Marsden State School

Its a great school as a community :) they work hard to make sure the students have everything they need, with the help of parents i.e classrooms, play areas, air con/heaters etc. It is a growing school and has A LOT of students, so if your child has special learning needs, probably not the best school to go to as your child will fall behind. Some kids get it, some kids don't. (one of mine dont lol but it is what it is) Its a growing school with over 1000 students, so if you want a school that is smaller with teachers who can provide proper attention to each childs individual need on a more personal caring level....maybe try another school. The music and sports here are really good :) The teachers as individuals are amazing, but, it is hard trying to get almost 30 students in nearly every class to do the proper work, causing some students to be left on their own to do their work and not understanding well. The teachers do love their job so so much, and try their best to make sure every child is taken care of. Just difficult sometimes with a lot of students is all I'm saying. Prep is probably the BEST year for your child to attend :) Very nurturing in Prep, once they hit year 1 its more serious, some kids lose motivation because of the drastic change, probably the same at other schools, but just putting it out there. They're very strict with attendance and behavior and wont allow your child to attend any special activities if they fall behind a certain percentage of attendance, not sure how they mark our kids behavior, maybe how many times a kid has been sent to the RTC? maybe. which is fine enough, but for some kids that kind of punishment/consequence doesn't work causing a child's self esteem to shrivel even more, so thought I'd let you know. other than that, normal bully range, one of my kids was bullied but her teacher handled it amazingly :) I guess every persons experience is different :) overall ... they work hard to keep our kids safe, which is the most important factor :) good luck in deciding :)

If you looking for a school for your child. you can skip past this one, my child got bullied and most the teachers are really rude. if you are looking for a school that does art and dance. they use to have dance and art at the school untill they got rid of it for stem.

Look elsewhere. Seriously. Especially if you have a child on the spectrum. The only reason I gave one star is because the office ladies are the only saving grace.

Would highly recommend this awesome school!!

Teachers are wonderful!!! But seriously arriving at school at 8:30 is classed as late😡... You had half the school waiting for late notes.