Bathurst Public School is a public school catering for children K-6. It has a current enrolment of 363 children. The schools has celebrated 150 years of public education in the city of Bathurst. This long association has endured a deep sense of tradition and belonging witha credible alumni. Several generations of families have attended this school. The sense of history is a feature. The school grounds, buildings and position as the school in the centre of the city are highly valued by the school and the wider community. The school provides a variety ofprograms such as Gifted and Talented and Performing Arts including recorder ensembles, choirs, bands, verse speaking groups and dance troupes. it also has an active environment club, play programs and is part of the I Explore program with Bathurst High School and the combined Primary Schools Band. Bathurst Public School a;so has extremely strong and creative Literacy and Mathematics programs throughout the school. The school enjoys much support from parents, friends and the community and has an extremely active P&C and School Council.