum supports each learner as an individual and as a valued member of a learning community. School programs are developed in a collaborative process to ensure optimum outcome for our students. Our school believes in fostering, nurturing and motivating our students to succeed to the best of their ability.

Our school is comprised of four classes operating a multi-age approach: Prep/Year 1, Year 2, Years 3/4 and Years 5/6. Due to our small class sizes and school structure, all of our students know, interact and help each other. 2020 has started with an enrolment of 78 students.

In 2020, Biddeston State School will continue with the implementation of the Australian Curriculum. Through a consistent and collaborative approach involving all staff and the school community, implementation of the Annual Implementation Plan, Investing For Success initiatives, curriculum and NAPLAN action plans, will ensure commitment to school improvement.

Professional development to update staff is a priority to ensure the continuation of quality teaching and learning across the school. ICTs and technology are valued and the use of interactive whiteboards in each classroom as teaching tools to support contemporary education, preparing students as future global citizens.

We are committed to reducing the school’s environmental footprint. This has involved students and staff auditing the school’s processes, identifying areas requiring improvement and enacting responses to these through practical solutions and learning opportunities to promote and practise sustainability.

Permanent school staff consists of a teaching principal, four class teachers, four teacher aides, business manager, cleaner and school's officer. Visiting staff and personnel include a music teacher, PE teacher, Languages teacher, support teacher (Literacy and Numeracy), special education teacher, speech language pathologist, English as an additional language/dialect teacher and guidance officer.

We continue to value and foster the importance of our parent and community partnerships within our school through open communication, inviting participation and the sharing of information.​

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Last reviewed 12 July 2020
Last updated 12 July 2020