Principal's  Report

Dear Parents and Friends of DPS,

I want to congratulate the students and staff for their efforts throughout Term 4. The DPS staff continue to provide such rich, meaningful learning experiences for our students, and students continue to embrace every moment. This was most evident throughout the Dance Curriculum, both in practise and on the day of the showcase. Each class performed with confidence and enthusiasm, meeting the very purpose of this learning experience. It was great to see so many parents get up and show the community their moves :)

On Friday 23 October we welcomed our newest members of the DPS family, the 2027 Prep students, for their first transition. 

On Monday 26 October we held the much-anticipated Colour Run which was an absolute success. We cannot thank our community enough for their support, raising over $23,000.

Staff made the most of the Curriculum Day on Monday 2 November, dedicating this time to report writing. Throughout the term, teachers spend time gathering data, assessing and providing feedback to students for improvement. So much time goes in to writing reports and we look forward to sharing these with you at the end of the year. 

Planning for 2027

This term we are making plans for teacher and student placements/classes in 2027.  Class placement is a complex process involving a range of factors and allocations will not be finalised until later this term. At this stage, we will have 24 classes next year.

I invite parents to put in writing any information about their child/ren that they want considered by our staff as they go about forming our classrooms for 2027 by 4pm on November 13. The information you provide should focus on your child’s needs (whether they be academic, medical, physical, emotional or social). Please note, requests for particular teachers will not be considered as the best interests of all of the students and the effective management of the school must be taken into account.

As you may understand, the allocation of children to new classes is a very complex task and one that requires patience and a great deal of consideration, discussion and thought. During this process, changes and adjustments are made over several weeks. Each change may trigger a chain reaction of other changes.  When classes are formed and staffing finalised, teachers are then allocated to classes.

The process for placing students into classes is based on the considerations above, teaching and leadership teams meet through the term to establish classes for the following school year.

I thank you for your trust, patience and understanding of this complex process.

We look forward to many more exciting things happening at DPS in Term 4, in particular our End of Year Concert (Monday 7 December) where student will perform both Christmas classics and another songs. More details to come out via Compass.

Determination      Pride     Success

Jarod Ryan

Principal