We are a school of scientific methodology and spirituality. We encourage our students to be mindful, and to seek to understand both knowledge in the outer world and the inner mind.

We are not a religious school in the sense that we hold to any ideas on the basis of pure faith and mere dogma, or in the sense that we use faith as a trump-card to reason.

Rather we are a school of science in its truest sense: we aim to foster in our students a love of the pursuit of truth in all domains, the material and the spiritual, the discovered as well as the undiscovered.

Watch this video from our principal to learn more:

In order for students to make meaningful connections between concepts, to transfer skills across domains and to develop truly creative thinking, it is essential that students see that the boundaries between Key Learning Areas are less substantial than they may have thought.

At Pal Primary we adopt an integrated model of curriculum that seeks to make explicit what is inherent in the NSW curriculum. We employ four Macro-Themes across the entire school as laid out below. This enables a clear focus for the learning and potential for shared inquiry across classes.

All four Macro-themes employ the learning across the curriculum priorities that aim at fostering literacy and numeracy, critical thinking and appreciation of ethical issues.

All NSW Key Learning Areas are addressed as laid out in the mandated documents, though the way in which we integrate content around themes and provocations is unique. Students learn English, Mathematics, Science, History, Geography etc. but based around key inquiry themes rather than arbitrary units as one finds in most schools.

Readers Assemble is a program that encourages students to read, discuss, analyse and review books with their peers and teachers.

Readers Assemble helps students expand their knowledge base, build their vocabulary, improve their critical thinking and communication skills, and foster a love for reading. 

Our teachers utilise small group teaching to  help students develop their literacy and numeracy skills.

Each session, students participate in activities that focus on improving specific literacy or numeracy areas.

Examples of activities include journal writing and sentence extension.

The benefits of learning a new language are endless. Students at Pal Primary school are given the opportunity to learn about different cultures and traditions through mastering languages.

The NAPLAN is an annual assessment for all students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. It tests the types of skills that are essential for every child to progress through school and life. The tests cover skills in reading, writing, spelling, grammar and punctuation, and numeracy. The assessments are undertaken every year in the second full week in May.

We are incredibly proud of our Pal student and staff community for helping Pal Buddhist School rank 1st for the Fairfield City Region in 2019.

The Right Livelihood is a cooking program that helps students develop four values: accountability, responsibility, respect and integrity. It is just one of the ways we help our students connect with their culture, develop right thinking and become wholesome people.

Watch this video from Pal parents and friends to learn more about the value of The Right Livelihood: