Department of Education - Victoria

MOTTO: Be the best that we can be
VALUES: Safe, Respectful, Responsible, Learners
Lake Boga Primary is a small government school in Lake Boga; a town of about 1000 people, 15 kms from the regional centre of Swan Hill and nestled around the lake. We are approximately 320km from Melbourne. Broad acre and irrigation farming surround the town.

A relatively stable enrolment of around 60-70 students occurs each year. The school has 7.9 equivalent full time staff, including 1.0 principal, 4.4 teaching staff and 2.6 Education Support. We also have a chaplain supporting two days per week. As the Service Provider Lake Boga Preschool, we are an educational precinct, running Three & Four Year Old Kindergarten programs and primary education for students in Foundation to Grade 6. We also run an Outside of School Hours Care (OSHC).

The School Wide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS) approach supports our students to be Safe, Respectful, Responsible Learners.

The rural atmosphere, smaller student numbers and community involvement contribute to a relaxed and friendly learning environment in which students at all levels are able to receive individual attention and in which cross age interaction and leadership qualities are facilitated and develop freely. In recent times we have worked to develop more collaboration and consistency of teaching practices. This continues to be a focus with assessment and data, along with curriculum planning being an important part of our improvement agenda.

 

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.