Welcome to the Central Yorke School R-5 Primary

The CYS Primary School is located in the southern wing of the main Maitland Campus. Our Junior Primary classrooms are adjacent and connected to the Early Learning Centre for ease of transition and shared programs. Students enjoy small class sizes, extensive facilities including nature play areas, gymnasium, Performing Arts Centre and specialist teachers in Music, Drama and Dance. The Primary Head of School is Chelsea Schmidt. 

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R-5 Parent Circulars

R-5 Videos

2023 Showcase Concert
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Thank you to everyone who helped make our 2023 Showcase Concert such as success and well done ...
3/4 STEM Tunnel Challenge
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Last week the 3/4 Class made cardboard tunnels. This week they tested the tunnels in the ...

R-5 News

Reception STEM | Royal Crowns!

The Receptions investigated crowns this week in STEM and decided they were most useful for telling if someone was a …...

Reception Music | Shaker Notation

The Reception students have been playing egg-shakers with their ‘Sombrero Song’. This week we wrote our own shaker music using …...

1 STEM | Alpaca Enclosures

We revisited the Ag Block this week to see what else is in the alpaca enclosure to help keep them …...

4/5 Hockey

The Year 4/5 class have been working on their hockey skills in PE...

4/5 STEM Semaphore Flags

In 4/5 STEM we’ve been studying signals and codes. We have made our own Semaphore flags and will be trying …...

Leadership Immersion Day

We joined Moonta Area School for our Leadership Immersion Day. Students participated in a variety of activities aiming to develop …...

2/3 STEM | Fossil Casts

The 2/3 students have been learning about fossils in STEM. We created our own fossil casts by filling fossil shaped …...

5/6 Science – Energy

Last week in Miss Smart’s 5/6 class, students continued with their energy experiments where they looked into thermal (heat) energy. …...

Mother’s Day 2024

What an amazing day celebrating our Mums, Nana’s and special people! The smiles really say it all!   ...

First Day Back

What a week we’ve had welcoming students into the new school year! Here’s a few snaps from our first day …...