The Ponds School

The Ponds School The complete postal address:
201 The Ponds Boulevard
The Ponds
NSW 2769 All students have a moderate or severe intellectual disability.

Welcome to The Ponds School, a place where we all Believe, Learn and Achieve in a safe and caring environment where each student is known and valued. School vision

The Ponds School provides quality individualised and meaningful education in a safe and caring environment. The Ponds School supports families, encourages independence, and assists students to become valued members of the community now

and in the future. General School Information

The Ponds School is a purpose-built School for Specific Purposes located in The Ponds. The school has a steady enrolment of approximately 115 students, ranging from Kindergarten to Year 12. Many of our students have complex learning needs such as: Autism, challenging behaviours, physical disabilities, sensory impairments, and health care needs. We have 19 permanently established classes. Students travel to school from a wide geographical area. Due to the diverse geographical areas that our school community calls home, building strong relationships with our school community is a priority. Each student has a Personalised Learning Plan (PLP) developed in collaboration with families, therapists, and other key stakeholders, which works towards the achievement of their goals. The Ponds is a Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) school and has established a Learning Support and Wellbeing team. All members of staff are committed to Visible Learning and the Quality Teaching Framework and work collaboratively to deliver individualised and meaningful education in a safe and caring environment. Page Guidelines

The intent of this page is to provide a hub for responsible community engagement that celebrates the daily life of our school. We proactively support participation in social media to develop digital citizenship throughout our community. The Ponds School values the responsible use of social media articulated in a range of policies and guidelines that govern the expectations of online behaviour. We reserve the right to remove any content that we believe is in breach of these policies, guidelines and the values of our school. The Ponds School will remove content if it contains:
Offensive abusive, obscene, profane, hateful or racist content, links or images. Comments that threaten or defame any person or organisation. The direct, full name or descriptive reference to an individual, irrespective of the post’s tone. Solicitations and advertisements by other organisations or endorsements by other organisations or endorsements of other organisations. Multiple or repetitive posts by a single user. Repetitive posts copied and pasted or duplicated by single or multiple users. Anything else that the school deems inappropriate and does not align with our values, standards, policies and guidelines. For further information regarding the use of our official page or any other of our social media channels please contact the school directly (02) 96292470.

03/01/2025

Our Quakers Hill Family Centre Term 1, 2025 timeline is now complete, and we invite you to get in quick to register your interest for our upcoming programs and activities.

The rain has cleared and the sun is shining ready for a spectacular evening of Christmas carols! We’ve got gozleme, chip...
07/12/2024

The rain has cleared and the sun is shining ready for a spectacular evening of Christmas carols! We’ve got gozleme, chip on a stick, sausage sandwiches, iced coffee, shaved ice, ice cream and more!

The main program kicks off at 6:30pm. See you there >> 201 The Ponds Boulevarde, The Ponds

The forecast is for clear skies tonight for our Carols by Candlelight and we can’t wait!Food stalls from 5:30pm, carols ...
07/12/2024

The forecast is for clear skies tonight for our Carols by Candlelight and we can’t wait!

Food stalls from 5:30pm, carols from 6:30pm and Christmas vibes all night long!

See you there tonight >> 201 The Ponds Boulevarde, The Ponds

Get excited! Carols by Candlelight is on tomorrow night! See our Ponds School Signing and Singing Choirs and the Hills M...
06/12/2024

Get excited! Carols by Candlelight is on tomorrow night!

See our Ponds School Signing and Singing Choirs and the Hills Musical Theatre Company Choir take to the stage for a night of carolling fun.

Arrive at 5:30pm for a bite to eat from the food stalls before the carols start at 6:30pm.

See you there tomorrow, Saturday 7 December >> 201 The Ponds Boulevarde, The Ponds

Only 3 days to go until our Carols by Candlelight on Saturday 7 December.Food stalls and refreshments will be available ...
05/12/2024

Only 3 days to go until our Carols by Candlelight on Saturday 7 December.

Food stalls and refreshments will be available from 5:30pm with the main carols program commencing at 6:30pm. We'll have all your favourite Christmas carols and even a very special visit from Santa!

22/11/2024

Join us on Sunday 1st December for Rees Run, an all inclusive trail event in Glenbrook.

Congratulations to our School Administration Improvement Program staff, Donna, Sharon, Zsuzsanna and Mel on recieving an...
20/09/2024

Congratulations to our School Administration Improvement Program staff, Donna, Sharon, Zsuzsanna and Mel on recieving an Executive Director Award for excellent work!

