Hinchinbrook Public School

Welcome to Hinchinbrook Public School, Mr Carter! 💙💛
As we celebrate Public Education Week and National Principal's Day, we are delighted to officially welcome Mr Carter as the new Principal of Hinchinbrook Public School.
National Principal's Day is a special opportunity to recognise the dedication, leadership and commitment of our school principals. We are excited to begin this new chapter with Mr Carter and look forward to his vision, passion and leadership as we continue to grow and thrive together.
A special thank you to our SRC Representatives, Allegra and Raphael, for proudly presenting welcome cards and National Principal's Day cards created by our classes. Your thoughtful gesture was a wonderful way to welcome Mr Carter to our school and thank him on this special day.

Please join us in giving Mr Carter a very warm Welcome to Hinchinbrook Public School and wishing him a very Happy National Principal's Day! 🎉

We look forward to an exciting future together. 💙🌟

You're Invited to Celebrate Public Education Week & Book Week!



Dear Parents and Carers,

We warmly invite you to join us for a special day of celebration as we celebrate Public Education Week and Book Week at Hinchinbrook Public School on Wednesday, 19 August 2026.

We have an exciting day planned and would love for you to share in your child's learning and celebrate our wonderful school community.

Here’s What’s Happening

Open Classrooms – 9:00 – 9:30 am
Come and visit your child's classroom to see learning in action. This is a wonderful opportunity to experience a lesson alongside your child and see the fantastic learning taking place across our school.

K–6 Book Week Parade – 9:45 am
Join us on the 3–6 Oval for our annual Book Week Parade.

Picnic Lunch – 10:50 am to 11:30 am
Bring along a picnic rug and enjoy lunch with your child in our school grounds.

Public Education Week Assembly – 2:15 pm
Finish the day by joining us in the school hall for our whole-school assembly as we celebrate our students' achievements and recognise the outstanding learning, teaching and community that make Hinchinbrook Public School such a special place.

We look forward to welcoming you to our school and celebrating this special day together. Your involvement in your child's education makes a real difference, and we hope you can join us for all or part of the day's celebrations.

We can't wait to see you there!

🎉 Congratulations to our Leadership by the Cowpasture Team! 🎉

A huge congratulations to our amazing Leadership by the Cowpasture Team, Christina, Fran, Ravneil and Ayman, for organising our Term 3 fundraising events to help raise money for new outdoor seating for our school.

🏉 Sports-Themed M***i Day was a fantastic success! Students and staff had so much fun dressing in their favourite team colours and sports gear. A special congratulations to 5/6G and 2L, who raised the most money and were rewarded with certificates and a well-deserved icy pole! 👏🍦

🧁 Our Bake Sale was another incredible success, raising an amazing $2,400! Thank you to all of our wonderful families who generously donated cakes, cookies, doughnuts, fairy floss and other delicious treats. We also appreciate everyone who came along and supported the event by purchasing these yummy goodies. Your generosity and community spirit made this event such a success.

🧸 What's next? Our next fundraising event will be a Second-Hand Toy Sale in Week 8 (more details coming soon). Now is the perfect time to start cleaning out cupboards and collecting any toys, games or puzzles that are no longer being used. Your donations will help us continue raising funds to create a fantastic outdoor seating area for our students.

Thank you to our entire school community for your ongoing support. Together, we're making a real difference! 💙💛

📚🎶 Book Week 2026 – Symphony of Stories 🎶📚

Get ready to celebrate the magic of books! Our Book Week Parade will be held on Wednesday 19th August (Week 5).

Students are encouraged to come dressed as their favourite book character and join us for a fun-filled celebration of reading and imagination. Parade times will be announced soon.

Parents and carers are warmly invited to join us as we celebrate a love of stories and the wonderful world of books.

Our Book Fair will also be running throughout the week, giving families the opportunity to browse and purchase some fabulous new books to enjoy at home.

