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School accreditation that takes place in March next year. Our staff has once again worked with great unity and profes-sionalism to prepare us for this assessment process and collectively attended to many areas of school operation and performance that have required improvement. In doing, a final report of more than 900 pages has been developed to capture the performance and improve-ment story that sits behind the transformation of our school.
It is wonderful to wander the school and visit classes and now see the vast majority of our students using their own laptop to access the digital world as a key process for learning. The world is now digital and without good access to and personal skills in technology, our stu-dents are simply at a disadvan-tage. I would really like to thank our parents for committing to this important needs in their children’s education.
At the end of the school year, our first staff delegation visited our new partner school in Zibo, China. Along the way, we will
also spent time visiting a CIS partner school in Singapore. Our first students and staff mem-ber, Katie Woodrow also trav-elled to Cambodia as part of an international aid program and in July 2019, our first student and staff music tour with also travel to China. These programs are again significant developments for our school and community. They represent our efforts to become a truly global and inter-national school and in the years to come, I hope that internation-al study tours for staff and stu-dents will become a common aspect of our school culture.
Many people have also ac-cessed our new social media platform this year. Compass Notifications, Facebook, Twit-ter, Instagram and the school’s new interactive website have been part of intentional pub-licity and marketing strategy aimed at taking our school to the world. It is so exciting to see our school so profession-ally portrayed across social media. As a leading school that is transforming schooling and education, we have much to share with others. “Why not us”
is a catch cry that we all need to live by. We are Playford and we are proud of who and what we are.
The 2019 school year is just around the corner. Enrolments will surpass 1200 next year and for the first time, we have a waiting of new Year 8 stu-dents who want to join our great school. Traditional Year Levels will disappear in 2019 to be replaced by sub-schools and student learning choice that matches need, interest and ability will become the dominant force in what and how students choose to learn at Playford In-ternational College.
Improvement and outstanding school performance continue to be the framework that hold all staff to account. We serve our students and school community knowing the responsibility that we all have to make a different to the lives of your children.
Principal’s Welcome
Rob Knight