Department of Education - Victoria

Ormond Primary School, established in 1891, is dedicated to fostering a nurturing and dynamic environment where every child is encouraged, challenged, and engaged in their learning journey. As a vibrant learning community, the school strives to instill a lifelong love of learning in every student, helping them to acquire valuable knowledge and skills for the future.

Located in the heart of Ormond, in the South East Victorian Region, Ormond Primary School is home to 324 students. The school is set amidst beautifully landscaped grounds and well-maintained facilities. Its facilities were further enhanced through the Building Education Revolution Program, culminating in a striking double-story building in 2010 that connects the original 1927 building, hall, and the 2000 building. The upgrade included the addition of a contemporary library, a dedicated performing arts area, and four flexible classrooms on the upper level. In the last few years, classrooms have been thoughtfully refurbished to include spacious breakout areas, a fully functional lift, and a state-of-the-art STEAM center, which seamlessly links to the Visual Arts room and opens to our outdoor garden beds and seating area.

The school has a leadership team that is comprised of the principal and assistant principal. A distributive leadership model is adopted with the School Improvement Team including a learning specialist and team leaders who further supports a skilled and diverse staff. Additionally, a dedicated team of educational support staff, such as a part-time business manager, a full-time office assistant, and a team of integration aides, contribute to the success of our students and further build our connected community. Our specialist programs include Performing Arts, Visual Arts, STEAM, and Health and Physical Education.

At Ormond Primary School, we are passionate about evidence-based teaching practices, cognitive science and enacting the Victorian Teaching and Learning Model 2.0. We are proud of our adoption and implementation of systematic synthetic phonics utlising PhOrMeS and embedding of novel studies. We are a strong connected team and through a whole school Professional Learning Community we place strong emphasis on learning together in all areas of the curriculum including wellbeing. We are starting our journey towards adopting a SWPBS School framework and want to ensure our whole community is supported and connected.

We are a smaller school with a big heart and high aspirations.

 

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.