Port Hedland School of the Air in Port Hedland, Western Australia | Primary School

Port Hedland School of the Air

Locality: Port Hedland, Western Australia

Phone: +61 8 9172 8100

Address: Waldron Drive 6721 Port Hedland, WA, Australia

Website: http://www.porthedlandsota.wa.edu.au

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25.01.2022 Good afternoon, No doubt everyone is keeping abreast of the developments around the CORONAVIRUS (COVID19) situation. These are certainly interesting times for us all. At the moment I dont have anything additional to report to the school community, other than it is business as usual for us. I am pleased that everyone continues to attend, complete work, is staying on-task etc. We are in a slightly different contextual situation from mainstreams schools, however we still have ...students, staff, a regular instructional day and are part of the public education system. Port Hedland School of the Air must comply with any directions it receives from the Minister for Education and Training and the Director General of the Department of Education. Into the future we may need to look at how we do things such as teacher home visits, in-school activities, camps, excursions etc. If that is the case I will advise on the path we must follow based on the information received. In the interim please adhere to instructions issued from the various levels of Government, keep yourselves informed and stay safe. Best wishes. Michael Jennings (PRINCIPAL)

24.01.2022 Welcome 2020. Happy New Year!

23.01.2022 Congratulations to our wonderful Music teacher of many years, Mrs Janet Gillingham-Kucera. This morning the Town of Port Hedland held the Australia Day Citizenship Ceremony and the Community Citizen of the Year Awards, recognising those individuals and groups who have contributed immensely to communal life. The Port Hedland Senior Community Citizen of the Year is Janet Gillingham, in recognition of her active role in the Hedland community for over 30 years as an Elected Member, generous and supportive community member and pioneer of the Pilbara Music Festival. Michael Jennings (Principal)

23.01.2022 2020 has arrived. The school is taking enrolments for this academic year. Please contact us by telephone, email or Messenger if you wish to access our services. Students must be resident in the isolated Pilbara region of Western Australia to be considered, and aged Kindergarten to Year 6. Thank you.

22.01.2022 A great visit from the Kookaburras’ captain, Aran Zalewski, and Hockeyroo top striker, Kalindi Commerford, today. Fabulous role models!!!

22.01.2022 After the rain comes wildlife. These creepy-critters, trying to enter the schoolroom, were sent in by students at Warrawagine Station in the eastern Pilbara. Thank you children.

21.01.2022 Good afternoon, Please be advised that: The Deputy Director General, Schools has authorised the closure of Port Hedland School of the Air Friday 7th February, 2020 in expectation of issuing a YELLOW ALERT at 9.00am tomorrow morning due to Tropical Cyclone Damien. No staff, students or parents can attend the school site until they are advised that it has been deemed fit for purpose and cleared to re-open.... Be safe everyone and lets hope we get plenty of lovely rain and not too much wind. See you next week. Michael Jennings (PRINCIPAL)

19.01.2022 Are you currently home-schooling your child in the Pilbara, yet would like to consider accessing public education in 2020? Port Hedland School of the Air is a local Department of Education school with 55 years of experience delivering quality online, and offline, programmes to primary school-aged students in the north west. If you are interested in exploring education options for your family further, please contact the principal on 08 9172 8100.

18.01.2022 Students were busy in the school holidays exploring, hunting and gathering. Thank you for sending in the photographs children.

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17.01.2022 PHSOTA gives a warm welcome to everybody and we are more than excited to start the first term of school.

17.01.2022 The Pilbara has been the beneficiary of a lot of much-needed rain this year. Many of the childrens homes are looking fabulous, just like in these photographs sent to the school.

17.01.2022 It was a delight hosting the Hon Melissa Price MP - Minister for Defence Industry / Member for Durack at the school this morning. Always a great supporter of remote families, and the need for delivering a quality education to isolated children.

15.01.2022 Students enjoying each others company at Cape Keraudren, one hour east of Port Hedland, last weekend. It is encouraging to see life returning to normal for these young people. Happy children.

15.01.2022 My name is Philip Schubert and I lived at Pardoo Station from 1962 to 1966 before moving to Louisa Downs in the Kimberley in 1966. During that time I did correspondence lessons in 1963 and 1964, and remember well the opening of the School of the Air in Port Hedland. I was in Grade 7 when it opened and the oldest pupil. (Following are some Philip Schuberts photographs from around his home and of the original students on a camp at Mundabullangana Station, 70 kilometres west of Port Hedland, in 1964)

14.01.2022 The principal, and some colleagues from other local schools, travelled to Marble Bar PS for a series of meetings late last week. On the way, they were treated to a delicious morning tea at the delivery site of our 0-3 Playgroup, Limestone Station. Thank you to Ms Walker for hosting us. On the return journey to Port Hedland the touring party took in the sights of the beautiful Doleena Gorge.

14.01.2022 The Port Hedland School of the Air (Pilbara) Playgroup has got off to a flying start. Children and parents enjoy online sessions, blogs and social media interactions. Currently we have six little people enrolled from 0-3 years. Ms Walkers pastoral station-based classroom was all systems go delivering the programme today, with her own son busy at work too.

