Department of Education - Victoria

Situated in Braybrook, in the municipality of Maribyrnong, Dinjerra Primary School is a P-6 co-educational school of 212 students and 30 staff members. In 2019, the school underwent a $7.4M upgrade providing a thoroughly modern and up to date teaching and learning environment. The students, staff and families of Dinjerra value our vibrant community, and enjoy the opportunities to connect with each other at whole school events, such as the Family Fiesta, Harmony Week and Movie Night fundraisers. Braybrook itself is going through a re-generation, and this is reflected in the demographic changes to the school's cohort. 

 

The school has embedded School Wide Positive Behaviours both within classrooms and in the playground, which is underpinned by our newly revised school values SOAR:

Learning for Success 

Learning with Optimism 

Learning as an Adventure 

Learning as a Responsibility 

 

Teachers work in each collaborative team across the 9 classrooms, comprising of straight Prep and Composite 1-6 9 grade classrooms. Our specialist areas are: Art, Physical Education, STEM and LOTE (Spanish). Each class also visits the school library once per week, and also participates in weekly Music sessions, provided and funded by ACMF (Australian Childrens Music Foundation). 

 

Dinjerra staff members are focused on the three big ideas of a Professional Learning Community: 

1. Ensuring that all students learn at high levels

 2. Being results driven and informed by data, and 

3. A collaborative culture. 

 

The staff work collaboratively to build high-quality curriculum documentation and agreed upon practices, for students to experience optimal learning experiences. The intervention program is implemented both within the classroom, and small group withdrawal intervention, focusing on Fountas and Pinnell Levelled Literacy Intervention program (Fountas and Pinnell), and Sounds Write, a phonics-based program. 

 

The school's Wellbeing team, led by the primary Welfare Officer, the Mental Health and Wellbeing Leader and the Assistant Principal, support students and families with engagement and wellbeing needs. 

 

SC1    Demonstrated knowledge of the relevant curriculum, including the capacity to incorporate the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills. Demonstrated capacity to respond to student learning needs.

SC2    Demonstrated capacity to implement high impact teaching strategies, guided by how students learn, and evaluate the impact of learning and teaching programs on student learning growth. 

SC3    Demonstrated capacity to monitor and assess student learning. Demonstrated capacity to use data to inform teaching practice and to provide feedback on student learning growth and achievement to students and parents.

SC4    Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated capacity to establish and maintain collaborative relationships with students, parents, colleagues and the broader school community to support student learning, wellbeing and engagement.    

SC5    Demonstrated behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values. Demonstrated capacity to reflect upon practice and engage in professional learning to continually improve the quality of teaching.