Department of Education - Victoria

Orrvale Primary School, with a current enrolment of 384 students, is located 5 km south-east of Shepparton, surrounded by local orchards. We enjoy the advantages of a larger primary school within a rural setting, where community involvement is highly valued.

 

We provide a broad range of specialist and extra-curricular programs including Physical Education, Health, Visual Arts, STEM, and Italian (LOTE). Our 18 classes are structured with straight Foundation classes and composite groupings across other year levels. A whole-school curriculum plan and year-level scope and sequence documents, aligned with the Victorian Curriculum, guide teaching across all learning areas. Our instructional approaches in Literacy and Numeracy are evidence-based, consistent across the school, and designed to ensure high levels of teacher clarity, student engagement, and academic growth. The timetable is structured to support Professional Learning Communities, providing regular time for collaboration, planning, and reflection.

 

High staff morale and strong community partnerships create a positive school atmosphere where students, staff, and families take pride in the school. Families are actively engaged in their child's learning, and regular collaboration between home and school is viewed as essential for student success.

 

Our staff are dedicated to improving student outcomes.  Students are supported to identify and articulate the skills they need to progress to the next stage of their development in both English and Mathematics.

 

Orrvale places a strong emphasis on student engagement and wellbeing. A range of proactive programs including woodworking, DRUMBEAT, structured lunchtime activities, Art Play, Secret Agent Society, and Bike Mechanics are coordinated by the Wellbeing Leader.

 

Emotional Intelligence forms the foundation of our wellbeing and culture. Orrvale has become recognised as a leader in this area, embedding the RULER approach to develop students' emotional literacy. RULER promotes empathy, perspective-taking, and self-awareness, leading to more supportive, compassionate classrooms and improved academic achievement.

 

Our school community continues to grow in cultural diversity. Currently, 43 students speak English as an additional language, representing nine languages, with the largest groups from India and Turkey. We also proudly support 28 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and actively recognise and celebrate Indigenous cultures. Orrvale is strongly committed to inclusion, with 119 students supported through the NCCD. Carefully planned programs, delivered in a caring and inclusive environment, ensure that every child is supported to reach their full potential.

 

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 evaluate the impact of learning and teaching programs on student learning growth. 

SC3    Demonstrated capacity to monitor and assess student learning. Demonstrated capacity to use data to inform teaching practice and to provide feedback on student learning growth and achievement to students and parents.

SC4    Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated capacity to establish and maintain collaborative relationships with students, parents, colleagues and the broader school community to support student learning, wellbeing and engagement.    

SC5    Demonstrated behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values. Demonstrated capacity to reflect upon practice and engage in professional learning to continually improve the quality of teaching.