DEEPDENE PRIMARY SCHOOL Competitors

Yarra Valley Grammar overlooks the Yarra Valley and picturesque Dandenong Ranges. Our students excel under the guidance of great teachers who love what they do and seek to inspire them to strive for excellence. The School offers an extensive range of contemporary opportunities and sets high standards of performance, encouraging all students to achieve their personal best. Great teachers are able to vary the way they teach to suit the way each student learns. This takes patience, flexibility and the ability to see things from the students’ perspective. Yarra Valley Grammar’s team of teachers know their material, love their subjects and love to teach. They have a genuine interest in getting to know their students, so they can teach them effectively, encourage them to achieve their best, identify issues or problems, and care for their welfare. Yarra Valley Grammar’s broad curriculum is responsive to individual student needs, with extra opportunities for enrichment and support. Key Learning Areas include Art and Design, Business Studies, Design and Technology, English, Health and Physical Education, Humanities, ICT, Languages, Mathematics, Outdoor Education and Science. A unique aspect of Yarra Valley Grammar is its spacious grounds and extensive onsite playing fields, superior facilities for music, drama and dance within the School’s Performing Arts Centre and Music School and the School’s internationally acclaimed Hearing Unit has a high-tech facility onsite.

Camberwell Primary School is an innovative English French immersion school committed to providing an outstanding education in an inclusive, caring and supportive learning environment. Having become a bilingual school in 1991, the school was admitted to the Bilingual Programs Project in mid 1997 which provides additional funding to our school. In 2014 Camberwell Primary School became one of only two schools in Australia that have been awarded the "LabelFrancducation" seal. This award, bestowed by the French Government, recognised our immersion teaching and learning as being of a exceptional quality. A focus on personalised learning in a rich, engaging environment is our core purpose. With a strong emphasis on developing students' skills in French and English literacy, numeracy and ICT, Camberwell Primary School recognises the all pervasive importance of student wellbeing. Programs at CPS which support our students' development include Kidsmatter, Positive Psychology, Smiling Minds (a mindfulness initiative), eSmart and restorative practice. Specialist programs operate in Music, Visual Arts, Science, Dance and Physical Education. Ensuring our citizens of the future are confident, connected, creative problem solvers, risk takers and connected learners, Camberwell Primary School provides a digital rich learning environment. Students benefit from a 1:1 iPad program from Years 2-6, with significant device ratios for students in Foundation and Year 1. The school enjoys the benefits of an informed and involved community with a high level of participation through School Council, the Parents' Association, Class Coordinators and events such as our annual French Fete. Opened in 1867, the school retains the Victorian frontage whilst on-going enrolment demands have led to the melding of heritage structures with modern buildings. The student population is approximately 580.