Our School

Principal’s Message

It is an absolute honour and privilege to be the first principal of Karwan Primary School.

I am a Principal who cares for his staff whilst ensuring students are at the centre of everything we do. I have a strong belief in the connection between student health and well-being and academic growth, and decisions made will have this belief at the forefront. Our motto “growing as we learn, learning as we grow” further demonstrates our commitment.

Karwan Primary School provides a stimulating, creative and challenging learning environment where students achieve their personal best. They are supported to grow socially, emotionally and academically, to become respectful, responsible and resilient members of a global community. We offer a robust educational experience for all students through effective communication, strong collaboration and high-impact, research-based teaching.

Karwan Primary School has established an outstanding, comprehensive teaching and learning program in all curriculum areas. Additional programs include visual and performing arts, physical education, and science. Outside School Hours Care (OSHC), water experience, lunchtime clubs, incursions, and excursions will be provided with the aim to “empower everyone to reach their full potential, today and into the future.”

We are privileged to have such culturally diverse students at our school. Our students are disciplined, intelligent, resilient, creative, imaginative, dedicated to lifelong learning, respectful and ethical. They will leave Karwan Primary School, with the skills, mindsets and qualities that will best equip them for success in the world of the future. They are the future leaders and role models of society.

Teachers plan collaboratively to provide a challenging and stimulating broad-based curriculum, which is grounded on a solid foundation of literacy and numeracy skills. We offer high-quality, strategic professional development, utilising expertise within and beyond the school.

The active participation of parents and carers within the school community will be a highly valued feature of our school. A strong partnership with parents will be developed and considered essential in our endeavours to ensure successful learning achievement for every child.

We will have state-of-the-art buildings and infrastructure, which will further support the high-quality experiences our students will receive.

School Name

Karwan Primary School was chosen as the new school name following community consultation. ‘Karwan’ (pronounced kar-wan) is a Bunurong word referring to the nankeen kestrel. We used Riverdale East Primary School as an interim name while the school was being built and established. In August, the name of Riverdale East Primary School (interim name) was announced as Tarneit Primary School. Throughout the 2023 school naming process, the department consulted with local traditional owner groups to identify indigenous names that better reflected the local area and surroundings. The name ‘Karwan’ ensures the school has a clear and distinct identity from the other schools in Tarneit and acknowledges the importance of Aboriginal histories and cultures.

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