AddressToongabbie Primary School is a small rural township, 20km north of Traralgon in the Latrobe Valley. Our beautiful school was established in 1866 during the Walhalla gold rush days with just twelve students and a temporary building. The school has a friendly and family atmosphere where the students can learn and grow enjoying all the benefits a small rural school offers. Grounds are expansive and provide a variety of active spaces, including an oval, and two playgrounds, and an excellent sports court. For those that prefer quieter pursuits that a number of seating areas spread throughout the grounds. We have an extensive library, and a multi-purpose tech room, which are open to the students at lunchtimes once a week. New families are always welcome to the township and our school is the heart of the community.
In2Learning provide before and after school care, including holiday programmes.
Toongabbie is a School wide Behaviour School, we recognise, and reward positive behaviour and we adhere to the agreed expectations of:
Be a respectful person
Be a reliable friend
Be a persistent learner, and
Be a resilient team member.
At Toongabbie Primary School, addressing the needs of students and enabling them to achieve their best is what motivates us in the work we do every day. As teachers, we are privileged to educate the future leaders, creators, and citizens of our community and as such it is our belief that we must treat them with the respect, care, and attention that we wish them to exercise in their adult lives.
As we are a small school, our students are considered as individuals where our staff team craft the best approach to teaching and learning. As a result, our students are developing as self-motivated and thoughtful learners who meet challenges with resilience and a positive mindset. Our team approach also ensures that no student gets left behind, each child is closely monitored, and parents are actively encouraged to be involved in their progress.
Our Teaching and Education Support staff work collaboratively to provide and deliver a teaching and learning programme that ensures all students thrive and can achieve success. We all work closely to ensure that evidence of learning is strategically used to continually direct the future learning needs of all students. As a school we continually work to build our capacity to provide the best possible education for our students, through participation in ongoing professional development.
At Toongabbie Primary School we offer specialist programmes to our students including German, Art, Physical Education along with a focus on building leadership skills through various programmes and opportunities.
Current enrolments sit at 67 students and vary slightly each year. Toongabbie Primary School has links with local sporting clubs and provides many opportunities for parents to be involved in their child's educational experience. The building of these relationships is having a positive impact on the outcomes of our students.
We are committed to provide quality teaching and learning experiences in a safe, productive and caring environment. We recognise and support all facets of your child's development, social, emotional and physical in addition to their academic achievement. We recognise that students come to Toongabbie with different backgrounds and experiences. Together we will embrace students' individuality whilst working as a united learning community.
