Media Release

NSW SCHOOLS RECEIVE NATIONAL AWARDS

K7008 23 August 1999

The announcement today of the NSW winners of the National Literacy Week Awards for Literacy and Numeracy Achievement previews the national ceremony on September 7 when all the Major Award winners will be announced, Dr David Kemp, the Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs, said today.

The Commonwealth is providing a total of 70 awards for primary schools across Australia. Ten Commonwealth funded major awards valued at $10,000 each and 60 awards of $1,000 each, will recognise and reward schools that have added significantly to students’ literacy and numeracy performance.

"I congratulate the 16 NSW government and non-government schools announced in the NSW section of the awards. They have all shown commendable achievements in literacy and numeracy, delivering excellent outcomes for their students," said Dr Kemp.

"Perhaps most impressive is that the 16 schools cater for a great diversity of students from different social, cultural and language backgrounds. Located in different areas – from the inner city to country towns – they have all matched their literacy and numeracy programmes with the needs and the characteristics of their students to achieve outstanding results," said Dr Kemp.

Of the 16 NSW schools, one receives a major Commonwealth funded award of $10,000. The Commonwealth award winning school for New South Wales is Belmore South Public School, Belmore. The Australia-wide list of Commonwealth award winners will be announced by Dr Kemp at a ceremony in Melbourne on 7 September 1999.

The NSW schools who have won a national award of $1,000 announced by the NSW Minister for Education and Training, the Hon. John Aquilina, MP today are:

Bellambi Public School, Bellambi; Bexley Public School, Bexley; Blayney Public School, Blayney; Coogee South Public School, South Coogee; Coraki Public School, Coraki; Hillvue Public School, Tamworth, Ingleburn Public School, Ingleburn; Narrabri West Public School, Narrabri; Sacred Heart Primary School, Cabramatta; Seven Hills Public School, Seven Hills; Stanmore Public School, Stanmore; St Columban’s Primary School, Mayfield; St Lucy’s School, Wahroonga; St Michael’s Parish School, Deniliquin; Westport Public School, Port Macquarie.

For more information about National Literacy Week and the National Literacy Week Awards for Literacy and Numeracy Achievement, look at the website www.detya.gov.au/literacyweek/

Media contact: Samantha Herron 0412 639 754 or 02 6277 7460

Alison Richens 0412 780 121 or 02 6240 9275

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