Millaroo is a great school!
Aim high!
Doers not watchers!
Go beyond what's expected!
Be technologically savvy!
Millaroo State School is located 70 kilometres South West of Ayr and forms part of the North Queensland Region of schools. Millaroo State School is also part of a cluster of small schools within the Burdekin Cluster of schools. This cluster consists of small schools which believes that there are many advantages to being educated in a small rural multi-age school. We believe in working to produce the best outcomes for the students.
Millaroo State School offers a curriculum that is based on the Australian Curriculum and the 'Queensland Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting' (QCAR) essential learning framework. Students in year 5 and 6 have the opportunity to learn Japanese as their LOTE (Languages other than English) subject.
Millaroo State School is an approved Kindergarten. Five days a fortnight, we offer an approved play-based kindergarten program to children who are at least four years old by 30 June in the year they start the program.
Our school's Kindergarten program is based on the Queensland kindergarten learning guideline which provides advice for planning, interacting with children, monitoring and assessing learning as teachers engage children in active, language rich learning through play, real-life engagements, routines and transitions. Foundations for Success is a resource which acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples ways of knowing and being and supports the embedding of personal and cultural identities and connections with families and communities in the learning program. The kindergarten program further develops children's thinking and problem-solving skills as well as their language, social and creative capabilities. These skills form the foundations for engaging in the content of the Foundation – Year 2 requirements of the Australian Curriculum, supporting continuity of learning for children across kindergarten to Year 2 and a successful transition to Prep.
Our School Vision was collaboratively created, to ensure our parents, staff and students work towards developing and advocating high expectations to all. We want all students to have the knowledge, skills, values and confidences to move through life seizing all opportunities presented to them and be able to make realistic and informed life and career decisions and choices. The staff at Millaroo State School understands that a close, positive working relationship with parents and the community is essential to the quality of education our school can provide. Our school is the heart of our local area and we have a wonderfully supportive community.
The rural aspect of our school, lends itself easily to our school motto, 'Share and Care'. Generous, friendly and honest people are valued on the land and we strive to uphold traditional values and beliefs that help make small communities succeed. We know 'Every Face has a Place', as we encourage the children to live and breathe the school code and vision every moment of the day.
Millaroo is a great place to be!