Lalor East Primary School opened in 1972 and is located in an established residential area of Thomastown, approximately 30 kilometres north from Melbourne Central Business District.
Our mission is to “make good people” with every child being literate, numerate, happy and healthy and to reflect our values through their individual actions and active participation in their local and global community.
We believe that every child can learn and are committed to ensuring that students develop to their full capacity. Our school values are Respect, Kindness and Responsibility. These values underpin our decision making and our interactions with each other and our broader school community.
A co-teaching approach is utilised across the school with a group of teaching staff and aides working with several classes. Staff come from a range of diverse cultural backgrounds and a range of experiences.
Our teaching teams meet weekly in Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) to plan lessons and to assess, monitor and review student progress. Programs operate across the school to extend students and to identify and address any learning concerns.
Lalor East Primary School implements the School Wide Positive Behaviours Program and is a Lead School for the Resilience Rights and Respectful Relationships Program.
Student voice and agency is valued at our school through our Junior School Council, Cyber Action Team and Gardening Leaders program. Students work in partnership with staff and members of the broader community on school improvement initiatives.
Our specialist programs include Physical Education, Visual Arts, Music and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths). Our LOTE (Language Other Than English) is Spanish and is integrated through the music program for students in Prep to Year 6.
A one-hour play based Oral Language Program operates weekly for students in Prep to Year 2 as part of the Literacy program. Classroom teachers deliver lessons in Digital Technologies and Library.
The school’s facilities were rebuilt in 2020 and consist of an Administration building, Prep to Year 2 learning community (Azure building) and Years 3 to 6 learning community (Octane building). A Multi-Purpose Centre provides additional flexible learning spaces for Physical Education, Music and class/whole school activities. It also contains a kitchen that delivers our Breakfast Program. Our Oral Language Centre supports play-based learning and language development and a separate relocatable is used by a provider for out of school hours care and houses a weekly playgroup run by Berry Street. Another building is used by The Smith Family; a not-for-profit organisation focusing on helping young Australians overcome educational inequality caused by poverty.
The school had a strong commitment to the innovative use of Digital Technologies. Laptops and iPads are available to support teaching and learning programs and each teaching space is fitted with a TV or visual display.
The school has worked hard to build strong connections with families and community organisations as we believe these relationships and opportunities help to improve educational expectations and support student engagement and achievement. Our strong partnerships with several agencies and organisations are integral to our work to support students and their families.