23/07/2024

Have you signed up for our Quakers Hill Family Centre Newsletter? If so, you would have recently received our Newsletter by email.

Our Term 3, 2024 is jam packed with various groups and activities and we are ready to start taking registrations.

To be eligible for our FREE programs and activities all participants must live in the Blacktown or Hill's LGA and have a child/ren aged 12 years or under.

To find out more or to request your registration form please send an email to [email protected]

02/05/2024

Join us at the Western Sydney Employment, Life Skills and Leisure Expo 2024 for a day of learning, networking, and fun on June 18th, 2024!

14/03/2024
Today's the day! Come down to our Preparing for Life Expo at The Ponds School hall between 1pm and 4pm. It's your chance...
12/03/2024

Today's the day! Come down to our Preparing for Life Expo at The Ponds School hall between 1pm and 4pm. It's your chance to talk to a range of excellent service providers that can support your child as they move into a post school setting. All are welcome!

Please come along to our Preparing for Life Expo tomorrow and talk to our post school providers! We look forward to seei...
11/03/2024

Please come along to our Preparing for Life Expo tomorrow and talk to our post school providers! We look forward to seeing everyone there - all are welcome 😀

A reminder that the final day for students is tomorrow, Friday 15 December as the Department have scheduled two School D...
14/12/2023

A reminder that the final day for students is tomorrow, Friday 15 December as the Department have scheduled two School Development Days that are pupil free on Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 December.

We will welcome all students back to school on Thursday 1 February 2024.

On Friday the 8th December we were privileged to celebrate our incredible Year 12 students. Students, staff and familie...
13/12/2023

On Friday the 8th December we were privileged to celebrate our incredible Year 12 students. Students, staff and families celebrated in style and danced the night away at our Year 12 formal. We are proud of all that each student has achieved throughout their schooling and we look forward to hearing about their life beyond school.

Congratulations also to our wonderful families who have loved and supported these students throughout their schooling career. We have truly appreciated our partnership with each of you.

Congratulations to all our Year 6 students who are completing their primary school. We celebrated their graduations in ...
13/12/2023

Congratulations to all our Year 6 students who are completing their primary school. We celebrated their graduations in a lovely event with families, staff and their class friends on Friday the 1st December.

We would like to take this opportunity to say a massive thank you to all our incredible sponsors and supporters who help...
12/12/2023

We would like to take this opportunity to say a massive thank you to all our incredible sponsors and supporters who help to make Carols at The Ponds School a huge success for all.
Firstly, a massive shout out to all our Parents and Friends!!! 
Thank you also to Hills Musical Theatre Company, Loud & Clear Audio Kennards Hire Woolworths Rouse Hill Town Centre, our fabulous food trucks are brave the heat filled our bellies and cooled us down. Hotdog House Turkish Gozleme House Hawaiian Snow Pizzabuddy Jimbos Ice Cream and everyone in the community who attended our spectacular event.
Have a safe and wonderful Christmas. Look forward to seeing you all next year! 🎄🎅 🌟

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We would like to take this opportunity to thank the following people and organisations who aided with the funding to build our beautiful new Sensory Garden: Blacktown Ponds Lions Club Michelle Rowland & The Greenway Stronger Communities Project Making it Happen Charity Our Sensory Garden is made up of many areas for students to learn and play in a natural outdoor environment. The covered amphitheatre and stage – provides a place to learn in a group and countless opportunities for creativity and performing. Our sand pit (covered with the fixed umbrella) and sand kitchen, provide students with the ability to engage using their senses through touching, feeling, and collecting natural objects. Our sand drawing table will encourage and enable all our students to learn about indigenous symbols and their meanings. Our grinding station will teach students the skill of grinding and crushing different materials such as making flour from seeds and show them the ability to change the form of a rock. Our hand water pumps enable students to practice their gross motor skills to pump the water and make wet sand in the sand pit area and watch the water meander along the sandstone channel. Our tee pee will provide endless opportunities for our students to discover and use their imagination. Natural sensory environments provide children with opportunities to learn about the world in a meaningful way and their place within it. Our students will be exposed to a range of natural textures, different sounds and surfaces. Fine motor and gross motor skills will be developed, challenged and strengthened. Nature provides opportunities for discovery, creativity, problem solving, and Aboriginal and STEM education. We want our students to create strong connections to the land and learn to appreciate it.

Earlier this month, we celebrated Diwali. Diwali is a Festival of Lights and is one of the most prominent and famous Hindu Festivals of India! Students engaged and learnt about this celebration.

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