About The School

Grovedale West Primary School is school is situated in the growing residential area of Grovedale and Waurn Ponds. The school is approximately 10 minutes from the Geelong City Centre and 15 minutes from the coastal townships of Torquay and Barwon Heads. The school is conveniently situated approximately one kilometre from the Surf Coast Highway enabling parents from the coast to drop their children at school on the way to and from work. The school is also situated near a number of excellent Day care Facilities, Pre-Schools, Secondary Schools and Deakin University.

Grovedale West Primary school is fortunate to be situated in spacious grounds surrounded by native trees, large expanses of grass and sporting ovals. Students also have the opportunity to play in passive garden areas or in well equipped playgrounds.

Large classrooms have been strategically created to ensure that students have flexible and spacious learning areas. Our students also enjoy the opportunity to work and learn within a well resourced and up to date Multi Media Centre, Art Room, Science Centre and well equipped Gymnasium. All classrooms are air conditioned, have new electronic interactive whiteboards and have access to the use of laptops computers.

Grovedale West Primary school also provides a Deaf Facility for deaf students. The excellent facilities and highly experienced teachers ensure that the students learn within the regular classroom environment benefiting from personalised learning programs developed for each of them.

All students at the school learn AUSLAN signing techniques as part of their LOTE program.

The school has an enrolment of 240 students, which enables all staff to really know and care for each child.

All teachers have been provided with Anaphylaxis training and we are a ‘nut free’ school.

The school’s commitment to ensuring that all students’ needs are identified and addressed is evident through the time and care that teachers take in developing personalised learning plans and goals for each student and ensuring ongoing communication with parents.

Our vision is to ensure that each of our students is provided with personalised learning opportunities, challenges, enjoyment, success and engagement in learning to enable them to achieve their full potential. Our motto is ‘Linking Learning to Life’.