Berala Public School

I have two grandchildren going to this school and I have to say it's failing them as well as the rest of the students. Their sports day was a complete mess with multiple injuries and so badly run, I could not believe it. The education standards seems quite low and children are being severely bullied and the teachers do not seem to be concerned. This school is very poorly run.

I went to Berala Public School from 1955 to 1962 and was in 6th class when the first coeducational class, just 8 girls plus 30+ boys. At that time teachers were feared or respected and there was very little multicultural influence. I found it to be good, although many photos here are all but unrecognisable, including the absence of milk crates or the coal bunker used for heating in winter.

I've been to this school since 2016 and honestly this has got to be one of the best schools in NSW. Berala PS has had so many wonderful excursions and programs. Gardening club, band and chess are other best programs I've ever attended. I've made so many friends and the learning environment is amazing. They could improve on the toilets and homework, but in conclusion, this school has given me the best memories and this is the best school in NSW. Also, shout out to Ms Tran, Ms Craven, Mr Sandwell, Ms Charrouf, Ms Johnstone and Ms Bell. Best teachers ever.

The school failed to deal with injustice in my time there. An instance where two children were blatantly throwing rocks at each other during assembly, I was a bystander, eventually one got hurt. When asked who did it, I was picked for some reason. Sent to detention and forever traumatized. Till this day, when an injustice occurs around me I take on the role as a lawyer. I never let things go anymore. The teacher responsible for this was Mr. Fisher. The school itself is nice. We had a lot of subjects. A few good excursions.

I was a former student from Berala Public School, it was good. I don’t remember a lot since I left in year 2. The teachers were decently kind and caring. I’m sorry if I offend anyone, but I don’t remember a principal named Mr. Stelzer., but from what I read, he was a great guy. When I was here, the Year 6’s would welcome the juniors to play with them, and that’s a really great feat since nowadays kids just isolate themselves. I read that everything went downhill fast when the new principal came because she brought in tech. I can’t say much about that since I left this school, so I just want to say that maybe she was trying to do something nice? There is this one teacher who I remember vividly and it was Miss. Clarke. (I’m not sure how to spell her name, apologies). She was my kindergarten teacher and she was really nice to me. The library at this school is alright. There is quite a selection of books there. The students at this school were strange, they made rumours about a door. The computer room is really brilliant, from what my memory says, there was a green screen in the computer room; that was really fun! There are a lot of computers there. The fake grass is (in my opinion) great, since I’m terrified of ants and little insects in the grass. There was a huge tree in the middle of the playground and benches were on each side. I don’t remember if Berala Public School had handball courts, but if they didn’t - that’s terrible. What I do remember if that the whole school did stretches at assemblies! That was enjoyable. (I don’t know if they still do it now, but it was relaxing to do stretches).