Graduate Teacher Program

Location Profile

California Gully Primary School is located within the City of Greater Bendigo. Proudly situated on Dja Dja Wurrung Country, the school serves students from Foundation to Year 6, with composite learning communities across Years 1 to 6. The school is approximately 150 kilometres north-west of Melbourne and close to Bendigo.

CGPS is a welcoming, community-minded school committed to providing a safe, inclusive and supportive environment where every student is known, valued and supported to achieve. The school¿s values of Respect, Care and Personal Best guide relationships and daily practice. Staff work collaboratively with students, families and community partners to strengthen learning, wellbeing and engagement.

Teaching and learning are grounded in evidence-based practice, explicit instruction and responsive use of assessment. The school continues to build consistent literacy and numeracy approaches and targeted intervention, alongside specialist learning in Physical Education, Visual Arts, Auslan and a Library program that supports literacy engagement. Student wellbeing is a shared priority, supported by positive behaviour approaches and programs including Berry Street, Respectful Relationships and The Resilience Project.

Selection Criteria - Graduates

SC1    Demonstrated knowledge of the relevant curriculum, including the capacity to incorporate the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills. Demonstrated capacity to respond to student learning needs.

SC2    Demonstrated capacity to implement high impact teaching strategies, guided by how students learn, and evalua…