Our school vision - "Shaping Extraordinary Humans"
Beauty Point Public School is situated in a magnificent position overlooking Middle Harbour and the Spit. Our school enjoys a well–deserved reputation for excellence in academic, cultural, sporting, citizenship, sustainability and student wellbeing areas. We take pride in providing a caring, small school environment where each child is known and valued as an individual.
Our highly qualified, dedicated staff is committed to nurture, guide, inspire and challenge students – to find the joy in learning, to build their skills and understanding, and to positively and productively engage with the world.
Support and extension programs are coordinated by specialist teachers. Strong programs exist in performing arts, debating, chess, robotics and public speaking and languages.
All learning environments are air conditioned and equipped with a range of technology including iPads, laptops and SmartBoards. Our teachers are highly skilled in the use of technology and integrating it into their learning programs to enhance learning opportunities.
A strong partnership between parents and the wider community underpins the school's philosophy. Consultation and collaboration between staff, community and students is at the heart of the success of Beauty Point Public School.
We welcome your enquiries about our school programs. For further information, please contact our school office.
The History of Beauty Point Public School
Beauty Point Public School was established in 1951.It was originally an Infants School for children in K-2.
The original school buildings were shipped out from England especially for the development of the new school. They still stand in place today as our School Office, Music and Learning Support rooms.
In 1976 the school was renamed Beauty Point Public School with a primary third class established to meet growing needs of the local community Our School Hall was built in 1993 and completed in 1994. Our School Library was built with Commonwealth Government funding as part of the ‘Build the Education Revolution’ in 2011.
The NSW Government Inspector wrote in 1951: “The location is on a dream site. The school is built on the flat top of a hill, bounded on the seaward side by a danced in escarpment which obscures back-yards of dwellings. The buildings have an uninterrupted outlook upon Middle Harbour - one of the most beautiful seascapes of Sydney”.
Named for the harbour-front geographical feature, Beauty Point was a land estate, released in 1928 with defined boundaries: probably as few as 120 blocks of land. It was not originally a sub-suburb of Mosman! The estate adjoined the Pearl Bay Estate. Until the Beauty Point land release, there were no houses beyond the end of Medusa Street.
Before it was subdivided, Beauty Point was used as farmland which carried poultry, dairy cattle and goats. Dairy Farmers Cooperative Milk Company had the milk depot on the site of an old dairy in Central Avenue.
In 1957 the Government School Inspector wrote “One leaves this school assured that children are being given a wholesome, unstrained and valuable introduction to school life; and that sound foundations for future development are being laid through the conscientious and competent efforts of staff.”
And again in 1969, the Government School Inspector wrote : “This small, quiet, little school is providing something very worthwhile to the children who attend it. It possesses tone and serenity all of its own, which is lacking in the hurly-burly of the large infants departments.”
The image below is the first school photo of students at Beauty Point Public School (K-2) in 1951. Pictured with Rosa Fishman, Headmistress (left) and Wendy Wood, Teachers Assistant (right).
BPPS 1951
Since its inception, the principals of Beauty Point Public School have been:
1951-1955 Rosa Fishman
1956-1958 Hazel Hatch
1959-1975 Jean Butson
1975-1976 Neville Gardiner
1977 - 1981 John Paul
1982-1987 Janet King
1988-1999 David Chandler
2000-2002 Barbara Webb
2003-2009 Graham Phillips
2010-2019 Shanti Clements
2020 - 2023 Marion Walsh-Gay
2024- Trent Gardiner