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Location Profile

Bridgewood Primary School and Integrated Child and Family Centre opened in January 2018.  Located in the Cardinia Shire, this new school provides for families within Pakenham and Officer, including emerging estates within the south east growth corridor.  Bridgewood complements the overall Officer Education Precinct, located adjacent to the site shared by Officer Secondary College and Officer Specialist School.

Through strong local governance and partnership, Cardinia Shire agreed to contribute land (0.4ha) and a $3 million capital investment towards this facility, to build and deliver a fully integrated child and family centre within the school setting. The Shire contracted Early Childhood Management Services to manage and deliver the kindergarten services.  The early learning spaces are within the same building as the Foundation learning space, facilitating full integration of early learning and primary schooling. There is shared planning space for Kindergarten and Foundation staff, supporting professionals to collaborate and deliver enhanced learning, development and wellbeing opportunities for every child and family.

Bridgewood Primary School caters for Foundation to Year 6 students housed in four Learning Communities. The school is designed for a long-term enrolment in excess of 450 students with a peak enrolment of approximately 900. Current 2025 F-6 enrolments are 570.  The Integrated Child and Family Centre comprises two Kindergarten rooms (three and four year old kindergartens) and a community space along with consulting rooms for Maternal and Child He…