Glenbrook Public School
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Principal's Message
I was appointed to Glenbrook Public School in 2004 and am committed to creating a positive school culture, where school staff and it's community work together to maximise learning opportunities and achievements for all students. A culture where students are actively encouraged to take responsibility for their learning and develop values that will influence the quality of their life .
Glenbrook Public School has an experienced and dedicated staff and has an excellent relationship with an active parent group. Glenbrook provides a diverse range of programs for students to enjoy.
Quality teaching and quality learning experiences in an environment of respect for all, allows the students of Glenbrook to achieve their personal best in all learning areas. This is reflected through students achieving outstanding results. Students at Glenbrook have the opportunity to participate and achieve in many activities including tennis, state sporting knockout competitions, boys and girls dance groups, debating, band and external academic competitions.
Glenbrook Public School is proud of having a reputation of high expectation and strong achievement .
David Brown
Principal
Staff
The principal and Assistant Principals have
been appointed to Glenbrook through merit based selection. The
principal is responsible for the whole school operation of both the
Infants and the Primary Departments. Along with the his Assistant
Principals and Administration Manager the Principal forms an executive
team who work with teachers to oversee all areas of the school.
Each Assistant Principal supervises stage teams, they also co-ordinate
Key learning Areas such as Literacy and Numeracy.
School Team:
| Mr David Brown |
Principal |
| Mr Russell Down |
Assistant Principal /
Class Teacher |
| Ms Cathy Podesta |
Assistant Principal /
Class Teacher |
| Mr Paul Murray |
Class Teacher |
| Mrs Bronwyn Rawson |
Class Teacher |
| Mrs Margaret Steed |
Class Teacher OC |
| Mrs Janine Macky |
Class Teacher |
| Mrs Catherine Mell |
Class Teacher |
| Mr Rodney Evans |
Class Teacher |
| Mrs Jennifer Kirk |
Teacher Librarian |
| Ms Kylie Whalan |
Class Teacher |
| Mrs Kerryn Downard |
RFF Teacher |
| Ms Linda Meyers |
RFF Teacher - Japanese |
| Mrs Suzanne Pollett |
Learning Support Teacher |
| Mrs Marianne van Esch |
School Administrative
Manager |
| Ms Linda Meyers |
RFF Teacher - Japanese |
| Mrs Robyn Tumeth-Clarke |
School Administrative
Officer |
| Mrs Linda Waters |
Teachers Aide Special |
| Mr Ian Wilson |
General Assistant |
| Mr John Whitford |
Cleaner |
| Mrs Sherrie Lee |
Cleaner |
Early History of Our School
Our school owes its existence very much to the
building of the railway across the Blue Mountains. The first road
across the Blue Mountains built by Cox actually passed through
Glenbrook Park but when alternate roads were opened, early traffic all
by-passed Glenbrook. There was great activity in 1892 when settlers and
workers, accompanied by their families, descended on Glenbrook to
construct the Glenbrook Tunnel through Lapstone Hill.
The school opened in 1892 when on the 26th April, a teacher was
appointed for 66 pupils. These pupils were mostly the children of
the railway workers. The population of the school varied over the
years and new deviations were built and railway children once more made
up the larger proportion of our students.
In 1961 a school site was established, becoming the Primary Department,
located in Woodville Street. In 2005 the site officially opened with
great celebration after significant refurbishment was
undertaken of the original school.