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Welcome to River Valley Primary School

Learning Together

River Valley Primary School is located 20 kms east of Bunbury, in the unique rural setting of Burekup, just off the South Western Highway. The school has maintained its rural background and has a strong sense of community and community involvement.

At River Valley Primary School, we provide every child with opportunities to learn, so that they grow to be independent, successful members of society.

Learning together means every child matters, every child belongs, and every moment counts.

At River Valley Primary School we recognise that student learning is best developed in a positive learning environment achieve this through:

Building trusting relationships.
High expectations of success, by focusing on individual strengths.
Best practice whole school programs.
Collective teacher efficacy.
Students, staff, and community partnership.

Staff at River Valley Primary School base their planning, teaching and decision-making on the following shared beliefs:

All children are expected to make individual progress.
Student learning is optimised when consistent teaching approaches are used.
Students learn best through a Gradual Release Model (I do, we do, you do).
The learning environment is safe, challenging and inclusive.
Students are most successful when we develop the whole child - socially, academically, emotionally, creatively and physically.
Students prior knowledge and understanding determines what and how we teach.
Positive student – teacher relationships are the key to successful learning.
High expectations, both academically and socially, are expected of all.
Diversity of all is respected, valued and celebrated.
To be at their best, the health and wellbeing of students and staff is always a priority.
Partnerships in teaching and learning are sought after and valued.