Welcome to Simpson Primary School

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Simpson Primary School was officially opened in 1972 to cater for the students of the Heytesbury Land Settlement.

The school’s 2024 enrolment is currently 56 students catered for in 3 classes. The majority of students are bussed in from the surrounding dairy farming areas.

Our 17 hectare site is a true reflection of grand rural environment. The extensive grounds are on the southern side of the Simpson township. The majority of our students access our school bus network to travel to and from school from surrounding farmlands. The grounds are largely maintained by the parents using a monthly roster. The grounds include the school's own native tree plantation.

The internal of the main building has been extensively refurbished in recent years to increase the size of the classrooms and provide a more open learning environment. The separate Art Room has also been refurbished to include a kitchen for use in our Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program.

The school's Early Childhood Learning Centre provides a strong partnership between the broader community and the school, providing opportunities and participation in education from birth with programs being provided through cooperation with the Corangamite Shire and other agencies. Families have access to 3 & 4 year old kindergarten, maternal health and playgroup.

Our Kinder to Prep transition program happens annually (usually term 3 & 4). 

The school is committed to continuous improvement in teaching & learning and has a focus on dedicated literacy and numeracy teaching blocks supported by ICT, student goal setting and student led interviews to cater for the individual needs of students.

Our vision is:

At Simpson Primary School, we will develop a caring school environment that provides an inclusive, respectful learning experience where every individual engages to be the best version of themselves.

Our school values underpin a little school with a big heart:
At Simpson we C.A.R.E. -
Cooperative - We are cooperative

Accepting - We are accepting
Respectful - We are respectful
Excellent - We show excellence

Staff at Simpson Primary School strive towards engaging our students in an education that's relevant in the 21st century.

The Intent of Simpson Primary School:

• To provide high quality education in a positive, supportive environment, enabling all students to achieve their potential.
• We are committed to enriching learning through opportunity.
• In our school everyone is a learner committed to doing their best.

Our program based on the Victorian Curriculum includes:
Specialist Science - Visual Arts - Physical Education - Library - Environmental Education

The student well being program is based on School Wide Positive Behaviours where all members of the school community strive towards displaying behaviours that are consistent with our over arching value "At Simpson PS we C.A.R.E."

OUR COMMITMENT TO CHILD SAFETY

• Simpson Primary School is committed to child safety.
• We take a preventative, proactive and participatory approach to child safety
• We have a zero tolerance of child abuse
• We want out children to be happy, safe, empowered and to participate in decisions which affect their lives
• We aim to create a culture of openness that supports all persons to safely disclose risks of harm to children
• We respect diversity in cultures and child rearing practices while keeping child safety paramount
• We are committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal children, the cultural safety of children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds, and to providing a safe environment for children with a disability
• We provide written guidance on appropriate conduct and behaviour towards children
• We strive to engage only the most suitable people to work with children and have robust human resources and recruitment practices in place
• We let children know who to talk with if they are worried or are feeling unsafe
• We are responsible for reporting suspected abuse, neglect or mistreatment promptly to the appropriate authorities and have robust policies and procedures in place to support this
• We share information appropriately and lawfully with other organisations where the safety and wellbeing of children is at risk
• We highly value the input of and communicate regularly with families and carers
• We have specific policies, procedures and training in place that support the school to achieve these commitments.

If you believe a child is at immediate risk of abuse phone 000