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About Our School
Happy Valley State School is an Education Queensland state primary school, offering co-educational classes Prep to Year 7.
Generally our enrolments fluctuate during the year depending on employment in the area. However, we have had a steadily increasing enrolment over the past 5 years. Our current enrolment is 365 students from Prep - Year 7.
The following are the age requirements for year levels, which I hope might help those of you moving from other locations locally, from within Queensland, from interstate or internationally. Because the mining industry draws interstate and international families to Mount Isa, our school community and staff are very adept at catering for such students and families.
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Age Range
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Year Level
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Notes
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Students must have turned 4 before June 30 in the year before they enter Prep (ie students in prep are 4 ½ to 5 ½ on entry)
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Preparatory (Prep)
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Happy Valley State School joined Education Queensland’s Preparatory trial in 2004. As our first Prep students enter Year 1 we have had excellent feedback from teachers and parents about students’ readiness for year 1 learning and setting.
Birth certificate is required on enrolment.
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Students must have turned 5 by 31 Dec the year before they enter Year 1.
Students generally turning 6 or 7 in year 1.
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Year 1
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First year of compulsory schooling.
Birth certificate required on enrolment.
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Students generally turning 7or 8 in Year 2.
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Year 2
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Year 2 students are involved in statewide Year 2 Diagnostic Net testing (Reading, Writing and Number) in Term 2 each year.
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Students generally turning 8 or 9 in Year 3.
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Year 3
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Year 3 students participate in the National Year 3 paper and pen test each year.
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Students generally turning 9 or 10 in Year 4.
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Year 4
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Students generally turning 10 or 11 in Year 5.
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Year 5
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Year 5 students participate in the National Year 5 paper and pen test each year.
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Students generally turning 11 or 12 in Year 6.
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Year 6
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Students generally turning 12 or 13 in Year 7.
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Year 7
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Year 7 students participate in the National Year 7 paper and pen test each year.
A District Year 7-8 Transition program links students across primary and secondary sectors throughout the year.
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Our enrolments fluctuate over the year and are directly impacted on by the employment trends of the mining industry. Generally our enrolments range between 320 – 370 students Preschool to Year 7.
School data is used to ensure teachers focus their attention where it is most required.
Social Climate and Welfare
Happy Valley State School has a good reputation and we continually work to enhance and improve our positive, friendly atmosphere. We offer support and care through the following:
- Whole school social skills lessons and program
- Student council (Year 4- 7 representatives)
- Weekly Guidance Officer (GO) support
- Part-time Support Teacher / Learning Difficulties (STLD) based at Happy Valley State School – coordinates student support plans, teacher aide programs and student assessment and intervention. The STLD also liaises with other support personnel (eg Speech Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, other visiting advisory staff such as teachers of Hearing Impaired or Visual Impairment).
Involving Parents
Parents and carers are encouraged to become involved in their children’s education and time at Happy Valley State School. Involvement includes a range of ways:
· Parent information sessions
· Parent helpers at tuckshop, library, classrooms, sports activities.
· Parents attend camps or excursions.
· Parents visit classes for one-off or regular lessons.
· Parents are trained in reading and writing programs and become regular volunteer support personnel.
· Parents become involved in Preschool & / or School (Year 1-7) Parent & Citizen (P&C) Association groups
· Parents become involved in our Year 4-7 community projects
· Parents come along to our class culminating activities throughout the year
· Parents attend our weekly parades (Monday 8:30am)
· Parents attend our special events or support fundraising ventures
And more…
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