Recent News
Principal's Welcome
Parkmore Primary School dates back to its inaugural year of 1962. It is located in the City of Whitehorse, in the Eastern Suburbs of Melbourne. The school is situated in Forest Hill with most of our students drawn from the local area and surrounding suburbs. A new purpose-built school was opened in 2012 comprising flexible learning spaces, kitchen/dining area, multipurpose room, visual arts room and library. Read more....
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Welcome IPPA World Congress Delegates
To find out more about the IPPA World Congress, and the 'IPPA Bus', please visit the following:
IPPA World Congress Parkmore PS Visit
Parkmore Community Sensory Garden
Our Parents and Friends are actively seeking grants to make this school vision a reality!
Watch this space for more news about our Community Sensory Garden project.
Educator Magazine's Hot List 2018
Congratulations to our Parkmore teacher Adrienne Baucke for making Educator Magazine's Hot List 2018!Adrienne Baucke has been named for her work in Student Wellbeing and Positive Education. Read More
Educator Magazine's Innovative Schools Award 2018
Parkmore Primary School has been celebrated with Educator Magazine's Innovative Schools Award for the third year in a row!Parkmore is commited to developing its programs to meet the needs of 21st century learners, ensuring that an interest is taken in the 'whole student'.
Click through to read the article that was published in the Whitehorse Leader. Read More
Visible Wellbeing
Parkmore Primary School is on our way to becoming accredited as a Visible Wellbeing (VWB) Partner School. This partnership combines the science of wellbeing and the science of teaching and learning to make wellbeing visible and tangible across the whole school community. Designed by Professor Lea Waters, the partnership aims to support all members of the school community thrive and sustain a culture of wellbeing.
Click here to find out more: http://www.visiblewellbeing.org/
Finalists - Best School Wellbeing
We are thrilled to announce Parkmore Primary is a finalist in this year's Educator awards for best whole school wellbeing program. The school is in the running with schools from across the country including Geelong Grammar. We are so proud of this great achievement and acknowledge our amazing community for supporting our Positive Education philosophy and its integration across the whole school from academics to play. Winners are announced at a gala event in Sydney on August 17.
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Parkmore Primary School Santa's Delivering Cheer
Christmas is a time filled with family, friends and festive traditions but for many, the season for celebrations can be lonely, and especially so for seniors. Home Instead Senior Care is leading a very special campaign reaching out to the Australian community to help seniors feel valued, respected, appreciated and cared for.
Click on the image below to see Parkmore Primary's fabulous students helping spread the Christmas cheer.
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Term Dates 2019
Term 1: 29 January (school teachers start) to 5 April
(Note - Years 1-6 start 30 January, Preps on 31 January)
Term 2: 23 April to 28 June
Term 3: 15 July to 20 September
Term 4: 7 October to 20 December
The first day of Term 1 is a student-free day in all government schools to allow for appropriate planning to take place for the arrival of students. Each year government schools are provided with four student-free days for professional development, school planning and administration, curriculum development, and student assessment and reporting purposes. The remaining three student-free days are determined by each individual school, so contact your school for details.
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