Blakebrook Public School
Blakebrook Public School is located 10km north west of Lismore. It is in a picturesque setting with a spacious playground partly bordered by trees. Our vision is to pursue quality educational outcomes where students, teachers, parents and the wider community plan and work cooperatively to provide supportive and challenging learning experiences for our students. This is a safe and caring environment where our children thrive. This is reflected in the school's motto which is ' I care about others; I do my best; and I respect my school, value my community and this land'. We see our school as a place where students develop attitudes, skills and knowledge to enable them to be caring, responsible, competent and self-directed learners, able to take their place in society. We have a strong focus on CAPA, Personal Development/Health/Physical Education, the environment, Thinking Skills and Habits of Mind. At Blakebrook we pride ourselves on sending our students to High School as strong, positive leaders who are critical, creative lateral thinkers who are not afraid to stand up and do the right thing. Gifted and talented students are catered for by differentiating our curriculum and Enrichment groups. Our achievements in all areas are strong.
Flood recovery updates
The NSW Department of Education is coordinating an emergency response effort that is unprecedented in terms of scale and impact. A large number of schools in the Northern Rivers region have damage to either the entire site or some buildings and facilities.
The local School Infrastructure NSW office has inspected all schools in flood-impacted areas and has removed rubbish, cleaned and secured affected sites to ensure they are safe. Teams are repairing and remediating schools that were damaged during the foods and assessing works needed to rebuild the worst affected schools.
Blakebrook Public School suffered extensive damage as a result of the flood events with floodwater entering the school and damaging buildings on site.
Regular communication relating to the progress of works at Blakebrook Public School will continue to be updated to this page in the ‘Flood Recovery Updates’ section below.
We recognise the Ongoing Custodians of the lands and waterways where we work and live. We pay respect to Elders past and present as ongoing teachers of knowledge, songlines and stories. We strive to ensure every Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander learner in NSW achieves their potential through education.