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Merrylands East Public School

ABN 77 697 861 412

Welcome to our school!

At Merrylands East, students are provided opportunities to develop the skills, capabilities and knowledge that are necessary to be successful in a globalised and highly digital society. Our students are encouraged to become active global citizens.

We are committed to expanding your child’s educational experiences through innovative and creative learning that is relevant and authentic.

Our students thrive by learning anytime, anywhere and with anyone.

ICAS 2024

Year 3-6 students at Merrylands East have the opportunity to take part in the 2024 International Competitions and Assessment for Schools (ICAS). This is an optional activity. For over 20 years ICAS has taken place each year in schools throughout Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, the Pacific Islands and South Africa.

All students receive a certificate and an individual student results letter indicating which questions they answered correctly. It also highlights strengths and weaknesses.

There are four categories and each assessment has a fee of $19.95; Digital Technologies, English, Science and Mathematics.

If you would like your child to participate, all registrations can only be completed and paid for online.

The parent page link is:

https://www.icasassessments.com/shop

You must use the search engine Chrome.

Click on “Buy as a parent” then click “Yes” Directly below the yes box is “Click here to purchase ICAS”. Do not go further down the page as this is the purchase practice tests section. Then enter the school access code. Our school access code is: RKY577 Click Login.

Online Store - ICAS Assessments

See also the note sent home to parents from Mr Goh on 27th June, 2024:

Letter to parents for ICAS 2024 (PDF 177.1 KB)

The new safe and respectful schools posters

This term, our school is part of an initiative to strengthen respect for all our students and staff. The Addressing Occupational Violence campaign is being launched with posters that remind everyone to always treat our students and staff with kindness and respect, and that aggressive behaviour of any type will not be tolerated at school.

We value our partnerships with you to support every student to learn, grow, and belong. It is up to us – the school and the parent-body - to be good respectful role models to our students. Together, we can create a safe and harmonious environment for our students and staff 

Please join us in supporting this work to create a positive change. Check out the new posters at school and if you have any questions or would like to discuss further, please make contact with the principal.

Have a look around our school with our school leaders as your guides. This tour video and the orientation slideshow below will help you prepare your child for this new exciting year.

You can view the slideshow as a pdf document here.

Kindergarten Orientation slideshow (PDF 5.3MB)

Upcoming events

Go to all events

Monday

October

First day of Term 4

Date: 14 October
Time: All day
Location: MEPS

All students return to school for Term 4 2024 on Monday 14th October.

Friday

October

World Teachers' Day

Date: 25 October
Time: All day
Location: MEPS

Today we celebrate and thank all our teachers for their hard work and dedication to our students.

Wednesday

October

Kinday 2025 Orientation Day

Date: 30 October
Time: 8:30-9:30 AM
Location: MEPS

Today, we welcome 2025 Kindergarten students to our school for their orientation day. This is a great time for our new students to meet their teachers and learn about their new school. It is also an important time for new and existing parents to learn about our school and what their children can expect next year. It is important for students to attend all three sessions.

Wednesday

November