We can't wait to see everyone's amazing costumes and celebrate Book Week 2026: Symphony of Stories!

Edit - More photos of Stage 3 have been added to this post. :)

🎉💯 100 Days Brighter, 100 Days Smarter! 💯🎉

What an amazing day at Hinchinbrook Public School as we celebrated 100 Days of Learning in the 2026 school year!

Our students and teachers had so much fun dressing up in creative 100-themed outfits. We spotted everything from 100-year-olds to clothes decorated with 100 spots, stripes and other clever ideas! 👵👴🎈

Today was a wonderful opportunity to celebrate just how much our students have learned, grown and achieved over the past 100 days. We are so proud of their hard work, enthusiasm and resilience.

A big thank you to our families for helping make the day so special, and to our staff for creating such a fun and memorable celebration.

Congratulations to all of our students on reaching this fantastic milestone—we can't wait to see what the rest of the year brings! 🌟

🎉 Welcome to Term 3! 🎉

We are excited to welcome everyone back for another fantastic term of learning!

A very warm welcome to our new Principal, Mr Carter!!
We are delighted to have him join the Hinchinbrook Public School community and look forward to an exciting future under his leadership.

The rest of our leadership team remains the same:
⭐ Stage 3 Assistant Principals: Mr Nelson and Mr McQuiggin
⭐ Stage 2 Assistant Principal: Mrs Vereyken
⭐ Stage 1 Assistant Principal: Mrs Giovinazzo
⭐ Kindergarten Assistant Principal / Curriculum and Instruction: Mrs Dimech
⭐ Assistant Principal, Curriculum and Instruction: Miss Daniel
⭐ Wellbeing Assistant Principals: Ms Silva (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) and Ms Peterson (Tuesday and Thursday)

A friendly reminder that tomorrow is our 100th Day of Learning celebration! Students are invited to dress up in a fun 100-themed outfit—perhaps as a 100-year-old, wearing 100 spots or stripes, or any other creative idea that celebrates the number 100. Please remember to wear sensible enclosed shoes so everyone can participate safely in the day's activities.

We wish all our students, families and staff a wonderful Term 3 filled with learning, growth and success. We can't wait to see what this term brings!

Celebrating the Success of Our Semester One Reading Tutor Program!
What a fantastic way to celebrate another successful semester of reading!
Our dedicated Reading Tutors demonstrated outstanding commitment, responsibility and kindness as they supported their reading buddies each week. We are incredibly proud of our Reading Buddies, whose perseverance and determination led to outstanding growth in reading.

Reading Growth at a Glance
📖 Average reading fluency increased from 89 to 107 words per minute.
📚 Average Lexile level improved from 215L to 344L.
To celebrate these achievements, students enjoyed a Reading Tutor Pizza Party, recognising the hard work, progress and partnerships that made the program such a success.
A huge thank you to our Reading Tutors and Reading Buddies for making this program so rewarding. We look forward to continuing our reading journey together in Term 3!

💗 Thank You, Hinchinbrook Community! 💗

A huge thank you to our wonderful Hinchinbrook community for your incredible generosity in donating cakes, cookies, slices, doughnuts and other delicious treats for our bake sale. Your support has been overwhelming, and we are so grateful for the amazing response.

Thanks to your generosity, we have some delicious leftover treats boxed up and ready for sale tomorrow, Wednesday 1st July, during Break 1.

Don't miss your chance to pick up a Krispy Kreme doughnut, cookies, cakes or a lolly bag while stocks last!

Every purchase helps support the Leadership by the Cowpasture Fundraising Team, Christina, Fran, Ayman and Ravneil, as they raise funds to purchase new resources for our school.

Thank you once again for supporting our students and our school community! 💙💛

Year 5 and 6, don't forget to bring your donations to your teacher for our Bake Sale in the morning. If other grades want to join and make donations, you are most welcome. Prices are from 50c - $3.