Location ProfileElsternwick Primary School (EPS) prioritises a safe, supportive and inclusive environment fostering academic excellence, community engagement, and student wellbeing.
Anchored by our vision of high performance, EPS, situated in Brighton, Melbourne, has served a diverse community since 1888.
With 428 students across 19 classes, our values of Respect, Responsibility, Personal Excellence, and Curiosity underpin our school culture.
Our 2022-2025 Strategic Plan includes a focus on: every student achieving continuous learning growth; empowering students to be active agents in their learning; and strengthening the engagement and wellbeing of all students.
Our workforce composition included a Principal and Assistant Principal, a dedicated staff of 26 teachers, 8 Educational Support Staff, and 4 Literacy/Numeracy Tutors.
We focus on the needs of our International Students, maintaining a Student Family Occupation Education (SFOE) index of 0.0734 in 2023.
Our Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD) data identified 32% of students requiring varying levels of adjustment, with small percentages funded through the Program for Students with Disabilities (PSD) and the new Disability Inclusion Profile (DIP).
Selection CriteriaSC1 Demonstrated expert knowledge of the relevant curriculum.
Demonstrated ability to lead and manage the implementation of school priorities, and the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills across the curriculum.
SC2 Demonstrated ability to lead the planning and implementation of high impact teaching strategies that respond to student learning needs.
Demonstrated ability to support teachers to evaluate the impact of learning and teaching programs on student learning growth.
SC3 Demonstrated exemplary ability to monitor and assess student learning at a class, cohort or whole-school level and use this data to lead improvement initiatives.
Demonstrated ability to support others in using data to inform teaching practice and to provide feedback on student learning growth and achievement to students and parents.
SC4 Demonstrated exemplary interpersonal and leadership skills.
Demonstrated ability to lead collaborative relationships with students, colleagues, parents and the broader school community focused on student learning, agency, wellbeing and engagement.
SC5 Demonstrated ability to model behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department v
