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Location Profile

Location Profile

Lysterfield Primary School values people, relationships and learning over all else. We believe school culture underpins our successes and creates opportunities to build trust and care amongst our school community.

We are passionate about providing explicit direct instruction and a knowledge rich curriculum, to develop students who are curious about the world around them and confident in their knowledge and skills to be successful in the future.

We are guided by the following principles:

• Children are at the centre of everything we do
• Curiosity and a growth mindset fosters lifelong learning
• Social and emotional learning are important to develop the whole child
• The pursuit of excellence drives personal success

Lysterfield PS is located in a relatively quiet residential area on the outskirts of Melbourne's eastern suburbs between Rowville and Ferntree Gully. Our enrolment is currently 447 students in straight grades across the school. We offer a comprehensive curriculum driven by our values of Teamwork, Respect, Aspire, Community & Kindness. There is a strong focus on Literacy and Numeracy, underpinned by evidence-based practices, as well as effective development of the `Whole Child¿ which includes social and emotional learning and positive mental health.

Our programs include:

Curriculum

• Whole school English and Maths programs, taught through the use of Explicit Direct Instruction and daily review
• Knowledge Rich Curriculum
• Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Physical Education, Mandarin, STEM
• The Pegasus Way (explicit teaching of behaviour routines)
• Head S…