At Barellan Central School learning, growth, and belonging are at the core of every student's journey.
Our committed staff value knowledge as the key to student success in all domains: improved academic achievement, wellbeing, and building students' agency and aspiration.
Barellan is located on the lands of the Wiradjuri people in the northern Riverina, 55 km east of Griffith. Barellan Central School was first established as a subsidised school in 1910 by the community, and formally became a provisional school in 1911 under the auspices of the Council of Education.
Parental aspirations emphasise intellectual, skill and social development. Parents are strongly supportive of a broad curriculum with opportunities to engage with the local community.
The school has well-resourced physical spaces including a Trade Training Centre, poultry operation and recently renovated classrooms. The Learning and Wellbeing Centre supports the coordination of complex case management, and assists to manage the multi-categorical class which caters for a range of students with specific support needs including mental health and autism. The school proactively develops external partnerships to support student learning, including contracting services for speech therapy and occupational therapy. A wellbeing nurse also works out of the Learning and Wellbeing Centre.
Barellan Central School is part of the Riverina Access Partnership (RAP), one of five Access Programs that run in NSW. RAP provides a dynamic, blended online, shared curriculum for senior secondary students across six central schools. The cohorts of students interact with each other and their co-ordinating teachers through online platforms and collaborative technologies, while being supported in their home schools by co-teachers. This enables rural students to complete their secondary education at their local school with the support of their community without having to live away from home.
Current extra-curricular activities include sport at a range of venues, RAP sporting competitions, leadership opportunities, breakfast and lunch club, Duke of Edinburgh scheme, Hands on Learning, Yarn Time and annual major enrichment excursions.
The school has three areas for focused improvement: explicit teaching practices, instructional leadership and the empowerment of staff and students . We aim to strengthen trust and respect for the teaching profession whilst also strengthening student wellbeing and development. We have a proud tradition of assisting students achieving meaningful post-school pathways.
We share a commitment to foster high levels of achievement and closing equity gaps. Cultural identity and diversity will be at the forefront of driving aspirations and success whilst fostering a deep sense of belonging and pride.