About our School

Our School, in the beginning...

Bayswater Primary School, School No. 2163, was officially established and opened by the Education Department on the 30th June, 1879. It was a wooden building of four rooms, 30 feet by 18 feet, and was at that time known as North Scoresby State School. The children walked many miles barefoot, or rode their ponies bareback to school. From their classroom, they could see the bark huts and log cabins that were their homes. The bush around them teemed with wildlife and rang with the sounds of axes and falling timber as the land was cleared for farming. Drovers manned their herds and flocks, and teamsters cussed their bullocks that hauled heavy loads along the rough roads. At lunchtimes, the children roamed through the bush or swam nude in the clear waters of Dandenong Creek. On the 20th March, 1890, the name of the school was changed to Bayswater Primary School.

Our School Now...
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Bayswater Primary offers a comprehensive curriculum in a caring environment. We focus on:

Student Wellbeing - programs developing social skills and independence, effective anti-bullying programs, Student Leadership training and promoting healthy lifestyles.

Curriculum - Specialist programs in Visual Arts, German, Library, Music, Physical Education and Additional Assistance.

Extra-Curricular Activities - School Camps, Swimming, Bike Education, Interschool Sports, Buddies Program, Junior School Council, Recorder group and the Choir.

Extensive playing areas including a Sports Oval, Netball and Basketball courts, Adventure Playground and a School Hall. Recent additions are shade sails installed over play areas.

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We live in the state of Victoria, at the south eastern tip of the Australian mainland. The capital city of Victoria is Melbourne.
Bayswater is an outer eastern suburb at the foot of the Dandenong Ranges. It is part of the City of Knox.
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