Performance and achievements

Academic

• Readers Cup
  
• ICAS International Academic Competitions: Distinction and Credit awards in Maths, English, Science, Spelling and Writing.
• Online Literature Festival for students and National Book Week celebrations.
• Language other than English (LOTE) (Japanese).
  
• STEM Expo
  
• Whitsunday Voices Literacy Festival
  
• Chess Club
• Engaging in learning through Inquiry and making learning engaging​

Information and communication technology (ICT)

• 4 x computer labs for class/ student access during class and break times. (3 are mobile)
  
• Use of Interactive Smart Boards in every classroom and library.
  
• Student internet and email access.
• Numerous iPad/iPod and netbooks devices for class use.
• OneNote Classroom & MS Teams​ for staff and students.
  
• Highly skilled teachers in the use of ICT's.
  

Sporting

• School Rugby League, Netball and Touch Football Teams (external competitions before and after school)
  
• Cumberland Sporting Trials
  
• Tennis Lessons / coaching
  
• Interschool sport
  
• Athletics carnival
  
• Swimming lessons 
  
• Representative Sport opportunities
  
• Specialist lessons - Sporting Schools 
  
• Visiting Sports Coaches/Skills Experts Rugby League, AFL, Softball, Tennis, Cricket, etc.
• After school AFL 
  
• Multi-purpose Sports courts and Indoor sports hall
  
• Large well-grassed oval and grounds
  

Special events and cultural activities

• Instrumental Music program and Concert Band
  
• Choir and Band Groups
  
• Lego Masters
  
• Robotics Club
  
• Chess Club
• Arts  Performances
  
• Year 3 & 4 Camp to Kinchant Dam
  
• Year 5 Camp to Capricornia Caves
• Year 6 Camp to Magnetic Island
  
• ANZAC Day commemoration and march
  
• District Choral Camp
  
• Fanfare
  
• School Talent Quest (Bucasia's Got Talent)
  
• Bookfair
  

Student support

• Student Services Team - ongoing inclusion and adjustments to access teaching and learning
  
• Student Support Meetings
  
• Guidance Officer (weekly service)
• Student Wellbeing Professionals - Social Worker
  
• Speech Language Pathologist regional visits and school purchased
• Occupational Therapist regional visits and school purchased​
• Leadership Awards and incentives.
• Recognising positive Behaviour via Rewards and incentives.
• Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL)
  
• Weekly School Parades to celebrate and share student success and achievements (online and face to face)
  
• Staff always approachable and available to communicate with parents in regards to students
  
• Student Leadership team
  
• Student Wellbeing Committee
  

School environment

• Well kept grounds and gardens
  
• Large separate play areas and school oval
  
• Multi Purpose Hall and Library/Resource Centre
  
• Shaded play and equipment spaces for all students
  
• Outdoor Basketball / Tennis court
  
• Sustainability projects in regard to water and energy use as well as waste management
• Organic Waste Management - chooks, compost, worms farms
  

Community and extra curricular

• Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) based in the hall - before, after and vacation care
  
• Weekly School Parades hosted by school seniors
  
• School disco
  
• Year 6 Leadership Day and GRIP Leadership presentations
  
• End of year whole school celebration
  
• Reading on the Lawn for National Literacy Week
  
• Year 4 Bike Education Program
  
• Year 6 Graduation Dinner
  
• Class Excursions – related to work units
  
• Choirs and Concert Band performing at community functions, Eisteddfod, Festival of the Arts and Mackay concerts
  
• Years 3-6 school camping program
  
• Active P&C committee and volunteers who contribute enormously to school resources, activities and events
  
• P&C- Mothers / Father’s Day stalls for students
  
• Walk Safely to School Day and other Travel Smart projects
  
• Bike Club
• Engaging in learning through Inquiry and making learning engaging
  

As you can see by the list above there is much to offer students at Bucasia State School!