Yarram Primary school

We are the biggest primary school in the Yarram district and as such offer local children the opportunity to mix with a larger number of peers whilst still being small enough that we come to know all children and can support them to achieve their personal best both socially and academically.

Purpose

To continue to develop a learning environment which supports individuals to achieve their full potential; academically, emotionally and physically to equip them to contribute productively in a global community.

Values

Motto         Learn, Share, be Happy

Learn         Learning with high expectations, commitment

Share         Respect and trust, teamwork, local  traditions

Be Happy   Having fun

Yarram Primary School provides a positive learning environment and a 21st century skill base. This supports individuals to achieve their full potential; academically, emotionally and physically, to equip them to contribute productively in a global community.  Located within the township of Yarram, 220 km southeast of Melbourne in the Wellington Shire, Yarram Primary School (YPS), No. 693 has educated the local children from Yarram and District since 1861.  The school is the centrepiece of the community and is proud of what it offers in a small rural town. Our current enrolment has grown to 199 students.

YPS has 15.96 equivalent full-time staff: 1 Principal class, 11 classroom teachers, 4 specialist teachers, 2 office administration staff and 10 Education Support Staff.  We have a dynamic mix of experience amongst our staff . A highly experienced and capable Education Support team work alongside our teachers to deliver timely and targetted interventions.  We continue to achieve our strategic vision for the school due to embedded processes and structures.

There is a growing diverse cultural representation amongst our school community which reflects a similar trend in our local community. We continue to build supportive practice to ensure successful transitions for students and families in and out of the school. We also have a significant element of transience amongst our student population. In the last four years, 93 students have enrolled outside the traditional Prep intake- a factor we manage very well.

Students who receive PSD funding are well supported socially and academically to achieve their potential. 43% of students travel to school by bus.

Current initiatives include the School-wide Positive Behaviour approach, international collaboration between our students and our sister schools – Colegio Ward in Argentina and Yizhuang Primary School in China and a highly engaging curriculum from P-6 including languages education – Indonesian, a specialist visual arts, music and physical education program. Additional music lessons are outsourced to private professional instrumental teachers. Our Library is timetabled for class access and open for students at lunchtimes.  It is well maintained by our passionate ES staff.

At Yarram Primary School we continually update ICT tools to ensure our equipment is contemporary, useful and relevant to curriculum delivery.