Department of Education - Victoria

Thornhill Park Primary School was established in 2023 and is located in the suburb of Thornhill Park approximately 40 kilometres west of Melbourne. Our school currently has capacity for 800 students and caters for students from Years Prep to 6. Our enrolments are around 750, with a growth of up to 900 students expected by 2026. The grounds sit alongside a new creek installation in the Thornhill Park Estate and is surrounded by many new houses, bike paths and open park spaces. The school community is culturally diverse with many families coming from a language background other than English.  We provide a strong culture of inclusion and have established a supportive environment for all students. 

 

Our staff have a range of experience and work in teams to provide differentiated programs for all students.  We value the on going development of a strong culture and continue to build a team of people who have students at the centre of their decision making and strive to make an impact.  We offer a curriculum based on building strong foundations in Literacy and Numeracy, whilst providing students with a range of real-life and problem-based experiences. Our teaching spaces also enable us to have a Specialist hub consisting of Physical Education, Food Tech, STEM, Visual and Performing Arts and Auslan.  Our learning environments provide opportunities for students to explore their curiosity and develop as 21st Century citizens.

Thornhill Park Primary Schools vision is to ensure;  

• Our students are happy, empowered, curious and resilient learners  
• Our curriculum is challenging, engaging, inclusive and relevant and supports each student in achieving their full potential  
• Our staff are committed to providing high quality curriculum and a caring, inclusive classroom environment 
• Our environment is welcoming, social, safe, positive and stimulating and encourages our students and staff to learn, develop and achieve success  
• Our school community is committed to an ever developing, positive, supportive and collaborative partnership between home, school and the community 

Our school values are Respect, Integrity, Persistence and Wellbeing.

• We display respect in all aspects of our school lives from the way we interact with each other to the way we treat our environment.   
• We have integrity by always striving to do our best at school and ensuring we are honest and trustworthy citizens. 
• We are persistent in challenging situations and always trying to give our very best.  Being persistent enables our community to acknowledge that it is okay to make mistakes as this helps us to learn and to strive for excellence. 

We value wellbeing for all members of the community.  We strive for people to be at their best when at school, so we endeavour to differentiate our approach to ensure we are inclusive and provide support for all students and staff.  We recognise that optimal learning occurs when students are happy and healthy. 

 

SC1    Demonstrated knowledge of the relevant curriculum, including the capacity to incorporate the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills. Demonstrated capacity to respond to student learning needs.

SC2    Demonstrated capacity to implement high impact teaching strategies, guided by how students learn, and evaluate the impact of learning and teaching programs on student learning growth. 

SC3    Demonstrated capacity to monitor and assess student learning. Demonstrated capacity to use data to inform teaching practice and to provide feedback on student learning growth and achievement to students and parents.

SC4    Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated capacity to establish and maintain collaborative relationships with students, parents, colleagues and the broader school community to support student learning, wellbeing and engagement.    

SC5    Demonstrated behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values. Demonstrated capacity to reflect upon practice and engage in professional learning to continually improve the quality of teaching.