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Location Profile

Lalor North Primary School leads Victoria in Bilingual Education with two Bilingual Programs.

The Greek Bilingual Program was established in 1977 and the Macedonian Program was established in 1984.

Lalor North Primary School was established in 1971. The school is situated in the North Western Victoria Region and is a member of the Whittlesea Network of schools. The school population is made up of 350 students from diverse multicultural backgrounds which we embrace and celebrate. A comprehensive curriculum is offered from Prep to Year Six and is based on the Victorian Curriculum with emphasis on differentiation to meet all student learning needs.

Lalor North Primary School is especially unique as students are enrolled in one of the three curriculum programs: The Standard Curriculum Program, The Greek Bilingual Curriculum Program or The Macedonian Bilingual Curriculum Program. Lalor North Primary School leads Victoria in Bilingual Education. Our Greek Bilingual Program has been in operation since 1977 and is the oldest continually operating bilingual program in Victoria. Our Macedonian Bilingual Program began operation in 1984 and continues to operate at its highest ever enrolment. Both of our bilingual programs enjoy tremendous support from local communities as well as being internationally recognised by the governments of Greece and Northern Macedonia respectively.

Languages are a strength for every student at Lalor North Primary School. We have approximately 65% of our students with a language background other than English and there is a sense of pride in the …