Mount View Primary School Competitors

At Essendon Primary School, our vision is focused on providing high quality, challenging educational programs that meet the needs of all our students. We operate within a strong framework of values and behaviours based on respect, trust and collaboration. The school atmosphere at Essendon Primary is supportive and friendly, where education is an enjoyable experience. Essendon aims to develop in students an ability to maximise their potential in all area of development. Through our emphasis on Habits of Mind we encourage our students to function independently and cooperatively within the community. Dedicated staff adopt a flexible approach to teaching and learning with emphasis on integrated curriculum/thinking curriculum. The school has been organised to maintain a stable structure from year to year, dependent upon numbers. There are straight Prep classes with all other classes being composite. Students have the opportunity to participate in a broad range of programs that not only support their classroom programs but also allow them to have an enriched experience throughout their years at Essendon Primary School. A before and after school program operates within the school run by the YMCA. There are specialist Art, Music and LOTE (Japanese) classes, with formal LOTE beginning in grade 3. Computers are used in the classrooms to support classroom programs and the library has a small bank of computers. The school has had a strong Arts focus incorporating drama, music, dance and visual art, involving the whole school community. Until the end of 2005 the school provided a comprehensive instrumental music program, incorporating instruments such as keyboard, guitar, woodwind, brass, percussion and voice. The program has been outsourced for 2006, with about 180 students involved. The school community successfully worked with Moonee Valley Council to have part of Nicholson Street closed to claim land which increased the oval area of the school. The school has an adventure playground area covered by a shade sail. This ...

Bonbeach Primary School was established in 1958 in the City of Kingston, 35 kilometres south-east of Melbourne. Bonbeach Primary School and Preschool is unique in the area having a Pre-school on the same site as the school providing 3 and 4 year old programs through to Year 6. Every year is exciting as new students commence their time with us at the Pre-school or primary school. Enrolments this year have increased at both the primary school and preschool. There are currently 307 students at the Primary School. There are waiting lists for both 3 Year old and 4 Year old programs at the Pre-school. There are more housing development projects near the school that are bringing more families to our community. Community participation is emphasised and encouraged in all activities at Bonbeach. It is a feature of our school. We have a very active parent group with School Council, Parents and Friends and parent volunteers involved in assisting in the classrooms, operating the canteen, developing our grounds and buildings and supporting the school. The Strategic Plan developed in 2010 identified the following goals for the school: To improve student achievement in English and Mathematics To improve student learning outcomes through further development of teaching strategies and programs throughout the school. To increase students' independence as personal learners To ensure transition from preschool to school and school to secondary college will be supportive, encouraging and accommodating for both students and families. The school is working to continually improve its outcomes in these areas. A review of our strategic plan and directions will occur this year. The school structure is co-educational and based largely on composite grades with a great deal of co-operative planning and interaction among all grades and sections. Our excellent core curriculum programs focus on developing individual student abilities in Literacy, Mathematics and Social Skills as cornerstones to success in all curriculum areas and society. They ...