Port Macquarie will host the first non-metropolitan meeting of the board of the NSW Education Standards Authority.
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The two day meeting starts on Monday May 21 with a visit to Newman Senior Technical College.
The board will also meet with educators, chamber of commerce representatives and other key stakeholders.
Chair Tom Alegounarias said the visit will help the board better understand regional variations when considering policies.
"During this visit - the first meeting the board has held outside Sydney - we will meet with educators, local business and community members," he said.
"The board wants to get a feel for the breadth and perspective that exists in regional centres such as Port Macquarie and the areas around it.
"This will help the board when we consider policies; there is not one view across the state, it is always good to understand the great variations that exist even within regions.
"This visit is about recognising and connecting with our regional centres."
The board chair said some 20 people will be involved in the visit.
Mr Alegounarias said the board was responsible for the implementing of education policy and the visit would allow it to follow up and hear the views of local stakeholders.
"We implement and take direction from government but we also offer advice to the government on issues such as the Higher School Certificate and NAPLAN.
The board and the government are always looking to improvements for areas under our auspices.
- Tom Alegounarias
"The board, and the government, are always looking to improvements for areas under our auspices.
"However good NAPLAN is, it is always our responsibility to foster improvements in all areas of our responsibility."
The board chair also pointed to the growth of smaller, niche schools as a reflection of the great range of cultural perspectives within families across the state and nationally.
"Families are always looking to capture a particular perspective for their children," he said. "And schools reflect this range of perspectives.
"Government schooling is far and away the largest provider (of education) and is based on the principle of inclusion; on everyone being able to access and do well with a government school.
"Our job is to ensure that the community and the parents have confidence that the curriculum will be met and maintained," he said.
Mr Alegounarias said the Port Macquarie visit will be the catalyst for future board meetings outside Sydney.
The NSW Education Standards Authority board is responsible for the design of all curriculum for schools across all sectors.
