Dear Parents/Carers and Community
Welcome to Bowen State School, where we believe your child matters and where decisions are made in the best interests and needs of children. Bowen State School offers your family a safe and supportive environment, where every day our children learn, work and play in a vibrant, creative and highly focused learning environment.
Our school plays a significant role in the lives of children as they grow and develop. In partnership with parents and other members of the community, our school provides students with a high quality education that equips them with the knowledge, skills and attributes needed to be successful in the future.
We are committed to knowing our students as unique individuals. We provide a student-centered, engaging curriculum that is committed to the learning development of the whole student, preparing students to be active and responsible global citizens with an inquiring mind.
At Bowen State School we aim to achieve the best educational outcomes for every student and believe that 'every child matters every day and all students can achieve'.
We ensure that all students are:
provided with work suitable to their learning needs
supported to have friends and great relationships at school
engaged in learning to ensure they progress towards their learning goals
respected and valued
able to see the value of each person’s cultural identify.
Our school priorities at Bowen State School for 2020 are:
1. Quality teaching and learning: Literacy, Reading and Writing
2. Quality teaching and learning: STEM, Application of knowledge and skills
3. Strong relationships
We are very proud of our school and its community and believe that a strong partnership between home and school is the best way to maximise learning outcomes for all students. We have an active P&C that value and celebrate the diversity of our community and the wider world. At Bowen State School everyone within our learning community strives to live up to our motto - 'Ever onwards'.
Christien Payne
Principal