Welcome to Doncaster Primary School
SCHOOL PROFILE
Doncaster Primary School has a long and rich history dating back to the early 1860s, when the predominantly fruit-growing pioneers of the local rural district were concerned with providing for the educational needs of their children.
Today, the school meets the educational needs of a much more diverse urban area, with it’s student population drawn from the Doncaster, Templestowe, Bulleen & Box Hill, as well as suburbs further afield. The school is located in central Doncaster, on a large, attractively landscaped site of 2.63 hectares. The spaciousness of the grounds, along with the extensive views to the north of Melbourne, provides the school with a unique aspect in an urban environment.
The children at Doncaster Primary School are representative of 33 different cultural backgrounds. They provide our whole school community with enormous scope from which to draw many enriching opportunities and values inherent in such a multicultural population. ‘Aiming High’ for academic excellence – Quality education in a caring, dynamic, inclusive environment.
A priority for this next period in the school’s evolving history, is to improve consistency in planning and practice from Prep to Year 6. Literacy and Numeracy programs will be consolidated and documented to support the whole school programs. Programs at the school include, Student Leadership, Production, Camps, Incursion and Excursions, EAL, extension classes. We also celebrate a number of international, national and local events throughout the school year such as: International Children’s Day, Harmony Day, Book Week & Science Week etc.
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DPS SCHOOL VALUES
A whole school approach - The Living the Values Program – The Ways We Want to be Treated approach is unique to Doncaster Primary School, being developed by our educational professionals through expert consultation and informed research. This program underpins the culture of the whole school, instilling in children whenever they join us, the profound importance of having strong understandings and beliefs in the necessity of our guiding values; Determination Pride Success
The powerful language and ideals of this program permeate through the whole school and allow the development of socially aware and holistically educated children, best preparing them for the world into which they grow. At DPS, we place significant emphasis on establishing the values in every classroom from the start of the year. During the first two weeks of school, the entire school follows the ‘Living the Values’ curriculum.