Classroom Teacher

Valkstone Primary School · Bentleigh East, VIC

Employment

Full time, Fixed term

Subject

General Teaching

Sector

Government

Teaching level

Primary

Closing date

2 November 2026

6 days left

Posted 26 Oct 2026

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About Valkstone Primary School

School type

Co-educational

Year range

Prep-6

School staff (FTE)

53

43.1 teaching · 9.9 non-teaching

Students per teacher

15.5:1

teaching FTE basis

Total enrolments

668

Language other than English

73%

Girls vs boys

308 girls · 360 boys

46%
54%

Socio-educational background

Well above the Australian average

More disadvantage Average More advantage

Source: ACARA My School data

Role description

Location Profile

Are you an enthusiastic teacher? Do you have a passion and interest in teaching STEM and PE? Are you looking for a role at a high-performing primary school for 2027? We have just the role for you!

Who is Valkstone Primary?

  • We are an East Bentleigh based primary school with a student population of approximately 636 students and a staffing population of 62.

  • In 2027 we will have 25 classes.

  • Outside of traditional subjects where we have above average performance levels (check out our NAPLAN results!) we also have a fantastic range of specialist subjects including Japanese, Music, PE, Art & STEM in our STEM classroom ¿ with a fish pond, chickens & vegie patch included!

  • For the sporting enthusiasts amongst you we have full indoor and outdoor basketball courts, outdoor netball court, full grassed school oval with cricket, football & soccer facilities, tennis rebound ball, five playgrounds across the school, an outdoor chess board & we are lucky enough to have the excellent swimming facilities of GESAC across the road.

  • If sport is not your thing we have lots of things happening in art, music programs, choir, maths olympiads, coding club, robotics club and even a passionate Pokémon club!

 

We have a highly engaged student and teacher cohort and are looking for generalist teachers to join our team.

 

As a teacher in a primary school setting, what more could you ask for?

 

Why us:

  • We are growth mindset focussed, which is embedded in our school¿s daily activities.

  • Our community is supportive of the hard work of our staff and the direction of our school

  • We also have an engage…

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