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Location Profile School Profile Lucknow Primary School is located in the Eastwood estate of Bairnsdale, East Gippsland Victoria. Bairnsdale is the gateway to the natural beauties of East Gippsland and is set on the banks of the Mitchell River, 285 kilometers east of Melbourne. Lucknow Primary School was established in 1873 and moved from Great Alpine Rd Lucknow, to its current site at Balmoral Crescent Eastwood, in 2003. The move to the new site north of The Great Alpine Rd was in response to the growing development of Eastwood and the need for expanded school grounds and facilities. The building of the new school coincided with significant growth in student numbers. The current school enrolment is 540. The school¿s motto ¿Proud Past - Exciting Future¿ encapsulates how the school community welcomes and embraces future challenges in the context of its rich traditions. Our school vision is to provide a ¿welcoming community which values learning through shared responsibility¿ and to ¿develop a caring environment in which we nurture confident, creative and resilient individuals who aspire to be the best they can¿. At Lucknow PS we emphasise the values of respect, care, honesty, inclusiveness and commitment, and have a core set of positive behaviour beliefs that are the minimum expected standard of behaviour for all in our school community. In our learning and play at Lucknow Primary School we: Respect and consider the feelings of others Care for our shared environment Help each other make good choices Value different ways of thinking and being May treat people differently to treat them fairly Bounce back when times are tough Thrive to be the best we can be Our purpose is to inspire children to achieve their full potential by developing: