Cootamundra Public School is known as the 'community school' with strong links to the wider community. Our mission is that we value achievement, striving for personal best and the development of positive interpersonal relationships. The particular aspects of the school which the community has identified as unique are as follows: innovation in learning and teaching; technology programs; Aboriginal education and Reconciliation; effective student welfare; strong creative and practical arts programs; student participation in decision making; committed, caring, professional staff; enthusiastic and committed parent body; development of knowledge about local history.