Learning
At The Entrance Public School, learning is purposeful, engaging and grounded in evidence-based practice. Our approach is built around explicit and systematic teaching, with clear learning intentions, success criteria, carefully sequenced instruction and regular checks for understanding. This ensures every student receives the support and challenge they need to experience success and continue to grow.
Why choose us for your child’s learning?
Strong foundations
We explicitly and systematically teach the knowledge and skills students need to succeed. Carefully sequenced learning, daily review and regular checks for understanding help students build strong foundations and experience success.
High-quality teaching
Our teachers use evidence-informed practices and work collaboratively to continually improve their teaching. Clear explanations, modelling, guided practice and feedback help students understand what they are learning and how to improve.
Support for every learner
We use assessment and classroom data to identify what students know and what they need next. Targeted support, intervention and extension ensure students receive the right level of challenge and support to keep progressing.
High potential and opportunity
Some students are ready for more challenges. We offer open-ended tasks, enrichment programs and support. We help all students to reach their full potential.
What students learn
Students learn a wide range of subjects in the NSW curriculum. They build skills, think creatively and prepare for life beyond school.
At our school, students can take part in special religious education (SRE) or special education in ethics (SEE) classes, depending on what’s available. These classes are delivered by approved providers.
When enrolling your child, you’ll be able to choose an option from the approved providers offered at our school. Students not attending SRE or SEE are given supervised alternative meaningful activities.
You’re welcome to change your choice at any time. Just let us know in writing or use the online form (if available at our school).
For more information, visit the department’s website or contact us.
At The Entrance Public School, we believe high potential can be found in every community. We identify and support students with high potential across the intellectual, creative, social-emotional and physical domains.
Through differentiated classroom learning, enrichment, extension and a range of opportunities beyond the classroom, students are challenged to develop their strengths, pursue their interests and achieve their potential.
Our Inspire opportunities include academic challenge, creative arts, STEM, leadership, sport and opportunities to connect and compete with students beyond our school.
Contact us to learn more about how we support high potential and gifted learners.
Our learning approach
Explicit and systematic teaching
At The Entrance Public School, our whole-school approach to teaching is explicit, systematic and evidence-informed. Teachers carefully sequence new learning, explain and model concepts clearly, provide guided practice and regularly check for understanding before students move towards independent application.
- clear learning intentions and success criteria
- daily review and retrieval practice to strengthen prior learning
- explicit teacher explanation and modelling
- worked examples and guided practice
- frequent checks for understanding
- purposeful questioning and active student participation
- timely feedback and formative assessment
- responsive teaching based on student learning and assessment data.
This consistent approach provides students with clear routines and high expectations while allowing teachers to respond to individual learning needs. Strong foundations in literacy and numeracy remain central, alongside opportunities for critical thinking, problem solving, creativity and deeper learning.
Helping students progress
We support every student’s academic progress through regular assessment, responsive teaching and targeted support. This includes:
- checking student understanding and providing clear, timely feedback
- setting learning goals with students
- using assessment and learning data to identify strengths and next steps
- providing targeted literacy and numeracy support, including small-group intervention
- developing personalised learning and support plans where required
- working with specialist staff and families to support individual learning needs
- monitoring progress regularly and adjusting support as students grow
- supporting successful transitions between stages of learning.
Learn more about additional learning support at our school.
Have a question about your child’s learning?
Our teachers and support staff work closely with families to help every student succeed. Contact us if you'd like to discuss your child's learning or the support available at our school.
Student opportunities and activities
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Our principal and staff
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