AddressLocation and history
Malvern Central School is in the city of Stonnington in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne 10 kilometres from the Melbourne central business district. It is a multi-campus school that was established in 1875 as Malvern State School and is the oldest school in the Malvern district. The school is located next to the Malvern Gardens, established in 1888. The second historically significant building on Park Street was established as an Infant School in 1914 where today classrooms are utilised by Foundation to Year 2 students.
School facilities
The school facilities include flexible learning spaces, outdoor play areas, kitchens, soccer ovals, a gymnasium, visual and performing art rooms, library and science laboratory. The school is committed to maintaining and enhancing heritage buildings and student-centred spaces including the playgrounds and gardens.
Enrolments
Enrolment for 2024 is 507 students with the prospect of stable enrolments for the next three years.
SFOE
The Student Family Occupation Education (SFOE) index is 0.0919.
School profile
The school hosts 22 classes this year in straight year levels, enhanced by teams of teachers with excellent curriculum knowledge, expertise and a collaborative approach to planning and assessment. The School Improvement Team leads the direction of the school and oversees curriculum design and delivery, teaching and learning programs and the implementation of the School Strategic Plan (2020 - 2024) and AIP. In 2020 - 2021, despite remote and home learning disruption, we continued on a strong direction of data collection and analysis, continuous and ongoing assessment. Over the last 3 years there has been a strong focus on student wellbeing and a school-wide approach to building resilience, gratitude, empathy and respectful relationships.
Staff profile
The staffing profile of Malvern Central includes a Principal and Assistant Principal, 2 Learning Specialists, 23 classroom teachers, 4.5 specialist subject teachers, 2 Learning tutors, 8.5 Full Time equivalent Education Support staff and Admin staff at both campuses.
Key directions for the School Strategic Plan 2020 - 2024:
· Student achievement in literacy and numeracy. Particularly extending students capable of high achievement
· student ownership of their learning and connectedness to the school community.
· student wellbeing programs to build student¿s resilience in social and emotional intelligence
Curriculum
A comprehensive curriculum is offered from Foundation to Year 6 following the Victorian Curriculum. The school¿s instructional frameworks in key learning areas are based on the gradual release model with a strong emphasis on explicit teaching of skills and the use of learning intentions and success criteria. To encourage greater agency across the school, learning goals are co-designed and shared with parents to promote greater understanding and visibility of improvement measures. We continue to provide safe, orderly and engaging classrooms and inspire our young learners in an environment of support, self-regulation and high expectation. Teachers provide personalised learning enhanced by individual learning plans, learning goals and engagement with a range of technology and Science Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programs. Specialist programs include Japanese, visual arts, Performing Arts and physical education. Students are involved in inter-school sport, camps and house competition events. Student are offered leadership opportunities provided through junior school council, environmental teams, school captaincy, sports house system, Performing Arts, chess, library and digital technologies.
Additional information
The school is supported by a strong community who share in our values, ethics and mission to produce well rounded, successful and agile learners. We strive to build solid partnerships with our families and provide a school environment that is welcoming and friendly. The School Council consists of both new and long-standing members and is actively involved in school improvement projects and the financial and strategic direction of the school. Over the last three years the Council has delivered major refurbishments to student bathrooms, library and staffrooms, installed new playgrounds and outdoor furniture and developed gardens and streetscapes. The Parent¿s Club is a committed and dedicated group of parents that contribute each year to school revenue through major fundraising efforts including a bi-annual school fair and MCS Ball, Mother¿s and Father¿s Day lunches, parent functions, school discos and sausage sizzles. The school continues to value and appreciate the work of parents and families to support our students and make Malvern Central School a wonderful place to grow and learn.
