Dear Parents, 

The other members of the Auburn North staff and I hope you and your families are well.  

2025 -
THE MOST IMPORTANT YEAR
IN THE PAST 5 YEARS

This year is probably the most important year in the past five years at Auburn North Public School. Some of the reasons why I believe this is the case are: 

1. We will implement improved versions of the high-quality, research-based and evidence-based leadership, teaching, learning, wellbeing, and parent participation programs and practices that have been very successful in the past.
2. We will implement new research-based and evidence-based programs to further improve teaching, learning, wellbeing, and parent participation programs and practices to achieve even better outcomes.
3. We will be implementing a collaborative process to assess and evaluate our 2021-2025 school vision and school plan. This will involve collecting information from students, staff and parents. 
4. We will be implementing a collaborative process to develop our new 2026 - 2030 school vision and school plan. This will involve collecting information from students, staff and parents.

We will be assessing and evaluating our present 2021 - 2025 school vision and school plan in term 2 and term 3. We will be developing our new 2026 - 2030 school vision and school plan in term 4. 

We hope you take the opportunity to participate IN BOTH PROCESSES A LITTLE LATER THIS YEAR.

AN  OUTSTANDING  ACHIEVEMENT 
BY AUBURN NORTH

As well as student learning, student wellbeing and assisting our students develop a strong sense of belonging are absolute priorities at Auburn North. 

At Auburn North we define 'sense of belonging' as 'students feeling like a valued and celebrated member of the school community, fostering an environment where their parents and caregivers are also supported as part of the Auburn North FAMILY.' 

In 2024 Auburn North was very proud to be selected by the NSW Department of Education's 'Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation' (CESE) team as one of only 10 schools from its 2,200 schools across the state to participate in an important state-wide research project about 'student sense of belonging'. 

This is an outstanding achievement. 

Every year most NSW Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6 students complete Tell Them From Me (TTFM) surveys. The questions are related to each student's experiences in their school, especially their 'sense of belonging'. 

Responses by Auburn North students are always very strong and always well above the state average. This is the reason why our school was selected to participate in the research. 

The purpose of the research was to identify why these 10 schools always achieve high 'student sense of belonging' scores and to produce a research document with case studies that would be shared with all NSW schools to assist those schools further improve 'student sense of belonging'. 

The document about Auburn North concluded with the following statement: 

Auburn North Public School successfully cultivates a strong sense of belonging through its commitment to whole school unity, multicultural inclusion, and academic excellence. 

By involving families in daily assemblies and celebrating student achievements, the school creates a unified environment where all students and their parents/guardians are considered part of the Auburn North Public School ‘family.’ The emphasis on welcoming new families through the ‘Welcome Centre’ and offering tailored support programs like Harmony House and the ‘Parents as Partners in Learning’ initiative further strengthens connections between the school and its diverse community. 

The focus on academic support through collaborative teaching practices and instructional coaching ensures that both teachers and students feel supported and valued. When students feel successful with their learning, they are more likely to feel a stronger sense of belonging to school. 

These comprehensive efforts collectively contribute to an environment where every member of the Auburn North Public School community feels connected and respected. 

We hope you are very proud of our achievement and we will be emailing a digital copy of the full report to all parents today for your reading pleasure.

AUBURN NORTH’S 
WHOLE SCHOOL COMMUNITY EFFICACY 

Another reason why 2025 is one of our most important years in at least the past five years is because we are developing and implementing a very important, strategic and exciting 2025 initiative that will be unique to our school. 

We are calling the initiative "Auburn North's 'COLLECTIVE WHOLE SCHOOL COMMUNITY EFFICACY' to further improve student wellbeing and learning outcomes". We expect it will also improve our leadership, teaching and parent participation outcomes. 

This is a concept and term NOT found in educational research or literature but is perfect for our school at our school community's present stage of development. 

Research shows the two factors that have greatest impact on student learning in a school are the quality of the individual teacher and the level of Collective Teacher Efficacy (CTE). In our school, CTE means the "extent to which our team of leaders and teachers believe our students are capable of and will achieve anything and everything." 

We know we have the very best leaders and teachers for our students and we believe we have already achieved a high level of CTE. However, research shows there are six strategies a school can implement to increase the level of CTE. We will be developing and implementing each of these strategies in the future to further increase CTE and improve student wellbeing and learning outcomes. 

At the end of the 2024 school year Auburn North leaders and teachers asked themselves the following question: 

"If a school can develop a school community that has a high level of collective TEACHER efficacy where teachers believe its students are capable of and will achieve anything and everything, what would be the effect if it developed 'COLLECTIVE WHOLE SCHOOL COMMUNITY EFFICACY' where all STAFF, STUDENTS and PARENTS believe its students are capable of and will achieve anything and everything?" 

We are so excited about developing our school's unique 'COLLECTIVE WHOLE SCHOOL COMMUNITY EFFICACY' so all Auburn North students achieve anything and everything.

2025 CLASSROOM  TEACHERS, SPECIALIST TEACHERS, and OFFICE ADMINISTRATORS

Please find below a list of our 2025 classroom teachers, specialist teachers, and office administrators. 

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