Department of Education - Victoria

Eaglehawk North Primary School currently has a student population of 268 students, with upwards of a third attracting Equity Funding. Eaglehawk North's Student Family Occupation Index is 0.54 and the Student Family Occupation and Education Index is 0.4718. 

The student population is divided into three teaching and learning teams across the school and includes a Foundation- Grade two team, divided into two Foundation classrooms and three 1/2 classrooms, a Year 3-4 team of three classrooms and a Year 5-6 team of four classrooms.  

Specialist subjects in Visual Art, Auslan, Music and Physical Education is offered to all students in 2025. School facilities offer a library and computer lab and canteen. The school employs a part time learning tutor and speech therapist. We have a supportive Education Support Staff team with a mixture of full time and part time staff, who work in a variety of capacities including office staff, integration aides, library support, speech intervention and welfare.  We have an out of hours program run by the YMCA.

Our recent review provided us with key directions for our new Strategic Plan, with focuses in leadership and developing a whole school culture in core learning areas and wellbeing.  This included a shared understanding and delivery of Literacy and Numeracy instructional models, student voice and agency, consistent understanding and use of data through organised professional learning communities and effective communication of goals and school programs to the community.

Leadership of learning and clarity is important for the effectiveness of whole school culture. As a school we need to build the instructional leadership capabilities of staff to ensure role clarity and purpose for leaders. Further professional development around our instructional model through coaching and feedback, learning walks and further unpacking of the PLC matrix and model will build staff capabilities to collaboratively use data to inform explicit and differentiated teaching, goal setting, curriculum planning and teacher practice.

 

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.