About Us

Facilities

The school has comprehensive facilities in large areas of grassed and shaded grounds providing a quality learning and recreational environment.

Facilities include:

• computer laboratory
• mobile computer laboratory
• interactive whiteboards
• comprehensive library
• connected classroom
• dedicated science, music and  teaching support rooms
• assembly room
• new hall under construction
• outdoor classroom
• shaded lunch areas
• covered quadrangles
• adventure playground
• handball and netball courts
• large grassed playing areas
• two ovals
• on-site before and after school care centre.

Community

The Epping North parent community takes an active role in the education of their children in partnership with the school.

Parents undertake an essential role in activities such as the school bands, dance groups, chess, book club, school watch, grounds maintenance, reading resource room, book covering, ice block sales, uniform shop, social and fundraising events, as well as assisting in class literacy and numeracy programs.

The school also has strong partnerships with local community organisations such as the North Epping Bowling Club and Epping Rotary.

Parents and Citizens Association (P & C)

The P & C meets at 7.30 pm in the library on the 2nd Wednesday of the month during school terms.  All parents and interested community members are welcome.

School Council

The School Council comprises elected representatives from the school staff, parent body and local community to determine the broad aims and educational goals of the school.

School History

Epping North PS turns 50 in 2010! Join us for our birthday celebrations. More information here.

Our school was opened in 1960 to provide a school for the newly populated area of North Epping. It was built on a former nursery and market garden. The first Principal was Clinton Quinliven.

Students from the Class of '66 (the first group to go from Kindergarten to 6th class) held their held their 40 year reunion in September 2006. Teachers John Payne and Colin Thew also attended. These ex-Epping North students reminisced about their school days and growing up in North Epping:

• playing in the swamp area before the school'
  s oval was built
• walking to and from school with friends
• playing marbles, kingpin, brandings and British bulldog at lunchtimes.

As children growing up in the suburb, they had fond memories of exploring the bush, swimming in Devlins Creek and billy-carting down Belinda Crescent (it'
s steep!). One ex-student recounted the time he and his mate strapped boxes and oil drums together and rafted all the way down Devlin's Creek and along the Lane Cove River. Another remembered attending a cub meeting in an old chicken shed at Jacob'
s poultry farm which bordered the back of the school (now Jacobs Close).

Internationally recognised ex-students of Epping North PS are: Shane Gould, Olympic Swimming Gold Medallist; Gareth Robinson, political journalist and broadcaster; Kate Raisin, actor; Richard Ings, Australia's first professional tennis umpire; Kylie Kwong, celebrity chef, and Brett Papworth, Rugby Union player for Australia.

The school's motto is Diligent to Learn.

Location

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School Hours

Fruito - There is a break at 10.10am when students go outside, have a piece of fruit from home then return to lessons.

Library

The library is open for borrowing and student use on:

• Monday, Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 8.50 am to 9.10 am.
• Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday during the second half of lunchtime.

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