Department of Education - Victoria

Heathcote Primary School is located in an attractive rural setting on the Northern Highway approximately 100 km north of Melbourne. The area continues to grow as people seek out a `tree change¿ and settle in the lovely country in the area.  Our current enrolment is 148 students.  Our bush setting includes garden areas, shaded playground equipment, a fenced and covered basketball court, oval and passive recreation areas which support a range of playing styles at break times.  We have our own mountain bikes which can be accessed at break times by the students. 

The school has an administration block, Art room and Stephanie Alexander Kitchen.  There are seven classrooms that have the capacity to open up with the room next door to  allow for teaching and learning teams to work together at various times. In 2025 we are implementing  weekly STEM, Music and Art  specialist teaching programs across Foundation to Year 6  classes.Our school has a well resourced    Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden program which operates on a weekly basis  with students in Years 3-6. Older students  are demonstrating increased student voice in developing menus and budgets each week.  Years 3-6 students participate in an hour long garden/curriculum class and a two hour kitchen class supported by staff and parent/community volunteers.  The Stephanie Alexander kitchen program is a much loved component of our school curriculum. 

 In 2026 we will continue to  incorporate Respectful Relationships into our curriculum whilst having a focus  on Gratitude, Empathy and  Mindfulness. This work supports young people to form evidence based habits that will increase their capacity to deal with challenges, changes and stressors in the future. Our school has   a close connection with the Heathcote Kindergarten, Trinity Academy Early Learning Centre and Heathcote Health,  welcoming  visits to our school to support strengthening our ties with our  local community. We recognise the importance of continuing  to develop our connections with the  Heathcote community to ensure a sense of belonging and connection for all. 

Our Core Purpose

The core purpose of Heathcote Primary School is to provide a caring and engaging and inclusive learning environment, developing links with the wider Heathcote community, and preparing all students to become lifelong learners and respectful community members in a constantly changing world.

Our Values

The following values are central to the philosophy of our school:

Respect  -  recognising and accepting individual differences and valuing our environment

Learning  -  developing the skills, values and attitudes to become a lifelong learner

Teamwork  -  learning together to achieve the best possible outcomes for all 

Responsibility  -  being accountable for our own actions, what we say and what we do

 

SC1    Demonstrated knowledge of the relevant curriculum, including the capacity to incorporate the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills. Demonstrated capacity to respond to student learning needs.

SC2    Demonstrated capacity to implement high impact teaching strategies, guided by how students learn, and evaluate the impact of learning and teaching programs on student learning growth. 

SC3    Demonstrated capacity to monitor and assess student learning. Demonstrated capacity to use data to inform teaching practice and to provide feedback on student learning growth and achievement to students and parents.

SC4    Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated capacity to establish and maintain collaborative relationships with students, parents, colleagues and the broader school community to support student learning, wellbeing and engagement.    

SC5    Demonstrated behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values. Demonstrated capacity to reflect upon practice and engage in professional learning to continually improve the quality of teaching.