School Overview

Philosophy

Bentleigh West Primary School is a nurturing community where students, staff and families come together create an environment that develops, happy, healthy confident students, underpinned by the knowledge that success and achievement at school, engages and builds confidence that transcends the academic environment and encourages children to seek options and opportunities to maximise their education throughout their lives.

Bentleigh West values connection to the local, national and global realms ensuring all members model and teach inclusion, cultural safety and respect for our environment.

Bentleigh West acknowledges our indigenous elders past, present and future and welcomes all to our school on the land of the Boonurong.

Bentleigh West Primary School is well known for academic excellence, inclusion and a deep commitment to sustainability that has been recognised by the United Nations, National, State and Local Governments.

Mission Statement

At Bentleigh West Primary School we will:

Foster inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.
Be recognised as a high performing school with a reputation of evidence based best practice that is visible in each classroom.

Our why?

To add value.