Location ProfileMentone Primary School is situated in the residential beachside suburb of Mentone in the local government area of the City of Kingston on Bunurong Country.
Mentone PS has been educating local children since 1889 and with 135 years of serving the local community's learning needs, we have developed a strong sense of tradition and values.`Mentone Primary School aspires to foster a vibrant community where every student thrives academically, socially and emotionally.
By nurturing meaningful connections that embrace the rich diversity of our students' cultural backgrounds, individual needs and unique abilities, we aim to empower them with the knowledge, skills and dispositions to shape the world around them.'Our school's agreed values include being Respectful, being Honest, being a Team Player, being Friendly and being Caring.At Mentone PS we provide students with a broad range of excellent learning programs designed, developed and evaluated consistently by leadership and the staff professional learning teams within the school.
All staff work collectively and collaboratively in Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) to design, develop and refine exciting and flexible learning experiences.
These learning experiences are created to meet individual needs and challenge all students.We have a diverse range of Literacy and Numeracy programs supporting the improvement of individual student's levels of achievement, alongside quality learning programs delivered through an integrated and inquiry approach to learning in all other curriculum areas.
The school curriculum is further enhanced through specialist program consisting of Auslan, Library, Physical Education, STEM and Visual Arts.
In addition, the school has a strong focus on sustainability and student leadership enabling students to become environmentally aware and socially competent.
We have a strong commitment to the development and integration of technologies across the school curriculum providing excellent access at every level to flexible use of devices to complement learning programs.
Mentone Primary School proudly promotes an inclusive learning environment.
We have a number of students with a Disability Inclusion Profile (Tier 3), who are well supported by a collaborative team of teachers and education support staff.
Tier 2 funding ensures students with additional needs are catered for through a variety of targeted i