Department of Education - Victoria

Banyule Primary School is in Rosanna, Victoria.

Our vision is to have an inclusive and caring community, working together to enable all students to thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. Our values are: Respect, Responsibility, Care and compassion and Doing your best. These values form the basis for social expectations throughout the school. We also have four learner values that underpin our teaching philosophy: Mistake Makers, Effort Generators, Curious Creatures and Feedback Seekers. Together, these eight `values' help us to create a positive culture where learning and wellbeing are embraced.   We place a great emphasis on student welfare and wellbeing, with all staff working to ensure our students are equipped with the skills for academic, personal and social growth.

In 2025 our enrolment number is 619 with 28 classes.  The staffing profile comprises of 32.2 fulltime equivalent Range 2 teachers and 4.4 equivalent Range 1 teachers. There are 8.4 full-time equivalent Education Support personnel which includes classroom integration, office administration, maintenance and first aid staff. The leadership profile consists of one Principal, two Assistant Principals, two Learning Specialists and one Leading Teacher. The leadership team is focussed on school improvement and together this team is responsible for leading change and improvement to achieve school goals and targets.

Specialist subjects include Physical Education, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, (STEAM for P-2), and Languages-Mandarin. 

The school site is well appointed; our facilities include both new and refurbished classrooms, a competition sized gymnasium, synthetic turf oval, a large outdoor shelter, shaded seating areas and well-equipped classrooms.

The parent community, including School Council, is positive and supportive. Together, we work in partnership to ensure the best possible outcomes and learning environment is maintained.

 

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.