Rural and Remote Education Strategy
We are committed to making a difference to the lives of students and teachers in regional, rural and remote communities by building on the great work already happening in these schools.
Over 40% of NSW government schools are rural and remote.
Rural NSW is home to diverse schools and communities with no two rural schools the same.
We continue to invest in our people, practice, participation and partnerships.
Our vision is that every child in regional, rural and remote NSW has access to quality education no matter where they learn.
We are committed to making a difference to the lives of students in rural and remote communities.
We are committed to ensuring education is relevant to every student, every school, everwhere.
The Rural and Remote Education Strategy (2021-2024) outlines our commitment to improving learning outcomes in regional, rural and remote areas across NSW. Our vision is that every child in regional NSW has access to the same quality of education as their metropolitan peers. We aim to achieve this by:
- improving staff recruitment, retention and planned professional learning to ensure high quality curriculum delivery
- providing regional students with more curriculum choices and learning opportunities
- supplying state-of-the-art technology to support flexible curriculum implementation
- enabling stronger partnerships with higher education providers, vocational education suppliers and local industry.
Implementing the strategy
The Rural and Remote Education Implementation Plan outlines how we will be delivering on the Rural and Remote Education Strategy in 2024. It has been developed in consultation with our education partners and identifies priorities for our learning communities.
The plan allows us to sharpen our focus toward specific components of the strategy to address the key concerns our learning communities have raised. It outlines 3 Key initiatives that will be the focus of delivery in 2024. It also lists a number of existing initiatives that are being tracked to ensure they are delivering meaningful support for our regional, rural and remote learning communities across all 4 key areas of the strategy.
