AddressLOCATION PROFILE
VisionAt Mooroopna Park P.S. we provide the best opportunities for successful life-long learning. Students are empowered to strive for excellence by taking responsibility for learning and decision making. Students, teachers and parents are proud to form a partnership for the future.
Mission Statement
Mooroopna Park Primary School is committed to developing respectful, responsible and resilient students who perform academically to the best of their ability, in a safe, friendly and caring environment. We support our students to develop the necessary skills and knowledge to become valued members of the community.
ValuesAt MPPS we embrace 3 core values:
Friendly, Persistent, Caring
Mooroopna Park Primary School prides itself on being a very inclusive school. We have high expectations of ourselves and others and this is demonstrated in our school expectations of `treating others as we would like to be treated¿. We persist with our learning and care for ourselves and our school. We value diversity and our school motto of ¿growing and learning together¿ underpins the core values of the school. Staff and students work together to develop emotional intelligences so that students understand how to have self-control, self-awareness, be motivated, manage relationships and develop empathy and skills of being friendly, safe and strong.
SCHOOL PROFILE
Mooroopna Park PS is a school of 150 students serving the greater Mooroopna area, a large provincial town within the City of Greater Shepparton. The school, established in 1980, is set in a park like environment with spacious grounds.
In 2024 there are six composite classrooms and one straight grade classroom. The school has a staff of approximately 25 including ancillary staff. The senior classrooms are in a module building and we have the Foundation to Two classes in the new BER Learning Centre. The school has a Student Family Occupation Education Index of 0.7216. Approximately 35% of our students are Koori students.
Mooroopna Park PS enjoys the strong support of its parents, council and staff. Parent and community members are welcomed to the school and encouraged to participate in a range of activities, programs and avenues for giving feedback. Parent involvement is encouraged in the areas of: school committee structures, curriculum programs, reading, excursions and family nights. We have a number of community partnerships which see volunteers from local businesses and service organisations helping out with reading, wood work, `Build a Bike¿ and gardening. We also offer specialist programs such as art, music and physical education. We have a Wellbeing Teacher and Speech Therapist on staff. Mooroopna Park PS is a place where learning is valued and is supported by all, and we develop in all students a sense of belonging and inclusion. We strive to develop the three-way partnership of the student, parent and teacher to better create and achieve successful learning opportunities for all students.
Our school takes a proactive approach to a supportive and caring environment through our Student Welfare & Wellbeing Program, which is supported by a full time Student Wellbeing Coordinator. Our award winning Wellbeing Program consists of our Oral Language Program, Paediatric Clinic, Healthy Food Program, visiting Dental, Vision and Hearing checks and supports for families such as food and grocery hampers. The school strives to build pro-social behaviours for students to develop emotional intelligences. Support is offered through Peer Mediation, the Integration program, Cross Age Activities, Better Buddies programs and the School Support Group which impacts upon issues such as bullying, conflict resolution and self-esteem, and developing resilience.
These strategies and programs create a safe pleasant working environment for the school community. Mooroopna Park PS has an increased focus on student needs hence the provision of a Breakfast Program and the implementation of our lunch program. Please visit www.mpps.vic.edu.au for further details about our school.
