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Location Profile

Lucknow Primary School is located in the Eastwood estate of Bairnsdale, East Gippsland Victoria.

Bairnsdale is the gateway to the natural beauties of East Gippsland and is set on the banks of the Mitchell River, 285 kilometers east of Melbourne.

Lucknow Primary School was established in 1873 and moved from Great Alpine Rd Lucknow to its current site at Balmoral Crescent Eastwood, in 2003.

The move to the new site north of The Great Alpine Rd was in response to the growing development of Eastwood and the need for expanded school grounds and facilities.

The building of the new school coincided with significant growth in student numbers. 

The current school enrolment is 542.

The school¿s motto ¿Proud Past - Exciting Future¿ encapsulates how the school community welcomes and embraces future challenges in the context of its rich traditions.

Our school vision is to provide a ¿welcoming community which values learning through shared responsibility¿ and to ¿develop a caring environment in which we nurture confident, creative and resilient individuals who aspire to be the best they can¿.

At Lucknow PS we use a School Wide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS) approach to teach and emphasis our school values of Respect, Inclusiveness and Resilience.

SWPBS focuses on teaching and reinforcing positive behaviours to build a safe, supportive and positive learning environment.

Our purpose is to inspire children to achieve their full potential by developing:

• A culture of learning based on positive relationships between students, staff, parents and the wider community.
• A core knowledge …