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{{Infobox school
| name = Chatswood Public School
| image = [[File:CPSChatswood CRESTsmallPublic School crest.png]]
| motto = {{lang-la|Fortiter}}
| motto_translation = With Firmness In Action
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| country = [[Australia]]
| coordinates = {{coord|33|47|54|S|151|10|42|E|type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| colours = Blue and white<br />{{color box|#0000FF}} {{color box |#0000NN}}
| homepage = [http://www.{{url|chatswood-p.schools.nsw.edugov.au/ www.chatswood-p.schools.nsw.edu.au]}}
}}
 
'''Chatswood Public School''' is a primary and [[Public school (government funded)|public school]] that was founded in 1883, located in the suburb of [[Chatswood, New South Wales|Chatswood]] in [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], Australia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chatswood.com.au/index.php?itemID=93|title = Chatswood – Sydney's Massage Hub}}</ref> This school provides a playground which has been changed throughout the years, an [[Astroturf]] oval and four buildings. It is an awesome school!
 
==Sport==
Chatswood Public School is involved in many Sporting Activities, and is involved it is involved in one PSSA competition, [[Kuringgai|Ku-Ring-Gai]] district competition. In 2007, the Chatswood Public School Senior A's Cricket and Soccer Team came first in the Ku-Ring-Gai cricket and soccer competitions. The [[Summer]] sports consists of Modball ([[Tee-ball]]), [[Cricket]] and [[Oztag]] and the [[Winter]] sports consist of [[Netball]], [[Australian rules football]] and [[Soccer]]. The School has annual [[track and field athletics|Athletics]], [[Swimming (sport)|Swimming]] and [[Cross country running|Cross Country]] Carnivals, in which students are chosen to represent the school in higher grades.
 
The Fourfour Sportingsporting Houseshouses, all named after early Governorsgovernors of Australia, are:
 
* Phillip (Blue) Named after [[Arthur Phillip]]
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* King (Red) Named after [[Phillip Gidley King]]
* Bligh (Green) Named after [[William Bligh]]
 
2008's winner of the House Shield was King.<ref>http://www.chatswood-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/extracurricularsport.htm</ref>
 
== Chatswood Education Precinct ==
PlanningThey ishave currentlynow underwaycompleted forthe a2 majorbuildings redevelopmentbuilt ofon site{{timeframe|date=June 2023}} and have moved in the schoolbuilding since the start of 2023, along with the nearby [[Chatswood High School]]. Under the current proposal, allAll buildings on the currenthigh school site willhave bebeen substantially refurbished for use by years 10-1210–12 from the high school. The primary school will move into new four-storey buildings on the highprimary school site.<ref>[http://www.majorprojects.planning.nsw.gov.au/index.pl?action=view_job&job_id=9483 Chatswood Education Precinct] Major Project Assessments, NSW Department of Planning & Environment</ref>
 
==Notable alumni==
* [[Brett Whiteley]] - Famous Australian– artist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/?f=80452|title = Art Gallery of NSW &#124; Art Gallery of NSW}}</ref>
* [[Roger Woodward]] - Famous Australian– concert pianist and [[Australian Living Treasure]].
* [[Charlie Macartney]] -– Former Australian cricket player and inductee to the [[Australian Cricket Hall of Fame]]
* [[Danielle Spencer (Australian actress)|Danielle Spencer]] -– Australian Actressactress and Singersinger/Songwriter.songwriter
* [[Adam Spencer]] - Australian– radio presenter, comedian and media personality.
* [[Victor Smith]]<ref name="NHS">{{cite journal |url=http://www.navyhistory.org.au/admiral-sir-victor-smith-ac-kbe-cb-dsc/ |title=Admiral Sir Victor Smith, AC, KBE, CB, DSC| access-date=9 September 2008 |author=Albert Birch |publisher=Naval Historical Society of Australia |journal=Naval Historical Review |date=March 1979 }}</ref> – First Australian naval officer to reach four star rank<ref>Australian Dictionary Of Biography</ref>{{fails verification|reason=Does not appear in https://adb.anu.edu.au/|date=November 2022}}<ref>Reminiscences, Australian Naval Institute, 1989</ref>
 
==References==
==Notes and references==
{{Reflist}}
 
== External links ==
* [http://www.{{official website|chatswood-p.schools.nsw.edugov.au/ Official website of the School]}}
 
[[Category:Public primary schools in Sydney]]
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