Location Profile Hartwell Primary School was established in Camberwell in 1922 and is proud of the exceptional educational program provided for children in the local community over the past ninety four years. The school enrolment, which has been growing in recent years with young families moving into the area, is currently 730. At Hartwell Primary School the students enjoy facilities which are not replicated in many primary schools. The classrooms and administration area in the original two story red brick building have been modernised, although the façade of the school remains. It includes spacious and flexible learning areas, literacy, numeracy and computer resource centers, administration and staff facility, and an interview room. The school has a well-equipped Library, an Art/Craft complex and the Performing Arts Centre – Gymnasium, Music Room, Science Room, Canteen, Toilets and Out of Hours Program facilities. The well-developed grounds have benefited from long term planning and have areas for netball, basketball, volleyball, bat tennis and rounders. There is a synthetic oval and running track, a synthi-turf soccer / hockey field, a paved courtyard, quiet areas and a continuing emphasis on the provision of shade. Play equipment is provided for both junior and senior students and the front garden has been developed as a passive play space for the Year 6 students. The school community prides itself on maintaining and improving these facilities through cooperative effort. Hartwell Primary School is a school with a strong commitment to encouraging all students to strive for excellence in a supportive environment, which recognises individual differences and different rates and styles of learning. The school has an outstanding reputation for providing core skills in Literacy and Mathematics, as well as a broad education including an emphasis on Visual Art, Music and Physical Education. In recent years the school has achieved at or above the level expected for schools from similar socio-economic areas, in all strands of English and Mathematics. The extensive curriculum provided is based on The Victorian Curriculum and is complemented by specialist staff in Art / Craft, Music / Performing Arts, Physical Education, Science, ICT, Library, Italian and Reading Recovery. The school’s learning program places an emphasis on the incorporation of Information and Communication Technology skills across all aspects of school life. All classrooms have banks of both iPads and laptops, and there are thirty two interactive whiteboards/promethean panels in classrooms across the school. The Victorian Early Years Literacy and Numeracy Programs are incorporated in each Prep- Year 4 class with a wide range of resource