Welcome to Mackay Central State School! We are dedicated to providing a well-rounded education that fosters your child's academic, social-emotional, and physical development. Serving students from Prep to Year 6, we take great pride in truly knowing our students, allowing us to address the needs of the whole child. Our dedicated staff deliver the Australian curriculum with high expectations and a commitment to excellence, encouraging students to embrace our motto: Striving to Excel.
Mackay Central State School is proud of its diverse, multicultural community, which plays an integral role in our school culture. We celebrate both our academic achievements and the model behaviour of our students, ensuring that parents and the wider community are welcomed as key partners in the school experience.
Beyond academics, we offer a variety of extracurricular opportunities. Our instrumental music program allows students to learn an instrument, participate in performing groups, and compete in a range of competitions. Additionally, students have the chance to engage in school sports and represent the school at higher levels. Our musicians and performers have consistently excelled in local Eisteddfods and competitions.
At Mackay Central State School, we take a thoughtful and strategic approach to planning and delivering the Australian curriculum, ensuring effective teaching, learning, and the monitoring of student progress and achievement. Building strong foundations in literacy and numeracy, along with fostering thinking skills and resilience, is a top priority for us, as these are key to long-term learning success. We tailor our teaching methods to meet the diverse needs of our students, ensuring engagement and academic growth.
We maintain high standards of behaviour through the explicit teaching of social skills, creating a disciplined, supportive, and safe learning environment for all. Our school fully embraces the Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) framework and collaborates closely with external stakeholders to provide comprehensive support for every student throughout their learning journey.
We invite you to visit our school and discover all that Mackay Central State School has to offer and we look forward to meeting you and thank you for considering our school for your child’s educational journey.
Lisa Wayman,
Principal