Beeliar Primary School is located in the suburb of Beeliar within the City of Cockburn. Beeliar is a Noongar word that translates to 'river' or 'water running through'. The suburb of Beeliar includes a chain of lakes and wetlands that run parallel to the coast of WA, which is the origin of the name. The suburb of Beeliar has a rich history dating back 40,000 years. Its traditional owners are the Beeliar Noongar people. Beeliar Noongar means 'river people,' and they are one of the clans of the Whadjuk, the Aboriginal people of the Perth metropolitan area. Beeliar Primary School proudly stands on Whadjuk boodja.
Beeliar Primary School is a Level 5 Independent Public School with a school population of over 500 students. Our Aboriginal population has grown to 9% and we currently have an ICSEA (Index of Community Social Economic Advantage) of 1024 making us a decile 4 school. Beeliar Primary School offers primary education from Kindergarten to Year Six. The school is situated within the Beeliar estate and is surrounded by beautiful bushland. Forty additional students attend the Fremantle Language Development Centre who share our school site. We foster this partnership to share expertise of teaching practice and connection with community.
Our moral purpose is 'Nurturing Students who Belong, Persevere and Succeed'. Our school Motto is Stand Tall. Stand Tall is our whole of school philosophy that defines behaviours and virtues that we expect from our students, staff and community members. In 2025 we published our new business plan which sets the direction for our school for the years to come. This is located on our school website.
Students and staff enjoy modern learning and work environments. The school has outstanding facilities which include a purpose-built Visual Arts Centre, a Performance Arts and Music Centre with capacity to convert to an auditorium, and a school library and information centre. Classrooms are designed to promote collaborative practices. Students in each block have access to a range of ICT such as interactive boards in each classroom, iPads and laptops. Our students across Pre-primary to Year 6 engage in a range of specialist classes including Visual Arts, Music, Science, Languages: Noongar and Physical Education. We have embedded sustainable practises into the school and are proud to be a Waste Wise school.
Beeliar PS is a school of choice in the community with a strong school improvement culture. Through reflection and a strategic improvement plan, we focus on building teacher capacity and working in collaborative high performing teams. In order for students to achieve their learning potential they need to have effective teachers who know what and how to teach. We believe that high quality teaching is achievable in every classroom, for every child, every day. By embedding whole connected practices and explicit instructional pedagogy our mission is to ensure every child achieves year on year progress.
Our focus has been on developing and building teacher capacity so that every classroom has effective lesson delivery. We have focused on embedding consistent and effective instructional strategies with our implementation of Explicit Direct Instruction (EDI) and Visible Learning supporting our staff to know how effective teachers teach. We have developed scope and sequences in English and Mathematics, so we know what to teach. Our Allied Professionals work as additional educators in the classroom to support all students to achieve their potential through targeted intervention and support.
For more information, please visit our school website beeliarps.wa.edu.au.
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