Physical Profile  

Yarra Glen Primary School is located in the township of Yarra Glen in the picturesque Yarra Valley on the outer eastern fringe of the metropolitan area, some 50 kilometres from the centre of Melbourne.

The school is well situated on 3.2 hectares, with grounds which include a large oval, junior and senior playground, electric barbecue, grass and asphalt playing areas, basketball and tennis court as well as attractive gardens and established trees.

Educational Profile

Vision 
To challenge children to strive for excellence by providing foundations for lifelong learning in a safe supportive environment that engages and involves all, in a learning process that celebrates achievements and values differences.

Values  
Yarra Glen Primary School aims to provide a positive culture for learning and human development throughout the school community. Using the Tribes Program & process as a resource, we strive to develop a positive environment that promotes human growth and learning. We build connectedness through the development of Community Agreements among the students and adults with whom we work.

These Community Agreements are:

• Attentive Listening
• Appreciation/ No Put Downs
• Mutual Respect
• Personal Best
• Right to Participate/Right to Pass

By implementing these agreements, people learn to use specific collaborative skills, and to reflect both on the interaction and the learning that has taken place.
This process establishes a caring environment for co-operative learning, and provides structure for positive interaction and continuity for working groups, in the classroom, administration and the parent community.

Yarra Glen Primary School offers a comprehensive, well balanced and relevant curriculum covering all key learning areas.

The curriculum is supported with: 

•      - Early Literacy Program, Early Numeracy Program
•      - Educational Camps
•      - Visiting Performances
•      - Challenging Sports Program
       - creative performance and visual arts programs
•      - Sustainability Program/Veggie Garden
•      - Life Education Program
       - After School Basketball 
       - Book Club/Book Fair 
       - Up-to-date ICT Program with a student ratio of 1:2 including
                                                 Networked Computers and 
                                              - Interactive Whiteboards in several classrooms