Classroom Teacher 2027

Location Profile

Great Ryrie Primary School was built in 1998 as a result of the amalgamation of three small, local schools. In 2004 the school was further extended after the closure of the adjacent Heathmont College site. Our school is located approximately 20 kilometres east of the CBD. Our students are catered for at their individual point of need in classes by age across all years.

In 2026 school our enrolment is approximately 560 students representing approximately 400 families. We have 57 full-time and part-time staff, including a Principal and Assistant Principal,  three office staff including a First Aid Officer, a part-time Wellbeing Coordinator, a part-time High Abilities teacher, a part-time EAL teacher,  Multicultural Educational Aide, Integration Aides, a Canteen Manager, and a part-time Library Technician. The school also has the services of a School Chaplain.

The student population includes approximately 130 students from other countries, many of whom have a refugee background. Accordingly our school is culturally diverse with 35% of families having a Language Background Other Than English (LBOTE), with the largest LBOTE groups being Burmese (representing several distinct dialects), Chinese and Indian. The school also has four Koorie families enrolled.

Great Ryrie has a Student Family Occupation index of 0.364 which indicates that we are in the medium SFO percentile range and that overall our school is of medium socio-economic status. Approximately 30% of the school community receive CSEF. However, Great Ryrie has a diverse social demographic, ranging from famili…