Our strategy
CurriculumAcademic excellence
Bay Primary has created a happy and nurturing academic environment where every child is encouraged to live up to their full potential. By investing in outstanding educators, Bay aims to produce highly capable children for a diverse and technological world.
Happy and Committed staff is fundamental to the success of the school. We will continue investing in the overall quality of our academic curriculum by:
- responding to our teachers’ professional needs and supporting their careers
- ensuring teachers have all the facilities and tools they need to perform at their best
- attracting the best teachers to the school, and making sure we keep them. Bay Primary is proud of its low staff turnover.
Child-centred development
Bay Primary believes that learning doesn’t end with a teacher in a classroom. As a community school, Bay takes a holistic and less formal view of childhood development. The school has begun to integrate early childhood development into its mainstream academic curriculum, which includes:
- an early childhood education programme to prepare children for entering the formal schooling system
- support and remedial education for children experiencing learning difficulties.
- aftercare that supports working parents by offering structured and extra-mural activities
This programme seeks to develop its physical infrastructure and draw on experienced parents and teachers to strengthen this aspect of the Bay experience.
Creative multiculturalism
Bay Primary has a varied and exciting creative programme. We aim to continue to position the school as a creative centre of excellence providing a springboard for learners to explore a wide range of arts, cultures, music and other creative activities. We are well-placed to take advantage of the rich history, culture and heritage of the south peninsula, and have access to many cultural facilities, performing artists and writers in the area.
Sporting & Outdoor Activities
Bay Primary is known for its Bay Runners club, a cross country running club with runners from Grade 1 to 7. Bay offers Cricket, Netball, Tennis, Hockey, Soccer, Athletics, Neighbourhood Farm and Eco-Warriors. Our astro-turf field at the Senior Primary Campus (SPC) provides a functional surface for it’s sports matches with schools in the southern suburbs.