About Us

Whatever the background of our students, whatever their abilities and wherever they start from, when they come to Echuca East Primary School, we strive to create a cohesive, inclusive, challenging and supportive learning environment encompassing all members of the school community and based on the school’s values of respect, responsibility and resilience.

We are all proud to continually learn through seeking best practice, innovation, reflection, celebration of our achievements, having a safe environment and being open to learning. E.E.P.S. sets high expectations of our learners, and those learners are fully supported in their journey. Teachers, families, friends and the wider community are encouraged to be part of the learning journey. We aim to make all feel welcome to come into the school and classrooms, knowing that a strong relationship between home and school is integral to the best outcomes for our students. Children are regularly setting goals, articulating those goals and working towards achieving them in their daily practice.

In 2022, the school will operate with a Principal, Assistant Principal, Leading Teacher, Mental Health, Disability and Inclusion, Literacy & Numeracy Coordinators and 4 Level Leaders. The school is organised into four levels, Level 1 – Prep; Level 2 – Grades 1 and 2; Level 3 – Grades 3 and 4; and Level 4 – Grades 5 and 6, for the delivery of our teaching and learning programs. Within each level, a strong team ethos exists between staff members which enhance opportunities for all. Evident in all classrooms are clear learning objectives and these are a feature of each lesson that takes place. Explicit teaching and student profiles support student learning.

Specialist programs offered at Echuca East in 2022 include Physical Education, Health, Visual Arts, Indonesian and Science.

To further enhance curriculum areas, enrichment programs include Swimming, Sustainability, House System, Better Buddy Program, School Camps, School and Interschool Sports and other extension groups including State School Spectacular, Tournament of the Minds and Young Leaders. We are constantly looking for additional programs to support the development of our students with a focus on opportunities to develop our independent self-directed learners.

We have a BYOD iPad program in grades 3-6 which has proven to be an exciting addition to our school programs. As we move into a future that is dominated by a continually developing, diverse, technologically driven communication age, it is imperative that we as a community protect our children from all forms of abuse, including when online.

Communication is an integral part of great teaching and learning and our staff support children to become good communicators. Opportunities are provided for students to share their learning in many forms. Importance is placed on regular home/school communication in both formal and informal ways.

At Echuca East Primary School we have clear expectations of student behaviour. Classroom agreements are negotiated with the students at the beginning of each year and consistently implemented. Individual and class rewards occur in each classroom for displaying positive learning behaviours and our school values. We support students as they learn to cooperate with each other and know they too, can support and learn from each other along their learning journey. We have developed our School Wide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS) Framework and will continue this with integrity.

With a clear vision for our future, Echuca East’s teaching and learning community continues to foster an environment that provides a safe, quality, comprehensive education enabling all students to become life-long learners.