Department of Education - Victoria

Whorouly Primary School is located in the small rural community of Whorouly in the Ovens Valley between Wangaratta and Myrtleford in North East Victoria.  Students are drawn from the town itself and a school bus service transports students from the surrounding district.  In 2025, 30 students are enrolled across all grade levels from Foundation to Grade 6.  The students come from a wide range of families with diverse backgrounds.
Our vision is to continually develop an engaging learning environment that promotes academic success along with social and emotional wellbeing, where all students are supported to reach their full potential to enable them to function effectively in a global community and to ensure that the values and beliefs of our school reflect those of the broader Whorouly community.
Our mission is to provide a safe and inclusive learning environment for our students to become the best version of themselves socially, emotionally and academically.
The following values underpin the beliefs of the Whorouly Primary School Community, and provide the basis for our actions:
¿ Learning: Acquiring academic, social, physical and emotional knowledge and skills.
¿ Relationships: Developing authentic relationships where mutual respect and support are  
                            promoted.
¿ Persistence: Cultivating a positive work ethic and managing challenging situations as they  
                            arise.
¿ Respect:  Building respect for self and others, our community and the environment.
¿ Teamwork: Working co-operatively with others towards common goals.
It is the intent of the school to invest in developing the capacities of all stakeholders to ensure we are actively engaging in a process of improvement by: 
¿ building the capacity of staff to deliver consistent quality teaching practice
¿ maximising student learning outcomes in literacy and numeracy
¿ focusing on improving student wellbeing outcomes.
Contact the principal on 0467 793 905 for details re the current advertised position.
 

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.