More than 530 students dashed and dodged teachers armed with multi-colour powder at the school oval in Port Macquarie on December 16.

Year two teacher and organiser Natalie Stewart said the annual fundraiser for the school has already raised around $20,000 after it was initially scheduled to be held on November 21.

"It had be re-scheduled due to the bushfires and the smoke from them," she said.

"We thought we would instead hold it in the last week of school as a celebration for the end of the year."

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