Glendal Primary School, established in 1971, is situated on two and one half hectares of land in Glen Waverley. Glen Waverley is an eastern residential suburb of Melbourne, approximately twenty kilometres from the central business district. Students are drawn primarily from the neighbourhood area, with some families travelling from near-by suburbs to attend the school. New enrolments are currently limited to families living in the school zone, unless vacancies exist. The school has an enrolment of 885 students in 2024 The student population reflects the characteristics of the surrounding community with a diversity of backgrounds.
Facilities include an Administration Building housing a Conference Room, Community Room (our Mi Café where parents can meet), Health Centre and Staffroom. Other facilities include an Arts Centre, Library and Computer Lab and a Science building incorporating six classrooms and literacy spaces for Reading Recovery and English as an Additional Language (EAL) classes. A full-sized gymnasium and a Performing Arts Centre accommodate assemblies (separated into Junior, Middle and Senior), concerts and musical performances as well as music and physical education classes.
The 2024 staffing profile consists of 59 full time equivalent (FTE) teaching staff with a complementary support staff. Our Leadership Team comprises of a Principal, three Assistant Principals, two Leading Teachers and three Learning Specialists.
The school¿s curriculum framework incorporates the eight learning areas required by the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 , aligned with the new Victorian Curriculum and incorporating strong emphasis on Literacy and Numeracy. An integrated approach to learning is also aligned with the Victorian Curriculum incorporating the explicit teaching of thinking and problem-solving skills and a well-resourced digital technologies program.
In addition, a range of extra curricula and other opportunities are provided to students. These include specialist programs consisting of Physical Education and Sport, Music and Performing Arts, Visual Arts and two Languages Other Than English (Mandarin in Foundation to Year 6 and French in Years 5 and 6) and a specialist Science and Technology/Robotics program across the school.
Support and enrichment programs are offered including Science Talent Search, Competition Chess, Robotics, a wide range of sports, filmmaking, choir, Bollywood and Chinese dancing, Senior and Junior Band and Performing Arts productions.
The school has a Global Relations program that includes regular communication with Joint Environmental Mission sister schools in the USA (Pennsylvania and Hawaii). This program is an integral part of the school wide `Sustainability and the Environment¿ program. Exchange visits also occur with a sister school in Christchurch, New Zealand. Our LOTE programs have been supported by the option of language study in Noumea (French) and China (Mandarin). These programs are currently on hold due to COVID 19.
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