Dundas Public School is situated in a bush setting environment which is valued, maintained and developed by the whole school community. The school is developing as a learning community where students, staff and parents are provided with the opportunity to extend competencies across all aspects of the curriculum and where self-esteem and self-discipline are fostered in students. The importance of a safe and healthy lifestyle and the recognised community core values and beliefs are emphasised. The school promotes sensitivity and tolerance for the attitudes and values of groups within the community through the peer support, English as another Language or Dialect, Chinese and Japanese community language programs.