Principal's Report
Leasyl Richards (Acting)
1st August 2025
NAPLAN
NAPLAN results for students in Years 3 and 5 were sent home last week. We are proud to share that our school has once again achieved outstanding results, consistent with the strong performance we’ve maintained over recent years.
Congratulations to all our Year 3 and Year 5 students on their excellent efforts. A huge thank you to our dedicated teachers for their continued commitment to high-quality teaching and learning. These results are a testament to the effective programs and practices in place at WHPS.
We also extend our sincere thanks to our parents for their ongoing support of our school community.
A summary of the results is below compared to other network primary schools which are in the Monash and Manningham council areas. Schools in these areas share many of the similar demographics and socio-economic status as WHPS. State comparison is not available yet.
Student results in NAPLAN are reported as 4 areas
Excelling, Strong, Developing, Needs Attention.
The results below show the percentage of students who are strong or exceeding.
Year 3 NAPLAN results 2025
| % of students Exceeding or Strong | WHPS | Network schools |
| Reading | 96% | 86% |
| Writing | 98% | 92% |
| Grammar and Punctuation | 90% | 78% |
| Spelling | 96% | 83% |
| Numeracy | 92% | 86% |
Year 5 NAPLAN results 2025
| % of students Exceeding or Strong | WHPS | Network schools |
| Reading | 97% | 88% |
| Writing | 98% | 88% |
| Grammar and Punctuation | 95% | 83% |
| Spelling | 96% | 85% |
| Numeracy | 99% | 89% |
Start of Term Reminders
As we start another term please be reminded of the following:
School Hours
School starts at 8:50am. Please ensure your children are here at school by then. Starting at this time enables your child to settle into class and prepare for the first lesson at 9am. The school yard is supervised from 8:40am and after school till 3:45pm. If any students are present in the yard after this time they will be taken up to the office and their parents are called to collect them.
Parking
Please follow the parking restrictions and speed limits around the school. Be patient with other drivers and ALWAYS be aware of students and parents on the roads around school. Do not park or walk through the school car park.
Uniform
We have a great looking uniform at WHPS we should all be proud off. Your support in sending children in the correct uniform is appreciated as it creates a sense of school pride and belonging. Uniform issues we often notice include children in black pants or other coloured pants (not navy blue) and odd coloured jumpers or jackets. Our correct uniform is outlined below via the PSW site:
https://www.psw.com.au/schools/wheelers-hill-primary-school.html
Prep Places 2026
Prep places for 2026 were offered this week. Thank you to all families who have siblings at school that have accepted their offer. As per the Department of Educations placement policy, children who have siblings at school are guaranteed a place. However, you are still required to accept the place. This is done in the Vic Student Portal. To complete the acceptance you will be required to complete an enrolment form for your child. We request, if you have not yet done this that you do this as soon as possible so we can confirm our Prep 2026 numbers.
Nude Food
A reminder that we are a 5-Star Sustainable School and we ask for parent support to reduce the packaging coming into school. Our Nude Food results have dropped considerably in the last few weeks and we ask for your assistance with being thoughtful when packing your lunchboxes.
| NUDE FOOD RESULTS – TERM 3 Week 1 | NUDE FOOD RESULTS – TERM 3 Week 2 | |
| 100% Nude Food lunchboxes | 1DP 1MC 4MP | 3BC |
| 96% Nude Food lunchboxes | 3BC 3VB 6LV | 6LV |
| 95% Nude Food lunchboxes | 1MC | |
| TOTAL Nude Food average for WHPS | 86% | 86% |
Tree Planting Day
This week we have been gardening and adding some new plants to the friendship garden. Thank you Mrs Bartleton for overseeing this and to the Wheelers Hill Lions Club for coming to help us out.