14.01.2022 Term 1 assembly, Thursday 09.04.2020 at 8.00am, on ZOOM. Dont miss our big Easter hat parade. See you all then.

14.01.2022 So very relieved that Matilda Paull, one of our treasured Port Hedland School of the Air (Pilbara) Playgroup students, was found safely today. Thank you to everyone responsible. Best wishes to Matilda and her family. Michael Jennings (Principal)

14.01.2022 Hi everyone, It has been wonderful that all our children have been attending school so well in the recent circumstances. In our distance education context, it is safe for them to do so and our quality teaching and learning programmes can proceed through until the end of term as is. This is not the case for our counterparts in mainstream schools unfortunately at which attendance has plummeted this week. For the remaining fortnight of the school term, face-to-face opportunities... will continue to be suspended. Current advice from all authorities is for people to maintain social distance and stay home. If supplies need to be collected from the school thats fine, but regular visitations to the site cannot occur for now. The Director General of the Department of Education has issued the following instructions this morning and todays update is in keeping with them: Families are now encouraged to keep their children at home if they have the capacity to do so. The Government recognises there will still be families who need to send their children to school (ie. physically) to continue their learning during this period. These may include: Children of parents and carers who need their children to attend school to maintain employment. Children who live in families with aged relatives. Children where it is safer for them to be at school. As your principal, I am focusing on keeping high-level curriculum delivery occurring whilst protecting students, home tutors and staff from any potential risks at the same time. Thank you for your understanding and support in navigating through these uncertain times. Michael Jennings (PRINCIPAL)

13.01.2022 Mr Jonathan Kocaj is doing some excellent work with our students in the Coding Club. It takes place every Tuesday from 11.50am - 12.30pm. The children are very enthusiastic, and have been working hard programming their Microbits and Raspberry-Pis to do amazing things. One of this week's challenges was making the rainbow shine. Good job everyone!!!

12.01.2022 Following the recent occurrence of Severe Tropical Cyclone Damien, the school has been inspected and cleared to re-open for tomorrow ie. Monday 10/2/2020. Thank you.

12.01.2022 Excellent Art activity with our visitor Ms Grace and her helpers.

12.01.2022 North West Telegraph newspaper article following the visit of the Hon Melissa Price MP - Member for Durack / Minister for Defence Industry.

11.01.2022 Note the blue and gold uniforms. Very proud to have our students part of this STEM initiative.

11.01.2022 Just another day at school. Students, teachers and SNAKES!!!

10.01.2022 A huge thank you to Ms Sally Bonney for sending us these fabulous photographs from back in the day (1985-1987). Lets see if we can find more former students.

10.01.2022 The Department of Education, Director General, Ms Lisa Rodgers visited Karratha (Wednesday 26/2/20) to catch up with some of the Pilbara principals and the team from the Department of Finance who were responsible for the repair of damaged schools following Severe Tropical Cyclone Damien.

10.01.2022 Finally it rains in the Pilbara and the children can break out the bodyboards!

10.01.2022 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: We are giving away books. Visit us at school. We are located next to the Port Hedland International Airport. ... Feel free to come and have a look and take any book from our display table that you would like. #free #freebooks #townofporthedland #phsota #schooloftheair

08.01.2022 Its been a busy week in Port Hedland. Students travelled in for a week of classes with their teachers, swimming lessons and social events. Home tutors were participating in a series of professional learning sessions. A wonderful time was had by all.

07.01.2022 Not even pouring rain in Port Hedland could stop us completing our ten swimming lessons for 2021. All students progressed well. We are very proud of them!!! Many thanks to instructors, staff etc.

07.01.2022 https://www.abc.net.au//have-distance-education-s/11624092

06.01.2022 Yesterday we had a snake. Today we have DUCKLINGS rescued from a bore!!!

06.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/MelissaPriceDurack/videos/261260824080059/?vh=e

05.01.2022 ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!!! One of our long-time, former families of the school. Cheela Plains Station. Best wishes from us to Robin, Evan, Fraser, Gavin,Lawson and Preston Pensini.

04.01.2022 And were off to Perth, where the school will meet up with other students for the annual SOTA Muster.

04.01.2022 Good morning everyone, Very sadly, one of our former dads, Mr Peter Edmunds, passed away unexpectedly last week. Mr Edmunds of Mandora Station, then Hooley Station, and his family were part of our school community for almost twenty years having finished with us only a short time ago. Mr Edmunds was always very kind and welcoming to personnel visiting students in their homes throughout the Pilbara.... The school extends its deepest sympathy to Mrs Polly Edmunds, Robert, Sarah, Jennifer, extended family members and friends. Michael Jennings (Principal)

02.01.2022 May the holiday season end the present year on a cheerful note and make way for a fresh and bright New Year. Merry Christmas to you and your family!

02.01.2022 ANZAC Day in the Pilbara. Photograph courtesy of the Newland family and personnel at Mallina Station. "They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning ... We will remember them." See more