About

Principal’s Welcome

Welcome to our website – we are all very proud of our school, having served the families of the City of Casey since 1990. Our school motto is ‘Learning for Life’ and to that end we offer a very broad range of curriculum programs so as to ensure that all of our students have the very best opportunity to make the most of their interests and talents.

As you navigate our website you will see enthusiastic students fully engaged in a wide variety of activities – and it is that engagement and the success that comes with it that we especially cherish at our school. There is something for everyone at Berwick Lodge and it is a privilege and honour for me to be the principal of this wonderful centre of learning.

PRINCIPAL SANDRA MCCRUM

Sandra McCrum
Acting Principal

Angela Maskery
Assistant Principal

Sharyn King
Assistant Principal

Berwick Lodge Primary School

Berwick Lodge Primary School was established in 1990 in the South Eastern Growth corridor of Melbourne. The initial enrolment of 200 pupils quickly grew and has remained at the current population of over 500. Our school logo depicts the Helmeted Honey Eater – regarded as Australia’s rarest bird species, with one of its three acknowledged remaining habitats being on the eastern border of the City of Casey.

Values

Excellence:

Our highly motivated staff and stimulating learning environment shall inspire our students, to continually strive to develop their skills and abilities and take pride in their achievements.

Integrity:

Behaviour that demonstrates honesty and consideration for one another and develops mutual trust, is reinforced by our teachers who are exemplary role models for our students.

Respect:

All members of our school community show an understanding of, and respect for, one another as equally valued and valuable members of society

Co-operation:

The importance of co-operation shall be promoted through the on-going development of teamwork between teachers, students and parents, and the resulting friendships and sense of belonging will underpin all our activities.

Empowerment:

Our curriculum is designed to develop the skills and attitudes students will need to enable them to make informed choices and decisions, to become valuable, contributing members of society.

Goals

Curriculum
1. To ensure that all students are encouraged, supported and challenged to maximise their learning.
2. To provide a comprehensive sequential P-6 curriculum that is challenging and able to meet the needs of all students through planned learning programs encompassing the Victorian Curriculum.

Environment
3. To continue to provide and maintain a safe, secure and attractive physical environment that acknowledges the value of individuality and provides all students with the opportunity and confidence to engage in learning experiences.

Management
4. To provide personnel management practices that support the attainment of the school’s goals and priorities through an effective and efficient quality management system, the development of staff, open channels of communication and decision-making processes and regular review and reporting of student outcomes.

Resourcing
5. To ensure resource allocation reflects and enhances the delivery of established goals and priorities of the school.

Facilities

At Berwick Lodge Primary School our facilities include a gymnasium, multipurpose building, visual arts centre, library, computer lab, broadcast studio, STEM room and a performing arts room. The school has a junior sized oval, four sets of adventure playground equipment, two cricket practice nets, basketball/netball courts and an adjacent baseball centre. Substantial parkland, featuring ornamental lakes is situated nearby.

Recent refurbishments have seen the school buildings enhanced with an upgrade to the administration area, including sickbay and withdrawal rooms for ancillary staff to work with students. There are also four new classrooms joined with a large open work space, kitchenette and technology area.

All classrooms are equipped with computers, interactive whiteboards and data projectors and access to iPads and laptops across classes from Prep to Grade 6.

Take the Tour

Parent Communication

Parents are very important stakeholders at Berwick Lodge Primary School and are encouraged to provide feedback to the school in a wide range of ways. With our focus on continual improvement, we are always very interested in your ideas and/or concerns. Please feel most welcome to contact the school staff on any matter of concern to you. In many cases direct contact or a telephone call will suffice. Correspondence received by letter or email is certainly appreciated and will be replied to, with an explanation of the outcome. Our school email address is berwick.lodge.ps@education.vic.gov.au.

School Council

School Council meets twice per term on a Monday night usually at 7.00pm in the school Conference Room. Our School Council has a total membership of twelve which is made up of seven parent representatives, three staff (DET) representatives, 1 PFA co-optee member and the Principal is a member by nature of the office held Ex-Officio.

Three sub-committees meet in the week prior to School Council.

These sub-committees are:

Management
Learning
School Wellbeing

Current School Council Members:

Ex-Officio
Sandra McCrum

Parent Members
Mel Dobric
Michelle Dobbin
Karen Keylock
Keiren Walker
Alana McGlashan
Corrina Bilski
Amy Olston

PFA Nominee
Kylie Porch

DET Members
Angela Maskery
Rob Kelly

The office bearers are:

President – Karin Keylock
Vice President – Keiran Walker
Minute Secretary and Correspondence Sec – Rob Kelly
Treasurer – Mel Dobric