Nearnung Primary School acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of this land, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their ancestors and elders past, present and emerging. We nurture connection to their histories, traditions, and continuous living cultures. We care for the sacred lands and waterways of their ancestors. As we learn and grow, we honour the knowledge of the Aboriginal custodians of Country.

A very warm welcome to Nearnung Primary School!

We are a new school that opened in January 2023 and we are absolutely committed to the provision of high quality educational experiences for students in a safe, inclusive and respectful environment. Learning and wellbeing are at the heart of all that we do.

Nearnung (pronounced nee-a-noong) is a Bunurong word meaning black cockatoo. Our stunning school logo is an illustrative study of black cockatoo feathers and is textured and rich. It is a celebration of looking closer and noticing the small, and sometimes hidden details of the world around us. The feathers also speak of flight and the remarkable heights we can reach when we do and try our best.

Our collective goal is to pursue excellence across our school community within a culture of continuous improvement. We have uniformity of purpose and a common direction in which to work, as detailed in our current draft Strategic Plan. We work in teams and share the responsibility and care for all children enrolled at our school.

All students are supported to achieve their personal best through authentic and relevant learning experiences aimed at developing and enhancing their academic and social competencies drawn from the Victorian Curriculum.

School Wide Positive Behaviour Support features at our school. We explicitly teach our school wide expectations which are linked directly to our school values which include:

Connection    Inclusion    Endeavour    Care

Our school is a Resilience Project (Official Partnership) School and as such, we provide an emotionally engaging, whole school program that uses evidence based approaches to build resilience in order to develop mental health. The school wide implementation of the Resilience Project which focuses on gratitude, empathy, mindfulness and emotional literacy, directly supports our school’s values.

Community partnerships are very important to us and we make a deliberate choice to foster strong community partnerships that support improved outcomes for our students. We welcome parent involvement in our school and ensure that our students have access to all the supports they require in their learning.

Again, the very warmest of welcomes to Nearnung Primary School!

Principal of Nearnung Primary School 

Nathan Moore