School Profile

Aspendale Gardens Primary School reflects the vibrant and ever-evolving nature of education, providing rich opportunities for self-expression and inspiring in every student a genuine love of lifelong learning. Positive, respectful, and supportive relationships sit at the heart of everything we do. A strong sense of connection and belonging underpins a safe, inclusive, and purposeful learning environment where every child feels valued. We warmly welcome families into our community and look forward to building long, happy, and meaningful partnerships together. Our dedicated, talented, and highly professional staff deliver an outstanding teaching and learning program grounded in the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme framework.

When children enjoy coming to school and feel a genuine sense of belonging, they thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. At Aspendale Gardens, we see it as our responsibility to identify and promote academic excellence, nurture each student’s unique talents, broaden their interests, and develop their interpersonal skills. We encourage confidence, perseverance, tolerance, and integrity, while strengthening communication skills, embracing creativity, encouraging collaboration, and promoting open-minded thinking. In doing so, we prepare our students to make a positive contribution to both our school community and the wider world around them.

We live in exciting and rapidly changing times, making the provision of a progressive, future-focused, and

well-rounded education more important than ever. Our teaching and learning programs are built on personalised learning and an inquiry-based approach, designed to challenge, engage, and inspire students to reach their full potential. Within our inclusive environment, students are both supported and challenged to strive for academic excellence and personal growth.

One of Aspendale Gardens’ greatest strengths is its positive, supportive, and joyful school culture, which provides the foundation for successful learning. Aspendale Gardens is a wonderful place to be each day, and our goal is for every student to go home each day and say …

“I had a brilliant day at school today!”

AGPS Mission Statement

We are a school that strives to be internationally minded. Our purpose is to provide a supportive safe and dynamic learning environment. We promote inquiry, curiosity, creativity and individuality. We aim to develop a resilient, open-minded school community where all students become independent, emotionally intelligent and socially competent as they strive to achieve their potential as global citizens.

IB Mission Statement

The International Baccalaureate® aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.

To this end the organization works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment.

These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate

and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.

Annual Report

Please click on the below link to view our current Annual School Report from 2024.