School Profile

Guiding Principles

Middle Park Primary School places great emphasis on caring for its students by: 

• Providing an environment that is safe and secure
• Facilitating effective communication to foster a strong partnership within the school community
• Providing equal opportunity to all members of the school community
• Enhancing academic excellence by extending students to their maximum potential
• Building self-esteem by encouraging, recognising and rewarding achievement and effort
• Developing in students a sense of responsibility, independence and cooperation
• Developing a sense of community
• Providing opportunities for leadership through a system of house and school leaders, peer mediators and a Junior School Council

The Middle Park Primary School community strives to build a ‘community of learners’ that works towards the collective success for all. Through supportive relationships, we aim to ensure that individualised learning is relevant and meaningful to the learner. We promote resilience, persistence and independent learning strategies to foster lifelong learning that capably prepares our students for the 21st Century.

Location

Middle Park Primary School is located in a beachside area of Melbourne within the City of Port Phillip. The original school buildings were constructed in 1887 and are now classified by the National Trust. Many of the beautiful features of the school remain and major upgrades were undertaken over the last five years. Some of the original features have been restored and further enhanced with modern facilities. The school has a relatively small catchment area bound by Kerferd Road, Beaconsfield Parade, Langridge Street and Canterbury road. An enrolment management plan has been established with agreement from the Regional General Manager and local schools in response to the increasing enrolments and limited space across all schools in the area. Neighbouring schools include Albert Park Primary School, St Kilda Park Primary School and Port Melbourne Primary School. On leaving Middle Park Primary School, a significant number of students move to Albert Park College and other students attend a range of private schools and secondary colleges.