St Georges Road Primary School Inclusive space to learn and thrive

St Georges Road Primary School lives its values of respect, responsibility, pride and excellence every day.

“Students are encouraged to take responsibility for themselves and their learning, in an environment that fosters independence, kindness and creativity, within a climate of safety,” principal Adam Burbidge said.

These values are interwoven into all aspects of the school, creating a safe, inclusive and stimulating environment for students and their families.

St Georges Road Primary School is a Science of Reading and Learning school, ensuring the teaching practices of literacy are linked to scientifically backed research.

“Our classroom practices include the Big 6 of Reading (oral language, phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension) in every classroom, every day,” Mr Burbidge said.

“We utilise quality resources across the school, including Heggerty and David Kilpatrick’s One Minute Activities for phonological awareness.

“A tailored, systematic phonics scope and sequence is embedded within our classrooms, with an abundance of decodable readers and rich literary texts to support the delivery of this best practice approach.”

From Foundation to Year 6, tiered intervention is provided for students

Principal Adam Burbidge | Foundation to Year 6 | 360 students

120 St George’s Rd, Shepparton | 5821 3383 stgeorges.vic.edu.au | adam.burbidge@education.vic.gov.au who find literacy challenging or English is an Additional Language.

These students are supported through daily small group, targeted intervention to ensure that no child is left behind.

Student engagement is strengthened by structured enrichment clubs including a Koori group and minor games, major sports, choir, drumming, art and passive play activities.

Small flexible learning groups cater for individual students’ needs in literacy and numeracy, ensuring all students are making progress with their learning.

Meanwhile specialist programs — including visual arts, health and physical education, Italian and the performing arts — provide a broad range of opportunities for students to develop their talents and interests.

Mr Burbidge said the school was like “one big family in which everyone is included, and everyone belongs”.

“We pride ourselves on our rich cultural diversity, which helps to create a vibrant and interesting environment in which our children learn.”