School Information
General Office
Office: 8:15 am - 4:45 pm
Telephone: 9370 6875 / 9375 1197
FAX: 9370 1909
Sandra Monaghan Business Manager
Sharyn Reinke Administration Officer
Emily Fraser-Ison Administration Trainee
Connecting with us
Email:
moonee.ponds.west.ps@education.vic.gov.au
Website:
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/Mpwps/
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/mpwpsofficial?lang=en
Leadership Team
Principal
Jarrod Sutton
Assistant Principal
Anna Gbikpi-Benissan
Business Operations Manager
Sandra Monaghan
Student Absences
If your child is absent from school (including illness and appointment), it is necessary to inform the school. This can be done via the COMPASS parent portal and the school absence telephone line.
If your child is sick it is advisable to not send your child to school. Continual absence may require a medical certificate.
2026 Term Dates
Term 1: Tuesday 27th January - Thursday 2nd April (school finish time 2:30pm)
- Thursday 29th January Commences for Years 1-6
- Testing for Foundation students until Monday 2nd February
- Tuesday 3rd February school commences for Foundation Students
#Please note that Tuesday 27th and Wednesday 28th January are Curriculum Days.
Term 2: Monday 20th April to Friday 26th June
(school finish time 2:30pm)
Term 3: Monday 13th July to Friday 18th September (school finish time 2:30pm)
Term 4: Monday 5th October to Friday 18th December (early finish time 1.30pm)
CURRICULUM DAYS 2026
Term 1: Tuesday 27th January and Wednesday 28th January
Term 2: Friday 22nd May
Term 3: Friday 31st July
Term 4: Monday 2nd November
School Hours
The school day is arranged so that students can have a maximised learning time balanced with active outside activity.
Our school hours are:
8.50am - 3.30pm
The general school day is organised into the following sessions:-
8:50am - 9:00am teachers and students prepare for the day.
9:00am - 11:00am 1st session
11:10am - 12.00pm Lunch
12.00pm - 2.00pm 2nd session
2.00pm - 2:30pm Recess
2:30pm - 3:30pm 3rd session
3.30pm - Dismissal
School Dismissal Process
Are you picking up your child early?
Moonee Ponds West Primary School Early
Dismissal Process
This process is designed to avoid interruption to our student learning.
Parent/Carer Informs Classroom Teacher
And/or The General Office
(via COMPASS, note, verbal, or email)
Collection For Early Dismissal Can Not Be During the Following times:
Lunch: 11.10am -12.00pm
Recess: 2.00pm– 2.30pm
Student Comes To The General Office and is
Electronically Signed Out
(due to Child Safe requirements no classroom pickup)
Student Is Dismissed Into The Care Of The
Parent Or Designated Adult.
Before and After School Care
At MPW before and after school care is provided by Camp Australia. The service operates 7.00 - 8.45 am in the morning and 3.30 to 6.30 pm afternoons. Camp Australia can be contacted on 1300 105 343.
To enrol your child please go to www.campaustralia.com.au
Lunch Orders
Lunch Orders at MPW are supplied by Darling St Espresso. Lunch orders are currently available Wednesday to Friday. The lunch order menu is available from the Office or our website. https://www.mooneewestps.vic.edu.au/page/227/Lunch-Orders
School Uniform
School Uniform is available from Lowes at Westfield Shopping Centre, Airport West or online at http://www.lowes.com.au/campuscategories.aspx?depid=764. We also have a supply of pre loved uniform available for purchase from the Administration Office.
Lost Property
We have a significant amount of unnamed clothing regularly donated to charity. You can reduce this by:
Labelling everything that comes to school (a simple sharpie does the trick).
Thank you to all those that are already in the habit of labelling and checking lost property (located in the gym). It makes our volunteers job much easier.
School uniforms tend to be well labelled and easy to return. A quick reminder that pre-loved uniforms can be be purchased from the office.
Top offenders in lost property are:
- casual clothing, particularly larger sizes
- hats
- drink bottles
- lunch boxes
Please consider the drain on our resources every time these items are replaced. Label and check regularly.
When is unnamed lost property cleared and donated to charity?
- Last Friday of every month
Where is lost property?
In the Gym on the right hand side, as you walk in.