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Location Profile

Westbreen Primary School, situated in the northern suburbs on the border of Pascoe Vale and Glenroy, has provided education to the local community since being established in 1923. Westbreen¿s core purpose is to offer a caring learning environment for all students. Students are proud of their environment; they recognise responsibility for their learning and are actively involved in the life of the school. Enrolments are primarily drawn from the Glenroy and Pascoe Vale suburbs. The learning environment is situated in spacious, well-maintained grounds, providing for a wholistic positive learning environment. The spacious grounds contain an oval, two basketball/netball courts, a number of bat tennis courts and three playground areas. Many native trees and purpose-built shade areas provide protected areas.

The school has a student population of 415 and the Student Family Occupation Education index is .29, with a Student Family Occupation index of .2975. This places the school in the "Low - Medium" band.

Staff at Westbreen Primary work collaboratively in Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) to provide learning programs in accordance with the Victorian Curriculum. The Early Years (Foundation - Year 2) program is supported by the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework. Instructional models are used to support program planning, to inform conversations and to guide the observation, critique, and reflection of classroom practice. We strive to develop all students¿ capacity as learners through our commitment to teaching excellence and differentiating…