About+Berwick+Primary+School

ABOUT
Berwick Lodge P.S. is a relatively new school, established in February 1990 with an initial enrolment of 200 pupils. Currently the school has 784 students. It is situated in the South Eastern growth corridor of Melbourne. Our school logo depicts the Helmeted Honeyeater –regarded as Australia’s rarest bird species, with one of its three acknowledge remaining habitats being on the eastern border of the City of Casey.

Mission Statement
At Berwick Lodge Primary School, above all else, we value our children. We recognise that our future lies with them and so to encourage our students to embrace "Learning For Life", not simply as the motto of our school, but as a life-long process of development. We achieve this through our core values of: ==== Excellence: Our highly motivated staff and stimulating learning environment shall inspire our students, ton continually strive to develop their skills and abilities and take pride in their achievements==== ==== Integrity: Behaviour that demonstrates honesty and consideration for one another and develops mutual trust, is reinforced by our teachers who are exemplary role models for our students.====

 Respect: All members of our school community show an understanding of, and respect for, one another as equally valued and valuable members of society.
==== Co-operation: The importance of co-operation shall be promoted through the on-going development of teamwork between teachers, students and parents, and the resulting friendships and sense of belonging will underpin all our activities.==== ====Empowerment: Our curriculum is designed to develop the skills and attitudes students will need to enable them to make informed choices and decisions, to become valuable, contributing members of society.====

Our motto is: ‘"Learning for Life". Consequently we aim to provide an excellent education for all our students, being one which develops their talents and capacities and enhances their chances of success in further education.