Leadership
Dear parents and carers,
Preliminary work on the school upgrade and modernisation project commenced this week with the installation of temporary fencing. Construction is set to begin in the coming days and forecast for completion in Term 4 2026. The Victorian Schools Building Authority (VSBA) has released internal and external views of the new community hub and views of the new building’s entrance and courtyard (see below and on the VSBA website: Thornbury Primary School | schoolbuildings.vic.gov.au)
Work over the next three weeks will include:
- Construction site establishment and installation of site sheds
- Commencement of the transformation of the multi-purpose room into the new Art room
- Demolition of the bike shed and adjacent playground and associated ground works
- Piling work for foundations of the Community hub
Semester One Academic Reports released on Friday, July 4th 2025.
The Department of Education requires schools to provide a written academic (print or digital) student report at least twice a year to the parents/carers of each child enrolled at the school.
Semester Academic Reports provide students, teachers and parents/carers with a clear and concise picture of a student’s achievement and progress at a point in time.
This year our semester reporting format will look a little different to previous years due to the introduction of the Victorian Curriculum Mathematics 2.0.
The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) recently published its revised Victorian Curriculum Mathematics 2.0 Version. All Victorian government schools started using the Victorian Curriculum Mathematics 2.0 in 2024 or 2025.
Under the Victorian Curriculum Mathematics 2.0, your child’s teacher will report against the achievement standard as a whole, providing a single score.
As the achievement standards reported on have changed, the first time you receive a report under the Victorian Curriculum Mathematics 2.0, it will only show achievement (black dot) and not progress (dotted line). For all reports after this, progress will be shown against the single achievement standard.
The VCAA made these changes to help teachers plan their teaching and learning programs in mathematics, giving them more flexibility to support students to link ideas within mathematics and also with other curriculum areas. Additionally, the changes highlight that the Victorian Government expects more from the learning area of Mathematics - the new curriculum is more challenging, in multiple areas.
There are many differences in the old Mathematics curriculum compared to the new Victorian Curriculum Mathematics 2.0, so your child’s attainment from previous years can’t be compared, as the curriculum targets and expectations have changed.
A child's placement (black dot) on the report reflects where they stand according to the latest curriculum requirements in Mathematics.
Parent/Carer Interviews Next Term
In the second week of Term 3, we will be hosting parent / carer conferences with teachers.
Student Led Conferences Years 3 - 6 – MONDAY 28 JULY
These meetings are an opportunity for students, with the support of their teachers, to celebrate their learning from Semester 1, as well as talk about goals for Semester 2.
Parent / Teacher Interviews Years Prep to 2 – THURSDAY 31 JULY
These meetings are an opportunity for parents and carers to discuss academic, social and emotional progress of their child with their teacher and to set goals for Semester 2. These interviews will occur without the children.
Bookings for both the Student Led Conferences, as well as the Parent / Teacher Interviews, will be open on Compass on Tuesday, 22nd of July.