Welcome to Cranbourne Primary School. I am incredibly proud to be the Principal of such a strong and connected community of students, staff and families. We are a small school that provides big opportunities, and we are deeply committed to ensuring every child is known, supported and challenged to succeed.
At the heart of our school are our PRIDE values—Persistence, Responsibility, Independence, Discipline and Excellence—alongside our motto: Work Hard, Be Kind, Feel Proud. These are not just words, but the foundation of our culture and the way we approach learning and relationships every day.
As a smaller school, we are able to ensure that every student is truly known, seen and extended. We are proud to offer small class sizes and avoid composite classes wherever possible, allowing teachers to target their teaching and build strong, consistent relationships with their students. Your child is not just another number at Cranbourne Primary School—they are an individual who is cared for and valued by all. In addition, we offer a school-council run before and after school care program, to ensure continuity of care for every child enrolled here.
We are also a school with a strong focus on teaching and learning. We believe that success should not be left to chance, and our approach is structured, explicit and grounded in evidence. In literacy, we take a Science of Reading approach, ensuring all students develop the skills needed to become confident readers. In numeracy, we provide a consistent and rigorous Mathematics program, with a strong focus on number, problem solving and deep understanding. Our teachers work collaboratively to analyse data, plan high-quality lessons and continuously refine their practice, ensuring every student is supported to achieve growth.
We are proud of the improvement we have achieved in student outcomes over the last 5 years, with our students now performing above similar schools and state averages in key areas. Our students leave us not only with strong foundational skills, but with the confidence to tackle new challenges. We also recognise the importance of extending our high-achieving students and continue to strengthen opportunities that challenge and support them to excel with high-achiever interventions and engagement with the Victorian High Ability Program, in addition to extension opportunities in our classes.
Cranbourne Primary School is a vibrant and engaging place to learn. We offer a wide range of extracurricular opportunities, including camps, excursions, sport, clubs and special events, ensuring every student can find something they enjoy and feel connected to school life. To see more about these, I encourage you to take a look at our school Facebook page.
We see ourselves as “The School of Cranbourne” and we engage the community in a range of ways. Our termly open nights and special events have hundreds of parents, guardians, grandparents, siblings and friends of children to come to take part in events and engage with the school. Our recent working bees have been filled with fun, friendship, music and laughter (not to forget the smell of cooking sausages!). Our renovated gym also allows us to share our state-of-the-art facilities with the broader community, and expands opportunities for our students to engage in activities such as basketball, karate and cultural events. The most visible representation of our community engagement is our Community Hub. The Hub runs a playgroup, parent networking morning teas, English Language classes and a range of visiting programs to help out our community. We have a strong commitment too, to embedding Indigenous perspectives and respect for the local Bunurong people, on whose land we learn and play every day.
We are committed to supporting the whole child, and our wellbeing programs are second to none, boasting a non-teaching wellbeing support Leading Teacher, 2 youth workers and a team of support staff to make sure every student is supported. We can support families to access outside resources, help students through challenging periods or remove students who are struggling from classes, ensure the learning environment remains calm. One of the crucial members of our wellbeing team is Finn, our wellbeing support dog. Our classes also take a supportive (and highly effective) approach to maintaining an orderly learning environment, drawing on our school superheroes to demonstrate and live our school behaviours, supported by a positive points system across the school.
We take our jobs incredibly seriously, and our teachers and education support staff work tirelessly to ensure that our students (and their families) are given the very best opportunities. This is supported by our new vision, where we believe that students at Cranbourne Primary School will be:
Our students will exceed all expectations.
If you are considering Cranbourne Primary School for your child, I warmly invite you to visit us and see our school in action. I would be delighted to show you what makes our school such a special place. Please don’t hesitate to contact the office for more information or to book a tour with me!
Krysten AndrewsPrincipal
