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Location Profile

Yarra Junction Primary School is located on the Warburton Highway, 65 kilometres east of the Melbourne GPO, in the scenic rural township of Yarra Junction. The school was established in 1894 and the staff take pride in the active role that our great school plays in the local community. Student numbers are around 220.

• School Family Occupation (SFO) density is between 0.45-0.55.
• There are only a small number of students from a language background other than English or from an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island background.

Yarra Junction Primary School Staffing profile is a Principal and a distributive leadership model. We have 10 multi age classrooms taught by knowledgeable and passionate teaching staff who do whatever it takes to promote our students learning growth. Staff work collaboratively to plan lessons and engage regularly in professional learning.

We have a positive school culture that we are all committed to nurturing. We have an active school council and school consultative committee that work together proactively to ensure decisions are made for our school informed by our student, staff and parents perspectives considered.

In addition there are two business managers and a wellbeing coordinator.  Education Support staff support students enrolled under the program for students with disabilities.

The school offers a wide range of learning experiences including programs in the the arts, library, physical education and community studies. Extra curricula programs include snow program, school camps for grades 1-6, music tuition, incursions and community even…