School Profile

PURPOSE
Oak Park Primary School will work collaboratively to provide a stimulating, safe and challenging learning environment that promotes resilient, innovative thinkers.

SCHOOL VALUES
Respect Responsibility Resilience

Oak Park Primary School is located in the City of Merri-Bek close to the border of the City of Moonee Valley.
The school has a capped enrolment of 450 students but currently sits just below that at 402, 22 percent of students had English as an additional language. The original school buildings were established in 1954. Stage One of a total redevelopment of the school was completed in 2004. The remainder of the old school was demolished in 2006 and Stage two completed in September 2007. Stage two incorporated new General Purpose Classrooms, a Multi Purpose Centre, an Arts Centre and Library. The school also gained a full sized, non template gymnasium in 2011 as part of the BER initiative.
The 2024 School Family Occupation (SFO) index score of 0.3120 (SFOE 0.2363) suggests that student achievement means could be expected to be in the top half of state results. During the current School Strategic Plan period, the school seeks to improve student outcomes in English and Mathematics, further empower students to take responsibility for their own learning and strengthen our PLC structures.
Teaching staff acknowledge the crucial role they play in the lives of our students with consensus that collaboration, professional learning and planning are the most significant factors in improving student outcomes. A major focus
during the past few years has been to assist teachers to develop their pedagogy, to gain agreement on what good teaching is, and deliver that in every classroom. All teachers have planning time working collaboration with their PLC (teaching team) to promote classroom consistency and effective curriculum planning.

There are Specialist classes in Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Science (semester long), Japanese (semester long) and Physical Education. An instrumental Music Program is outsourced and offers voice, keyboard, guitar and drums. The school has well developed structures in place to support student wellbeing and has introduced School Wide Positive Behaviour approaches and inclusive practices supported by the Mental Health and Wellbeing Leader initiative. The school presents as an attractive and orderly environment and student behaviour is generally very good.

​A supportive performance and development culture exists and openness, dialogue, inquiry, risk taking and trust are fostered. Peer Observations between teachers are encouraged and teachers are focused on sustained improvement.