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Interestingly, Murray Farm Public School is the most multicultural primary school in my electorate. Fifty-five per cent of the students come from non-English-speaking backgrounds. Despite this, the school's results in the Basic Skills Tests are outstanding. In year 5, 67 per cent of students were in the top band for numeracy—almost three times the State average of 23 per cent. No students were in the bottom two bands. In literacy, 80 per cent were in the top two bands. These are the best Basic Skills Tests results in the Hornsby district, which in turn enjoys the best Basic Skills Tests results of any district in the State. That makes Murray Farm bidding to be the best school academically in the State.
Last year the school entered four students in the University of New South Wales competitions. Three of them obtained the top scores in the State: Ellie Sparke in computers, Raymond Mak in science and Jenny Lu in maths. It is always a pleasure for me to visit the school, for whatever reason. The students are bright, they are unfailingly polite, and they want to learn. I can remember when I was at school stretching my hand skywards, aching to answer questions asked by the teacher. These children are exactly the same, as I discovered to my delight when I conducted civics classes about State Parliament for years 5 and 6. Given the quality of the school, the dedication of its staff and the enthusiasm of parents, it is more than a little remiss of the Department of Education and Training that over the past 33 years it has not seen fit to build an assembly hall that is capable of accommodating the whole school. |
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