Our School

Principal's Welcome Staff Our Grounds Reports, Plans & Policies

Brunswick South-West Primary School

Inclusive - Respectful - Curious

Our vision at Brunswick South West, is for our children to become curious life-long learners, inclusive of everyone and respectful of themselves, others and the environment.

We engage, challenge and empower our students so that they become curious, inclusive and respectful individuals.

Principal's Welcome

Brunswick South West Primary School sits in a beautiful old building with plenty of space to roam. It's the kind of place where students are curious, families feel at home and every child is known.

We are another great state school, proudly so, and that means we're here to provide public education for everyone.

Our teachers know their students well; not just where they're at academically, but who they are. We follow the Victorian Curriculum F–10 and the Victorian Teaching and Learning Model. Our specialist programs feature Chinese, Physical Education, Science, Library, Performing Arts and Visual Arts.

Our facilities include a library, a multi-purpose hall, gaga pits and a garden complete with chickens! Students make full use of both the indoor and outdoor spaces. The natural surrounds are very much part of how we learn.

Wellbeing is at the heart of all we do, because students learn better when they feel safe and ready to learn.

Poppy Nixon
Acting Principal

Staff

Principal Class

Acting Principal
Poppy Nixon

Assistant Principal
Anya

Leaders

Learning Specialist
Jade

Disability Inclusion Leader
Kelly

Wellbeing Leader
Caroline

Admin Team

Business Manager
Melissa

Facilities Manager
Ben

Office Staff
Sallie and Mia

First Aid Officer
Liz

Classroom Teachers

Foundation
Dom, Alison and Caroline

Grade 1-2
Ben, Bridgit, Glenn/Sarah, Miriam/Kim T, Jo/Phaedra

Grade 3-4
Kim, Chantel/Kim W, Dylan, Emily, Jade

Grade 5-6
Mel/Sin Sin, Ria, Georgia, Will, Joy

Specialist Teachers

Chinese
Kevin and Sin Sin

Visual and Performing Arts
Sarah

PE
Shar

Science
Cath

Library
Jacinta
Lynne (Library technician)

Education Support Staff

Jimmy, Paul, Fran, Lucy, Mel, Amelia, Abdalla, Lauren, Nick, Thomas, Henry, Niko

Our Grounds

Our school features four main buildings:

an original heritage school building from 1926 – known as ‘the red brick building’
a hexagonal library and classroom building with an outer ring of classrooms and specialist rooms featuring undercover walkways and courtyard gardens – known as ‘the grey brick building’
a purpose built hall / indoor basketball court with stage, kitchen facilities, bathrooms and sports storerooms

We are lucky to have extensive grounds at our school including a large grass oval, a newly-resurfaced basketball court, artificial turf court, two gaga pits and two playground areas. Our grounds also hold a native butterfly garden, an award-winning kitchen garden, orchard and a coop of resident chickens.

Reports, Plans & Policies

Child safety and wellbeing at Brunswick South West Primary School: information for families and the school community

Brunswick South West Primary School is committed to providing an environment where students are safe and feel safe. We have a zero tolerance for child abuse and are committed to protecting children from harm.

Our comprehensive child safety framework outlines our school’s strategies to support student safety and wellbeing. The framework includes the following policies, codes and procedures:

Our students and their families are important partners in keeping our students safe. We value feedback and ideas on how we can continuously strengthen our child safety framework.