Classroom Teacher
Employment
Full time, Fixed term
Subject
General Teaching
Sector
Government
Teaching level
Primary
Closing date
2 September 2026
Posted 24 Aug 2026
Details look wrong? Report an errorAbout Dandenong South Primary School
School type
Co-educational
Year range
Prep-6
School staff (FTE)
68.7
45.3 teaching · 23.4 non-teaching
Students per teacher
13.4:1
teaching FTE basis
Total enrolments
607
Indigenous students
1%
Language other than English
95%
Girls vs boys
315 girls · 292 boys
Socio-educational background
Below the Australian average
Source: ACARA My School data
Role description
Location Profile
Dandenong South Primary School (DSPS) is located in the South-Eastern Victoria Region, thirty-nine kilometres from Melbourne. The school is bordered by residential, commercial and industrial zones. The school has a kindergarten onsite coordinated in partnership with the City of Greater Dandenong and Best Chance Child Family Care. Facilities include a gymnasium, music room, a performing arts space, award winning Learning and Discovery Centres, modernised classrooms and a Community Hub.
The spacious playgrounds are well established with plenty of shade areas provided by established trees and shade sails over the junior and senior playground equipment as well as three large sandpits. The school grounds also include two soccer pitches, a football and cricket oval, netball court, basketball court, several decked outdoor spaces, a school vegetable garden, a sensory garden and a courtyard area where students have opportunities to engage in physical exercise and leisurely activities.
Dandenong South Primary School has a holistic approach to learning where the academic, physical, social, and emotional needs of all children are fostered through the school¿s values of being respectful, safe and responsible.
Our vision is to provide students with a positive and engaging learning environment which will equip them with the knowledge, skills and social competencies they need for the future in order for them to become respectful and responsible citizens who contribute to society. We aim to provide the optimum learning environment so that every child has the opportunity to suc…