Don Valley Primary School

Don Valley Primary School We’re passionate about creating a nurturing environment for our students. Our students enjoy personalised learning, an engaging curriculum and spacious grounds.

With small class sizes up to year six, our students reap the benefits of 1:1 teacher time. Don Valley Primary School is located in the tranquil Don Valley, one kilometre from the Warburton Highway at Launching Place, and only 15 minutes from Healesville. It’s a peaceful semi-rural area nestled at the foot of the mountains in the scenic Yarra Valley, one hour east of Melbourne. Ours students come b

oth from the local area and wider community with families selecting the school to meet their childrens’ needs and for a greater sense of community. We particularly value the importance of maintaining a caring and supportive environment together with meeting the needs of individual students. We have a proud tradition of academic excellence and a commitment to enabling each student to reach their potential. The school offers a broad and varied curriculum in its focus on educating the whole child. We also offer Before School Care and After School Care services.

04/09/2026

TOMORROW! TOMORROW! TOMORROW!

Father’s Day Minimarket is happening TOMORROW

And the best part? It’s INDOORS! 🙌

So even if the weather isn’t looking amazing as the BOM predicts 🌧️, you can still rug up, stay dry and come along for some Father’s Day shopping!

Come along to the WHYLD Father’s Day Minimarket and browse a great mix of secondhand, upcycled, handcrafted and locally made goodies, with plenty of potential treasures for Dad!

🔥 BBQ & firepit
☕ Hot & cold drinks
🎨 FREE kids’ craft activity & games
🎁 Gifts for Dad
🛍️ Local stalls & unique finds
💚 Fundraising for Ben’s Shed

📅 Tomorrow — Saturday 5th September
⏰ 12–3pm
📍 Sydney Halbish Hall, 22 Old Dalry Road, Don Valley

Bring Dad, bring the kids, bring your friends, and come have a rummage! 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦💚

🌟 Today we celebrate our incredible Education Support Staff!🌟From helping students with reading and writing, to tying sh...
02/09/2026

🌟 Today we celebrate our incredible Education Support Staff!🌟

From helping students with reading and writing, to tying shoelaces, calming nerves and providing that extra bit of support when it’s needed most — our ES staff are the absolute champions who go above and beyond for our students every single day. 💛

**Nat, Kelly, Bec, Nadine, Gen, Ellise and Dani** — thank you for the countless ways you support, encourage, nurture and celebrate our students. Your care, patience, kindness and dedication make such a difference to our school community, and we truly appreciate everything you do! 🫶✨

We are incredibly lucky to have you as part of our team!💫

DVPS families, please join us in showing our amazing ES staff some love and leaving your appreciation in the comments below! 👇🏽

⛏️ ⭐️ Sovereign Hill Camp - Year 5/6 ⭐️ ⛏️Day Two finished on a high with a delicious chicken parmigiana dinner, followe...
02/09/2026

⛏️ ⭐️ Sovereign Hill Camp - Year 5/6 ⭐️ ⛏️
Day Two finished on a high with a delicious chicken parmigiana dinner, followed by frozen yoghurt and a hilarious trivia night, brilliantly hosted by our quiz master extraordinaire. The competition was fierce and the laughs were endless!

Day Three took us to the Chinese Camp on the goldfields, where we stepped back in time and explored an important part of Australia's history. We also enjoyed some well-earned fun at the playground before making the most of our shopping time—with the lolly shop proving to be the clear favourite!

What an unforgettable camp for our budding history buffs—full of adventure, laughter, and memories to treasure!

⛏️ 5/6 Camp Sovereign Hill - Day 2WOW — what a HUGE day! ⛏️✨Surprisingly, we all managed to get a good night’s sleep, so...
01/09/2026

⛏️ 5/6 Camp Sovereign Hill - Day 2
WOW — what a HUGE day! ⛏️✨

Surprisingly, we all managed to get a good night’s sleep, so we were ready for another action-packed day on the goldfields!

We kicked things off with an education session where we learnt all about gold licenses and life as a prospector. We then headed back out for some more gold panning, where our determined prospectors refused to give up… and **EUREKA! We struck it rich! 💰✨**

The adventures continued as we met the Goldfields butcher, tried our hand at old-fashioned bowling, watched an impressive Red Coat demonstration and enjoyed a horse and carriage ride.

We also witnessed the magic of gold pouring and discovered how a voltaic battery works before finishing the day with an unforgettable adventure underground — exploring a mine ⛏️

What a day of learning, laughter, history and adventure! Our little prospectors are certainly making the most of every moment at Sovereign Hill! 🌟

⭐️ Year 5/6 Camp - Sovereign HillCandle dipping, confectionery making, Red Hill Mine tour, gold panning + Aura light sho...
31/08/2026

⭐️ Year 5/6 Camp - Sovereign Hill
Candle dipping, confectionery making, Red Hill Mine tour, gold panning + Aura light show… what a fantastic start to camp! Now to get to sleep… 🤞😴 wish us luck!

While students in P-1 learn about the solar system, it is fun for them to use their imaginations on Friday afternoons as...
28/08/2026

While students in P-1 learn about the solar system, it is fun for them to use their imaginations on Friday afternoons as they separate science from fiction! Great to have the Year 2s join in! 👽

Thank you Yarra Junction Cricket Club for coming to our school to run a cricket clinic this morning. We had a really fun...
28/08/2026

Thank you Yarra Junction Cricket Club for coming to our school to run a cricket clinic this morning. We had a really fun time learning cricket skills! If your child is interested in playing more cricket this summer season, go along to the club’s Come and Try Day on Sunday.

Thank you to Tenielle and Paris from Blue Light for our DASH program as well as our community helpers Bree and Cherylfor...
27/08/2026

Thank you to Tenielle and Paris from Blue Light for our DASH program as well as our community helpers Bree and Cheryl
for inspiring our students to showcase their campaigns for helping endangered animals.

The quality of the presentations were all fabulous, however the most outstanding group was the group campaigning for 'The Growling Grass Frog'.

The group will now work with Teneille to further organise fund raising and implementing their ideas. The school will be given $1000 for this to happen! Congratulations to all participants today. 👏👏👏

As part of our Book Week celebrations, our senior students enjoyed a special visit to Verso Bookshop! 📚✨ Students had a ...
26/08/2026

As part of our Book Week celebrations, our senior students enjoyed a special visit to Verso Bookshop! 📚✨ Students had a wonderful time exploring the shelves, choosing some exciting new books for our school library and hearing from Shannyn, who shared her knowledge and passion for all things books. Verso Books also kindly gifted us our very own book to take home. What a fantastic way to celebrate Book Week and inspire a love of reading! 📖💫

📕 Congratulations to everyone who embraced the Book Week spirit and put in such an amazing effort with their costumes to...
25/08/2026

📕 Congratulations to everyone who embraced the Book Week spirit and put in such an amazing effort with their costumes today! It was fantastic to see so much creativity, colour and excitement bringing our favourite book characters to life!

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Old Don Road, Launching Place
Wandin North, VIC
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