Como West Public School is a comprehensive public primary (K–6) school located in the
Sydney
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suburb of
Como West, New South Wales
Como West is a locality in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located in the western part of the suburb of Como. The postcode is 2226, the same as Como.
Como West is located on the north eastern bank of the Woro ...
,
Australia
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. As of 2007, it had an enrolment of 290
student
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In the United Kingdom and most The Commonwealth, commonwealth countries, a "student" attends ...
s. Now it is suspected to have more than 320 students. Typically, graduating students from Como West move on to
The Jannali High School.
History
The school was established in 1950. However, it was destroyed by the
bushfires
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in 1994 and then the school was rebuilt on the original land in 1995.
Prayer controversy
A major controversy erupted in 1996 when a prayer, said at morning assembly, was banned without local consultation.
Christopher Downy and
Fred Nile
Frederick John Nile (born 15 September 1934) is an Australian former politician and Ordination, ordained Minister (Christianity), Christian minister. Nile was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1981-2023, except for a perio ...
raised the matter in the
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
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on 29 October 1996. After taking legal advice,
Jeffrey Shaw ruled on 4 December 1996 that the prayer was acceptable.
Facilities
The school received a major state grant of $143,999 to upgrade its IT facilities.
In June 2008 the state tendered for an extension to the school library.
"Extension to Existing Library"
Contract No: DETS0711/50, 27 June 2008
See also
* 1994 Eastern seaboard fires
*List of Government schools in New South Wales
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References
Further reading
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External links
Como West Public School
Public primary schools in Sydney
Educational institutions established in 1950
1950 establishments in Australia
School buildings completed in 1950
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