Alma Public School is a preschool to year 6 school located in the southern part of Broken Hill. The school draws students from a range of backgrounds from the local community with approximately 13% being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent. The school community is committed to providing and supporting a quality teaching and learning environment where students are immersed in a range of Key Learning Areas (KLAs) as well as a positive and stable welfare system. Additional resources are accessed through Broken Hill District schools programs such as Count Me In Too (maths) and state-wide initiatives including the Disadvantaged Schools Program. The school has a well maintained physical environment and is utilised by the local community through the use of facilities for out of school activities.