Classroom Teacher

Location Profile

Glen Katherine Primary School is in Eltham North, a north-eastern, leafy suburb of Melbourne. Students are drawn from Eltham, Eltham North, Diamond Creek and Greensborough as well as Plenty, Yarrambat and Hurstbridge. Strong links with the local kindergartens and St. Helena Secondary College ensure a smooth transition process into and beyond GKPS. The school's 2025 enrolment is 552 students organised into 25 classes with class sizes in the P-2 area in the low 20's and mid-20's range from Year 3-6.

Our current staffing structure consists of Principal, Assistant Principal - Curriculum, Assistant Principal - Welfare and Wellbeing Coordinator, Inclusion Co-Ordinator, Learning Specialists, Sub-school Team Leaders, Operational and Wellbeing leaders, tutors, sub-school Professional Learning teams and specialist team. There are Education Support personnel in the office, a Business Manager, a trained First Aid Officer, an ICT technician, 12 Integration Aides, Out of School Hours Care Co-ordinator and assistants, and Canteen manager.

Parent participation and support is recognised as being essential to the continuing success of the school. There is no doubting the fact that children's learning is greatly enhanced when the home/school relationship is strong and connected. Contact with parents is through Compass which was introduced in 2020, our school website, information evenings, Three Way Conferences, direct teacher/parent contact and through involvement on School Council, Parent and Friends Association and the Grade Communicator Program.

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