YARRA VALLEY Transition Team - Shire of Yarra Ranges

YARRA VALLEY NETWORK
2009
Barbara Crowe – Regional Network Leader

Yarra Valley Network (22 schools)
• Badger Creek PS (246)
• Christmas Hills PS (23)
• Chum Creek PS (31)
• Dixons Creek PS (38)
• Don Valley PS (56)
• Gladysdale PS (122)
• Gruyere PS (49)
• Healesville PS (384)
• Hoddles Creek PS (58)
• Launching Place PS (172)
• Millwarra PS (139)
– Millgrove Campus (54)
– Warburton East Campus (85)
• Seville PS (148)
• Silvan PS (56)
• Toolangi PS (11)
• Warburton PS (114)
• Wesburn PS (107)
• Woori Yallock PS (185)
• Yarra Junction PS (226)
• Yellingbo PS (57)
• Healesville High School (455)
• Upper Yarra Secondary College
(679)
From Yellingbo in the south to Toolangi in
the north, from East Warburton in the
east to Christmas Hills in the west.
LGA Yarra Ranges.
3,356 students

Yarra Valley Student Family
Occupation (SFO) Data
2004 2005 2006 2007
SFO density^: 0.51 0.51 0.52 0.54
LBOTE proportion*: 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
Network's 2007 SFO average density and LBOTE proportion against that of all networks
1.0
0.9
0.8
SFO average density
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0
0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.35 0.4 0.45 0.5 0.55 0.6 0.65 0.7 0.75 0.8 0.85 0.9 0.95 1
LBOTE proportion

Yarra Valley Student Family
Occupation (SFO) Data
2004
2005
2006
2007
SFO density^:
0.51
0.51
0.52
0.54
LBOTE proportion*:
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01

Yarra Valley Schools SFO Data Range
School Name
Gruyere Primary
Dixon’s Creek Primary
Chum Creek Primary
Hoddles Creek Primary
Yellingbo Primary
Upper Yarra Secondary College
Woori Yallock Primary
Warburton Primary
Wesburn Primary
Yarra Junction Primary
SFO
0.33
0.41
0.42
0.43
0.47
0.63
0.65
0.66
0.67
0.67

“Yarra Valley Improving
Learning Together” Project
2009 -2011
Learning Communities
in the Upper Yarra Valley

Yarra Valley Improving Learning Together Project
Project Schools
–Millwarra PS
•Millgrove Campus
•East Warburton Campus
–Yellingbo PS
–Yarra Junction PS
–Upper Yarra Secondary College

Yarra Valley Improving Learning Together Project
Project Outcomes
• We are aiming for:
• Student Learning:
– More students reaching National Benchmarks in
Reading and Maths in Yr 3, 5, 7 & 9
• Engagement and Wellbeing:
– Increase in Student Engagement and Student
Attendance at school
– Increase in Staff Morale
– Increase in Student Opinion on Staff Morale and
Teacher Effectiveness

Yarra Valley Improving Learning Together Project
Project Outcomes
• Actions we will take:
– All teachers engage in coaching and learning
from each other
– Developmental Learning Curriculum introduced
(Millwarra PS)
– Extended Diagnostic Review for each school
– All principals undertake coaching and
Instructional Leadership activities to build
leadership capacity

Yarra Valley Improving Learning Together Project
Community Engagement
•How can we engage the Community in this
project to improve learning in the Yarra
Valley?