AddressDartmoor Primary School is situated in the Glenelg Shire Council in Western Victoria, 30km east of the South Australian border. Nestled on the banks of the picturesque Glenelg River and surrounding national parks, Dartmoor is well-recognised as a popular camping and recreational spot, famous for its iconic memorial streetscape tree carvings. The rural township has a population of about 300 people and is serviced by a General Store, Hotel, Post Office and local football, netball, cricket, golf and lawn bowls clubs. The local economy is supported by a large agricultural and forestry base, including a sawmill situated in the township. The closest large shopping centre is the regional city of Mount Gambier S.A. (50kms west), the coastal township of Portland VIC (76kms southeast) and agricultural centre of Hamilton VIC (75kms northeast).
Dartmoor Primary School was officially recognised by the Education Department in 1871. The school has a proud history of providing high quality education for its community within a safe and caring environment that fosters community spirit, respect and honesty. Our school values to be Caring, Responsible, Respectful and Strive to do your best, are evident in everything we do. We currently have 13 students enrolled and have a clear goal to increase enrolments over the next few years. Human resources consist of 6 staff, of which the breakdown is: Full time Principal / Classroom Teacher, three Part time Classroom Teachers (including MARC), Business Manager and Educational Support staff. Each fortnight we have a Gunditjmarra learning facilitator visit our school and assist with first nation cultural lessons.
We have high expectations for the learning of all students and believe that every student can be successful. Dartmoor PS consists of a highly professional and committed staff who embrace meeting the diverse needs of all of our students. Personalised teaching in numeracy and literacy is assisted with individual learning plans and the school¿s curriculum framework incorporates the eight learning areas required by the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 aligned with the Victorian Curriculum. Our strengths are the personalised approach we can offer for teaching and learning, localised learning with opportunities to connect and work with community projects, small groups to develop creativity and hands on experiences such as breeding chooks, visits from the Bush Nursing Centre Staff, school swimming lessons in Hamilton, excursions to the river and a strong connection to our local history.
Learning is delivered through a range of platforms and we transitioned to a new instructional model in numeracy, that sees every student wanting to have a go in every lesson and works off their prior knowledge to solve problems. We have implemented more wellbeing programs with The Resilience Project, Smiling Minds and our own animal assistance dog, Bailey.
