Department of Education Victoria – Brown Hill VIC

Caledonian PS places belonging and academic excellence for all students as our highest priority. We have a focus on purposeful teaching and direct instruction, where students understand the purpose of each. Students engage with two hours of English instruction and one hour of Mathematics daily as well as weekly lessons in Science, Spelling, Physical Education, French, Visual Arts and Music. Our students in 3-6 use Chromebooks and the Google Tech Academy to create and collaborate in learning. We have strong community connections in place. Camp Australia provide before and after school care in the multi-purpose room daily. We have a developed relationships with the local community including Brown Hill Kindergarten, Perridak Burron Early Learning Centre and Woodmans Hill Secondary School.

Caledonian Primary School is located in the suburb of Brown Hill in the City of Ballarat. The school is situated approximately 121 kilometers from the Melbourne Central Business District. The school was originally established in 1877 as Brown Hill Primary School and in 1994 merged with Queen Street Primary School and was renamed as Caledonian Primary School. The school grounds are set on six acres and includes the original school building which houses administration offices, staff amenities and four classroom. A second and more recently built building accommodates a further four classrooms with a central open space for collaborative learning. Our site also has a multipurpose hall with kitchen and storage. Two additional permanent classrooms adjoin an open learning space currently used as a music space. The grounds include extensive gardens, adventure playgrounds, basketball courts and an oval.



Enrolments in 2026 were approximately 230 students and over the past four years, enrolments have been maintained. The staffing profile of Caledonian Primary School includes a Principal and Assistant Principal, 14.6 full time equivalent teachers, 4.5 full time equivalent education support (ES) staff, one office administration staff, and one business manager and an SFOE of .3700

Selection Criteria
- Graduates

- 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 cooperative relationships with students, parents, colleagues and the broader school community to support student learning, wellbeing and engagement.
- SC5 Demonstratedbehaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values.



Demonstrated capacity to reflect upon practice and engage in professionallearning to continually improve the quality of teaching.

Program Benefits
- Graduates

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job description
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Role
- Graduates

The primary focus of the range 1 classroom teacher is on further developing skills and competencies to become an effective classroom practitioner with structured support and guidance from teachers at higher levels and the planning, preparation and teaching of programs to achieve specific student outcomes.

These teachers teach a range of students/classes and are accountable for the effective delivery of their programs.
Range 1 classroom teachers are skilled teachers who operate under general direction within clear guidelines following established work practices and documented priorities and may have responsibility for the supervision and training of one or more student teachers.

The focus of a range 1 classroom teacher is on classroom management, subject content and teaching practice.
New entrants to the teaching profession in their initial teaching years receive structured support, mentoring and guidance from teachers at higher levels.

Under guidance, new entrants to the teaching profession will plan and teach student groups in one or more subjects and are expected to participate in induction programs and other professional learning activities that are designed to ensure the integration of curriculum, assessment and pedagogy across the school.

Teachers at range 1 are responsible for teaching their own classes and may also assist and participate in policy development, project teams and the organisation of co-curricula activities.

Responsibilities
- Graduates

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