Teaching & Learning

Warringa Crescent Campus

Middle Primary is a dynamic, thriving learning community for students in grades 2-4. This community shares a common goal amongst parents, staff and students: excellence in education and personal growth.

Middle Primary focuses on continuing to develop strong communication skills, build independence in personal skills and learn fundamental social skills to support our learners throughout life. We ensure that each classroom has the environment to best foster learning, creativity, independence and sociability.

We believe that our students’ learning experiences must reflect the world they live in, with rich technologies and science embedded within the learning environments. Students are supported to access the Victorian curriculum in hands on engaging ways. Teachers look for opportunities to support learning in real life situations that are meaningful and connect students to the world around them. They deliver learning experiences that incorporate elements of play and excitement, as well as build upon skill development.

Our one-to-one iPad program provides students with a wealth of opportunities to engage, connect, create and communicate effectively.

At Warringa Park School we work towards a common goal of making education accessible to all of our students, recognising their individual needs and abilities. Each classroom within Upper Primary is created with the specific learning requirements of students in mind; ensuring it is the best environment to foster their learning, curiosity, creativity, independence and sociability. 

Students in Upper Primary have the opportunity to participate in learning programs which build on various personal and social capabilities such as teamwork and problem-solving skills. These programs include; Camps, Boys Groups, Girls Groups, Drumming Circles, the Henny Penny Chicken program, Buddy Programs (with both Lower Primary students and students from Years 7-9) and many more. 

During their Upper Primary years, students have the opportunity to nominate themselves as school leaders, with a group of students voted in by their peers to represent the school on the School Representative Council. Our SRC representatives contribute to the development of programs within the school and student learning experiences. All students in Upper Primary are role models for the younger students in our school, demonstrating our school values of Respect, Working Together and Learning. 

Our students work at diverse levels within the Victorian Curriculum and are supported to achieve their Individual Educational Goals by teachers who use evidence-based approaches to support the teaching and learning within their classrooms. Assessment is focused on strength-based models with educational adjustments made to meet the needs and abilities of each individual student. Communication and the use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) remain at the forefront of student learning and independence, as well as a focus on Personal and Social skills as our student develop through their pre-teen and teenage years. The Sensory Motor Program and Readiness to Learn passports enable our students to recognise their body signals, connect signals to emotions, and identify tools to help them be ready to learn. These programs are carried out by teachers within the classrooms and are supported by the Allied Health Team. 

Polly Parade Campus is one of Warringa Park School’s specialist Primary campuses situated in Tarneit, offering a small and nurturing learning community of around 70 students. Here students complete their entire primary journey with us, from Prep through to Grade 6, before transitioning to one of our Secondary Campuses.

At Polly Parade, we bring together the strengths of Lower, Middle, and Upper Primary learning. In the early years, students focus on readiness to learn, communication, and self-regulation, supported through play-based and inquiry learning. As students’ progress, they develop independence, strong communication skills, and opportunities to learn in real-life, hands-on contexts. By the upper primary years, students build leadership, social skills, and personal responsibility through programs such as our School Representative Council, boys/girls groups, school camps and buddy initiatives, while continuing to work towards their individual learning goals.

What makes Polly Parade truly special is our intimate campus culture combined with unique programs designed to spark creativity, imagination, and wellbeing. These include but are not limited to:

• Weekly Creative Dance workshops with Howard where students explore movement, music, props, costumes and obstacles to immerse themselves in expressive performance.

• Kitchen Garden Program where students grow, harvest, and cook their own produce, learning valuable skills in sustainability, healthy eating, and teamwork.

• Storyhub Program, a three-year project in which students design and create a permanent space for immersive storytelling and creative writing, bringing imagination and narrative to life.

With strong partnerships between families, staff, and students, Polly Parade Campus provides a rich, supportive environment where every child is empowered to explore, learn, and thrive.

Warringa Park School Cayleys Road Campus was established in 2013 as a vocational learning environment for students with additional support needs. The campus is set in the surrounds of the market gardens in Werribee South and the teaching and learning is focused on building the skills, knowledge and communication needs students will require for their post-school pathways. In 2022, Cayleys Road Campus opened its new school buildings which have been purpose built to cater for all our Senior Secondary students. All Warringa Park School year 10–12 students and a cohort of year 7–9 students attend the campus. 

The students at our campus explore local and global issues by engaging in experiences that support their personalised pathways. These authentic experiences have the clear purpose of building skills for students to participate and communicate successfully in the world around them and beyond our campus. The Later Years programs are designed to enable students to learn in a variety of settings and contexts. This enables every student to transfer their learning to real life situations. 

Our campus offers the Victorian Curriculum Framework, ASDAN and the Victorian Pathways Certificate. All teaching and learning is delivered through applied activities and supported by eLearning. Programs are offered by many different providers and give students genuine learning opportunities and pathways beyond school. 

Our team of highly skilled Teachers and Education Support Staff are dedicated to improving learning outcomes for all of our students and are committed to supporting students to achieve their personal best during these important final years of school. Our staff work closely with families and external providers to develop post-school pathways and opportunities for all our students.