Classroom Teacher
Employment
Full time, Fixed term
Subject
General Teaching
Sector
Government
Teaching level
Primary
Closing date
2 November 2026
Posted 26 Oct 2026
Details look wrong? Report an errorAbout 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
Socio-educational background
Well above the Australian average
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…