Welcome, Wominjeka, and Ni hao

On behalf of the students, staff and School Council, I would like to welcome you to Napoleons Primary School. I hope that you find the information on our website useful in learning more about our wonderful school.

I am fortunate to be Principal of a school with such an amazing history in providing State Education. In 2023 our school is 153 years old. Napoleons Primary School is among the oldest schools, still open and providing quality education, in Victoria. Our school is on Wadawurrung land, and we acknowledge and pay our respects to the traditional custodians, past present and emerging.

While we are very proud of our school’s heritage , we are even more invested in building rich and meaningful future opportunities for the students attending Napoleons Primary School today.

I am privileged to be working with an exceptionally skilled staff team who are vibrant, highly qualified and committed to ongoing learning to ensure we always provide the best care and education for our students. We are a strong school community that strives for the highest standards in teaching and learning while at the same time, encourages and guides every student to support them to grow into confident, resilient young people.

Our school is warm and welcoming and provides a happy and safe environment where everyone belongs. We enjoy challenging our students to achieve their very best, personally, academically, and socially.

The school community is guided by our school values: Respect, Perseverance, Creativity and Belonging. It is important that our students:

• gain every opportunity to develop skill, understanding and confidence in Literacy and Numeracy
• explore the range and diversity of the creative and critical thinking aspects of the Victorian Curriculum together with the supplementary activities within our local context
• maintain a growth mindset and understand that there are many paths and possibilities to success that can be explored with curiosity and hard work
• are active contributors to their learning; taking opportunities to communicate ideas and opinions, collaborate and make decisions
• take opportunities to work collaboratively with others as well as the self-discipline to work independently

We encourage students to:

• have ownership over their learning and recognise that mistakes not only help us learn, but the struggle to learn new ideas and concepts, supports positive brain growth, problem solving and critical thinking skills
• show initiative as leaders in their classroom through a wide range of responsibilities and opportunities
• demonstrate kindness and show respectful behaviours to everyone within our school and wider community
• demonstrate cultural sensitivity to all cultures including, but not limited to, our local Indigenous heritage.

At Napoleons Primary School we recognise the importance and value of home/school partnerships and the support of families through our School Council, our Parents and Friends Association (PFA), our camps and excursions and through parents who volunteer in the classroom, in a variety of ways. We liaise closely with all local kindergartens and we are a feeder school to Mount Clear College. This ensures all transitions to and from Napoleons Primary School are well supported and enable strong connections for students.

By browsing our website, you will discover more about Napoleons Primary School and the learning and wellbeing opportunities offered and provided. If you have any queries or comments, please do not hesitate to contact me at the school for further discussion.

I look forward to including you and your family in the Napoleons School Community and to working together to ensure your children have a rich and fulfilling primary, educational experience.

Sue Izard

Principal