Parent Information

At Warragul Primary your child’s education is our focus.

We encourage parents and families to participate in all aspects of our programs and join our community-spirited school.

There are many opportunities to be directly involved in your child’s education:

• helping with school excursions and school events

• assistance with literacy and numeracy programs

• fundraising events

  
  

Please note: Volunteers are required to have a valid Working with Children (WWC) check.

For further information, please refer to our Parent Information Booklet.

Vision Statement

Warragul Primary School provides a supportive and challenging learning environment. We celebrate success and respect the individual through our High 5 Expectations. We welcome the active participation of parents and community members in our school.

Warragul Primary School believes every child should learn in an atmosphere of positive encouragement and firm, fair guidelines.

Warragul Primary School is part of a school wide positive behaviour support program. The program is research based and focuses on encouraging positive behaviours.

The school’s High Five expectations (rules) are:

1. Be Safe

2. Be Fair

3. Think

4. Learn

5. Care

With positive recognition strategies in and out of class situations, children are given consequences when necessary. Teachers explicitly teach the school “High Five” expectations at the beginning of each year and regularly remind and re-teach them during the year. This program is an integral part of each classroom and playground areas.

Through using this system, we have seen benefits and shift from reacting to negative behaviours to being proactive in teaching positive behaviours and interacting with other individuals better.

Our School

Two school campuses situated across the road from each other, divide the junior school from the middle school students and comprise of twelve well-appointed classrooms, with the following:

• Art/craft room

• Fully automated library

• Multi-purpose room

• Two outdoor basketball/ netball courts

• One enclosed outdoor basketball/netball court

• Air-conditioned comfort

• Spacious gardens and grounds, including two ovals and extensive play equipment areas

• Great Buddy Program

• Student Leadership Program – School Leaders, House Leaders, Student Council, Library Monitors

• iPads and Notebooks are provided Year F- 6

Communication with Parents

Warragul Primary School utilises COMPASS for school communication and administration. Compass provides families with the ability to:

• Monitor your child’s attendance and enter an explanation for absence or lateness

• View the school calendar of events

• Download and view your child’s academic reports

• Book parent-teacher-student conferences

• Pay and provide consent for school events and parent payments

• Receive notifications and messages from the school

Compass is a web-based system that is accessible on any modern web browser or by using the 'Compass School Manager' app available for iOS or Android. Please use the link https://warragulps-vic.compass.education to access your Parent Portal.

Early Learning Centre

The Warragul Early Learning Centre opened in 2020 offers a three and four year old kindergarten program where children learn and prepare for school by developing strong social skills, improving their health and well-being and having fun learning in an encouraging and nurturing environment.

This facility is a welcome addition to supporting our growing community and helping children to develop and grow into the leaders of tomorrow. Enrolments and tours are welcome and we invite you to come and see for yourself the fabulous program and facilities that are on offer.

The Warragul Early Learning Centre (ELC) provides up to 132 kindergarten places with a capacity of 66 students per session.

School Council

Warragul Primary School have an active and inspiring School Council made up of interested and motivated parents, the principal, deputy principal, and school staff representatives. The board endeavours to bridge and link all stakeholders of our education system with the school leadership team and seeks to discuss critical issues and decide on the outcomes and pathways for the future direction of our student education incorporating new innovative ideas and initiatives. Meeting monthly all board members are happy to make themselves available to anyone with ideas, questions or suggestions, and we have worked hard to create a great collaborative space where individuals are heard, and decision making is made easy and supportive to the key goal of our children’s development.

Buses

Town buses service our school each morning and afternoon with the bus pick up / drop off point in Albert St outside the Junior Campus.  Students using buses are supervised onto buses after school. 

Country buses also service areas surrounding Warragul. Students are able to access country buses if they live more than 4.8km from their nearest school.

Access may also be available in other particular circumstances.  Please ask at the office.

Multicultural Inclusion

At Warragul Primary School our focus is for all students to have the opportunity to learn and grow in a nurturing and inspiring environment. We welcome students and staff from all faiths and cultural and indigenous backgrounds.

WPS Child Safety Standards

Warragul Primary School is committed to be a child-safe environment.

• We have zero tolerance for child abuse.

• We actively engage, listen and empower all our students to communicate openly.

• We engage with the families and students and support them to promote the wellbeing and safety of each child by establishing child-safe relationships within our community.

• We aim to develop a positive school culture marked by collaborative, vigilant and proactive approaches across policy, procedures and our curriculum.

• We strive to practice supporting and developing both students and staff in their roles, with opportunities for further growth and education, by caring about the individual and to protect both staff members and students while they attend Warragul Primary School.

School Uniform – Code of Dress

A Warragul Primary School uniform is compulsory and must be worn each day by all students in all grades.  Positive encouragement is a strong part of the uniform policy. Year 6 students are encouraged to wear their jacket or jumper.

School uniform must be worn on all excursions.  

All students must wear school hats from 1st September until 30th April or play in shade. 

Any earrings should be studs or sleepers.  No other jewellery is allowed unless specific permission from the principal is given.

Out of uniform notes should be sent if there is occasion for a student to be out of uniform.

Uniforms are available for purchase from BELEZA Uniform Shop in Williams Square, Warragul. Some second-hand items of uniform may be available from the school office at a small cost, please email: warragul.ps@education.vic.gov.au.