Community involvement
Clarke Road School is an important participant in the local community of schools within the Hornsby area. Your child will belong to a community within the public education system that is supportive and inclusive. Clarke Road continually seeks and provides opportunities for students to be part of this community. A close partnership with our neighbouring schools, including Hornsby South Public School, enables students to access regular integration programs. These programs ensure acceptance and inclusion of your child within this local community of schools.
We have strong links with Barker College. Each week students from Barker visit Clarke Road School as part of a leadership program. Barker students actively engage with Clarke Road students in classroom learning activities.
Our school community depends on a sound partnership between our parents, our teaching team and our community members. We work collaboratively with all members of this partnership to ensure that the happiness and success of your child is our continual focus.
At Clarke Road School your child will have a proud sense of being connected to their community.
Community Partners
Ku-ring-gai Rotary
Ku-ring-gai Rotary have supported Clarke Road School by building our Cluck Road Farm and senior work skills site, as well as regular working bees to help keep our school grounds looking their best.
Thank you to Ku-ring-gai rotary for their continued support to Clarke Road School.
Bendigo Bank
Bendigo Bank, Galston has made a significant difference to our school. The Creating a Voice project started in 2015. A core team of Clarke Road School teachers have been trialing The Communication Passport© by Ylana Bloom and The Hills School.
Bendigo Bank’s generous and continued funding has allowed for consistent and continued collaboration with Ylana Bloom, Speech Pathologist and lead designer of The Communication Passport. All teachers at Clarke Road School have had the opportunity for in-depth mentoring/coaching and multi-faceted professional learning conversations on The Communication Passport and other key approaches. The direct impact is teachers are better able to design and deliver meaningful and relevant teaching and learning activities for our children and young people.
Parents and Citizens Association (P&C)
The vision of our Parents & Citizens is to jointly support the school and our families. Fundraising is kept to a minimum. Parents are welcome to come along whenever they can. Minutes of Parents & Citizens meetings are distributed to those who attend. If anyone else would like a copy, they are available from the office.
Meetings are held during term time. The meetings are attended by the Principal or representative, who gives a report on school activities and issues. Parents are welcome to ask questions on any issues. Meetings start at 9.30am with half an hour of chat and catch up time. It’s a chance to share the triumphs meet new friends and gain support from meeting other parents.
Join our P&C
To learn how to join our P&C, contact us today.
P&C meetings
Information about upcoming P&C meeting dates and times will be communicated through a note sent home with students and featured in the school newsletter.
Social events
The P&C also organises regular social events and will notify parents of upcoming social events through the school newsletter.
The Clarke Road School Gift fund
The school has a deductible gift recipient status for charitable donations. This means that any donations made to the school gift fund are tax deductible and reclaimable on income tax returns. A donation receipt is issued.
If you have any business or family contacts that you think appropriate to ask for a donation for the school, do let them know that donations to the school are tax deductible. This often makes donations much more forthcoming! If you want any more information on this, or help with making a donation approach, please contact the P&C President (contact details available from office).
