School News

​Physical health and fitness are an integral part of the curriculum. Through weekly physical education students develop physical literacy and a positive attitude to physical fitness. Beyond weekly classes, students have the opportunity to participate and compete in a number of inter and intra school sports days.

Speciality programs give our students unique opportunities to extend their learning beyond the classroom and develop invaluable skills and experiences that will serve them in future schooling, work, and life.

Learn how Larrakeyah Primary School continues to deliver STEAM outcomes through classroom learning, dedicated STEAM Days, and innovative programs.

​Partnerships with international schools provide our students unique learning opportunities that encourage their development as global citizens. They also open the door to shared professional development for our teachers and innovations in school programs.

​Every year information communication technology (ICT) is becoming more ubiquitous in how we connect, work, and play. Equipping our teachers and students with the tools and training to utilise technology in lesson planning, lesson delivery, and student projects has been a major focus for our Innovation Focus Team.

In 2022 Larrakeyah Primary School was one of only three schools to be shortlisted in its category at The International School Awards and the only Australian school to be selected across all 13 award categories.

As the year draws to a close and our students and staff prepare for a well-earned holiday season, we’d like to take a minute to look back on 2021.

Earlier this year, we outlined two key wellness initiatives at Larrakeyah Primary; ​the Peer Support Program and YouHue App. Today, we’ll share the rationale and achievement standards expected from participating in those programs as well as a new partnership with Real Schools Academy to support the wellbeing of our teachers.

Understanding other cultures, contexts, languages and the wider world has led to a number of fruitful collaborations and partnerships between Larrakeyah Primary School and other recognised institutions both at home and abroad. Today, we’d like to take a moment to highlight current projects with our partners at Repton International School (formerly Excelsior), Malaysia and The Bay Academy, Shenzhen, China.

​More than half of our students have completed their Term 4 Swimming program for the year. The swimming program includes all students from Transition to Year 6 and is conducted by the good folks at the Royal Life Saving Society.