Department of Education - Victoria

Rochester Primary school is located in the town of Rochester approximately 185 kilometres from the Melbourne. The school was founded in 1872. The school grounds include five main buildings with central open spaces, five separate adventure playgrounds, newly painted asphalt throughout, two basketball/netball courts, extensive lawn areas and an oval. Enrolments at the time of the review were approximately 158 students. Over the past four years, enrolments have fluctuated due to the flood and low kinder numbers. The school 2024 Student Family Occupation Education (SFOE) index was 0.577 and The Student Family Occupation (SFO) index was 0.5677.The staffing profile of Rochester Primary School included a Principal and Leading Teacher, 9.2 teachers, 2.4 full time equivalent Education Support (ES) staff and one office administration staff member. Support is provided to the school through School Support Officers including a Speech Therapist, Psychologist and Student Counsellor. The school continued to provide a comprehensive curriculum P-6 that was developed in line with the Victorian Curriculum Framework. In 2024/25, the school will continue to look through the wellbeing lens and to build on the achievements of recent years and steadily move forward under the strategic plan that continues to focus on supporting students to develop and enhance their Literacy skills and Numeracy Skills. As a school we will continue to focus on strengthening our links with our community, building teacher capacity, improving student outcomes, and developing future leaders for our society

 

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.