SCHOOL CONTEXT

Kaleen suburb has undergone significant urban renewal and demographic change and these factors are reflected in the changing student population of Kaleen Primary School. In addition, over the last eight years Kaleen Primary School has transitioned away from streamed Gifted and Talented classes (alongside regular mainstream classes) to a more inclusive model. This has resulted in an increased number of in area enrolments moving from 52% at the end of 2017 to 64% at the beginning of 2022. The school's enrolment profile continues to be impacted by families who provide a Kaleen address at the time of enrolment and then move out of our area once enrolled. In recent years, the Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (ICSEA) rating has dropped slightly from 1133 (2017) to 1111 (2022). This identifies changing factors in our students’ family backgrounds (parents’ occupation, school education and non-school education) from information provided by parents. In 2017, 49% of students were identified with language backgrounds other than English and this has decreased to approximately 39% at the beginning of 2022.

Over the past five years there has been a steady turnover of experienced teachers and the school currently has nine teachers in their first three years of teaching. The leadership team has also changed since the last School Review, with a new principal, deputy and two out of three executive teachers. However, the current executive team have now worked together for the past three and a half years.