Classroom Teacher
Employment
Part time, Permanent
Subject
General Teaching
Sector
Government
Teaching level
Primary
Closing date
3 September 2026
Posted 24 Aug 2026
Details look wrong? Report an errorAbout Pakenham Primary School
School type
Co-educational
Year range
Prep-6
School staff (FTE)
43.3
28.8 teaching · 14.5 non-teaching
Students per teacher
14.6:1
teaching FTE basis
Total enrolments
420
Indigenous students
2%
Language other than English
29%
Girls vs boys
221 girls · 199 boys
Socio-educational background
Around the Australian average
Source: ACARA My School data
Role description
Location Profile
Pakenham Primary School¿s vision is to create an inclusive school environment that empowers students to achieve their personal best socially, emotionally and academically. Our purpose is to create a learning environment where all students take responsibility for their learning in order to reach their personal best. We provide each student with the academic, social and emotional skills to become lifelong learners and successful participants in society. We aim to create an inclusive, positive and supportive learning environment reflecting a personalised approach to education.
Pakenham Primary School is centred in a rapidly growing area in the South-East growth corridor. The school will work in partnership with the local community to provide authentic learning opportunities for all students.
Pakenham Primary School opened in 2019 as was built to accommodate 475 primary school students. The school represents an innovative, collaborative and contemporary approach to education.
The school has two Learning Communities that have been architecturally designed to allow for a flexible learning space catering for a range of teaching and learning styles. Each Learning Community will house over 200 students and are designed to incorporate learning activities including Art, STEM, independent learning and flexible group work.
The Learning Communities create collaborative interior and exterior spaces providing rich and diverse learning environments. They include a number of physically enclosed and acoustically separate spaces. The intent is to create choice by providing multiple…