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One of the most difficult processes we go through as a school is the formation of classes each year. At our school we take this process very seriously balancing academic, social and administrative needs to come up with the best combinations of classes.
 * Our classes – how they are formed**

all classes we have a range of abilities and a spread of student strengths. students. A cluster is made up of 4-5 students who meet the DET definitions of “gifted and talented” and is a research supported strategy advocated by the DET policy. Clusters are within mixed ability classes. We do not have ‘gifted classes’. is not an administrative process forming them. We make educational decisions and we balance the learning needs of students from year to year. It is highly possible that a child can be in a composite class 2 years in a row if we determine this is the best educational placement for that child, that year. and learning abilities and teachers are well equipped to cater for students who are at different stages of their academic, emotional and social development. Children don’t develop neatly in exactly the same 12 month increments and teachers do not think, plan or teach strictly in grades. The NSW curriculum is a continuum of skill development from Early Stage 1 (K) to Stage 3 (Year 5 & 6) and students progress at a different pace along this continuum. In this respect it is almost true to say that all classes are composite classes. students with specific learning needs into one class in order to maximise the additional resource support we have available. Again, these are small clusters within mixed ability classes. parent requests where possible, separating students who may not work well together and ensuring our classes are balanced in terms of gender, ability, social and learning needs.
 * Coogee Public School forms mixed ability classes across the school. In
 * In 2009 we introduced clustering for identified gifted and talented
 * It is an administrative necessity that composite classes are formed but it
 * All grades contain students who vary greatly in their academic, social
 * We also make strategic decisions to cluster very small groups of
 * Finally, teachers spend a great deal of time accommodating reasonable