About Us
Principal's Welcome
On behalf of the students, parents and staff at Black Rock Primary School I would like to welcome you to our website.
Black Rock Primary School takes pride in providing an exciting and stimulating environment that equips each child to meet the challenges of the 21st Century. The community works in partnership to provide a safe, caring and challenging environment with a commitment to the physical and mental wellbeing of our students.
VALUES & VISION
Black Rock Primary School aims to be the most vibrant, passionate, learning community in the City of Bayside. The School will promote cooperation, tolerance and consideration for others and will aim to extend the academic, creative, social, emotional and physical development of the children.
SCHOOL PHILOSOPHY & POLICIES
The school encourages a caring atmosphere where children feel emotionally, socially and physically secure. In this environment, critical thinking, the freedom and confidence to question, reflective learning, problem solving, negotiation skill development are all integral parts of the curriculum.
Black Rock Primary School is committed to providing a child safe and child friendly environment, where students are safe and feel safe.
SCHOOL COUNCIL
All government schools in Victoria have a school council. They are legally constituted bodies that are given powers to set the key directions of a school within statewide guidelines. In doing this, a school council can directly influence the quality of education that the school provides for its students. For most school councils, there are three possible categories of membership: a mandated elected parent category, a mandated elected DET employee category, and an optional Community member category.
Generally, the term of office for all members is two years. The term of office of half the members expires each year, creating vacancies for the annual school council elections.
Parents on school councils provide important viewpoints and have valuable skills that can help shape the direction of the school.
Those parents who become active on a school council find their involvement satisfying and may also find that their children feel a greater sense of belonging.
