School Context


School Context

Dandenong North Primary School, was established in 1954 and is situated in the suburb of Dandenong. The school enjoys a long-standing reputation as a family-friendly and academically successful school. School facilities have over time transitioned into 21st Century learning spaces and provide a wonderful environment for the 800+ students, including the development of a full-size gymnasium. Our school grounds include four fully equipped playgrounds including a Year 5/6 Ninja Warrior course, a sheltered outdoor sports area, a large synthetic soccer field and a large agora area for students to play. All of these spaces and school facilities, are meticulously maintained to a high standard.

 

Dandenong North Primary School proudly serves our culturally diverse community. Our wonderful and vibrant students come from a wide range of cultural backgrounds and provides a model for the Australian society of how diversity can deliver a fantastic team and family approach to learning.

 

Our school is provided with the resources that allow us to offer an ideal mix of programs that include: Physical Education, Art, Library, Information & Communication Technology and English as an Additional Language classes.  We are also in a position to provide extensive intervention programs for students who require additional support in the key areas of reading and mathematics.

 

Our school prides itself on the successful development of a family feeling and atmosphere among the students and staff.  We believe that when students feel happy and relaxed, as they do at “home”, they will be able to make the most of every available learning opportunity. We strive to give students and their families a strong sense of belonging to a very large family! All of our staff believe in the school philosophy of “treating children as if they were our own”, and a tour through the school is all it takes to experience the feeling of our positive and supportive atmosphere.

 

We are highly fortunate to have a team of highly skilled, capable and experienced teachers and support staff working together as a committed team to ensure that every child can achieve.

 

Our school has a consistent record of achieving strong academic outcomes, reflecting the high quality of teaching and the programs that we deliver in core curriculum areas. We know and understand that children need to develop a strong foundation in Literacy and Numeracy to guarantee lifelong learning success.

 

Our School Council and Staff are absolutely committed to delivering an environment where students will be encouraged to be totally engaged in learning, fearless in expressing their creativity and confident in pursuing their personal goals. We want them to grow and develop as happy, independent, confident and resilient young people who will be in the best possible position when they leave us to make the most of the next phase of their education and life journeys.