I loved my time as a Star student so it is has been so incredible to see so many of my friends…read moredaughters attend the school and love it as much as I did. The school moto "facta non verba" is at the heart of encourage the students to be action orientated, to follow their passions and work towards achieving their own personal goals. I would highly recommend Star of the Sea to any parent seeking a supportive and encouraging environment for their daughters secondary education.

I used to go to school here when Mrs Jones was the principal. Great school with a great reputation…read moreif I still lived in Melbourne and had a daughter I'd definitely send her here. It's an all girls catholic private school by the way.

Excellent Primary School! The grade level instruction is exceptional...the curriculum and learning…read moreis enhanced by the upper grades looking after the younger grades...Incredible "special" optional classes / electives such as chess, drawing, drama and then built in classes like Mandarin Chinese and Art & Music. Spectacular Performances throughout the year and wonderful Parent "get-together" activities...A "Father-Child" overnight started 2016-2017 Grade Year and is set for October. Definitely a Family Friendly School!!!

Fantastic little Catholic School. Very friendly staff and wonderful principle and deputy. Very…read morefamily oriented and most importantly, they are wonderful with the children.

As any parent who's lived through it will attest; selecting a school for your child is one of the…read moremost difficult decisions you will face. I am currently in the process of finalising my first child's school selection for her first year of school and I can tell you it's been daunting. On the one hand, I want to obviously send her to the school that has a good reputation and clear evidence of academic excellence and good teacher-child, and parent-teacher relationships. The opportunity for my daughter to partake in a variety of different classes that broaden her sense of creativity, and interest in things outside of academia such as music, performing arts and sports is essential. But as I've also realised during her preschool year, friendships, especially in these early years, are critical in so many ways, mostly in the confidence, happiness and eagerness my daughter shows towards kinder and I suspect it will be the same when she attends school. So it was reassuring to be told by midwives at the Royal Women's Hospital that Oak Park Primary, our local school would be a great choice for us, due to the constant high results recorded on the Government's MySchool website, modern facilities and low ratio of teacher to students in classes. Undertaking my own research online the proof was there in the results on MySchool that Oak Park was indeed the top performing academic primary school in the local area. Tick, Tick. Then came the stage of visiting schools of interest, going to information sessions and meeting Principals and other members of the teaching faculty. To cut a long story short I was left feeling judged by the local private Catholic school for being open to religion rather than belonging to just one, and another nearby school with a top reputation made me feel like I was entering my own primary school, which would be ok in 1995 but in 2011 I think my daughter deserves better. Oak Park Primary has managed to meet if not exceed almost every expectation I have, and I'll admit I'm high maintenance when it comes to being impressed. We are now in the transition process, and my daughter has been attending the school as part of a special program for 2012 Preps fortnightly on Friday's. The program has been organised and communicated to parents thoroughly. Each session is structured so the kids get to experience each class they'll do in Prep. Parents get to attend each session and I'm kept updated weekly via email of any information deemed important for me to know. And on the final session we all attend a teddy bear's picnic to celebrate the beginning of school life. So for the things I love about the school; new, modern and spacious classrooms, an open and informative transition process from kinder to school, friendly and available teachers and a vast curriculum. Separate play areas for younger and older kids also wins my vote. In fact, the only thing I was disappointed in was that although the school is equipped with a brilliant music room there's no funding for a music teacher, obviously limiting the music program for students. Which is more of a reflection on the State Government and their lack of funding in education than on the school so I couldn't really hold that against them. And the best thing is, my daughter has already found a new best friend who is a lovely little girl. We've already been on play dates and they're busily preparing and making plans for next year. To me, it can't get much better or more reassuring than that.

The principal and staff here are excellent - warm, caring and dedicated. School spirit is strong,…read morewith excellent out of school care options.

I have 4 children that go to this school, soon to be 5. Like every child, my 5 all learn very…read moredifferently, and what makes me happy, is that Mill Park Primary school has been very good at trying to teach using the methods that work well for each student. The class sizes are small enough that your child gets plenty of help if needed. in the 6 years we have been at this school, i have had no issues with bullying, they have a ZERO bullying tolerance, which was a big thing for me. I am really happy i chose this school for my kids to attend, all the teachers that we have had so far have been amazing. At parent teacher interviews, they do their best to work with me, in particular i had a son that hated reading and wouldn't do his homework. i now have a bookworm that still needs improvement on his homework but we have a reward system in place at home and school to improve this.

This is the primary school that I went to. It is close to my house and the education is great! You…read morehave a lot of fun aswell as learning something new everyday. What I loved most was, the excursions, camps and incursions, it was so much fun! I miss being a primary student. No need to be scared in prep, because you get partnered up with a 6th grader. The environment is clean and awesome for the kids! I remember I got to plant my own tree! It is such a nice school.

I attended this school around 2010. In year seven a combination of non-violent bullying and…read morehorrible teaching gave me post-traumatic stress disorder I doubt I'll ever fully recover from. My science/homeroom/human relations teacher would routinely make basic mistakes (such as claiming things spin in the same direction regardless of which direction they were locked at from). When I corrected her she would spend several minutes arguing with me instead of teaching. The school did nothing about the bullying, which taught me that going to teachers was useless, and subsequently I got into many fights against bullies and people who were breaking rules. The school's policy regarding punishment was unclear, but may have been based on a combination of gender and responsibility. When a group of boys attacked me unprovoked and I fought back, I and one of them were suspended for a day. When I provoked a girl who attacked me and I fought back, I was suspended for five days, while she wasn't punished at all. The girl's family was told about my punishment, while I was never told what the (probably nonexistent) penalties were for the people I told on. Some of the teachers were okay and even good, but some were beyond sitcom dysfunctional school terrible. One teacher was asked whether a student could get a drink, and he said "only if you finish all your work before class ends." The student did not, and minutes later the teacher drank from his water bottle and said "mmm delicious." Another teacher who I would correct got his revenge by marking me unfairly poorly. In case you think that's just paranoia, this is a man who when someone else corrected him, claimed "I was just testing you." There were a good variety of subjects and extracurricular activities though. I enjoyed debating, chess and working on the school magazine.

I love this school, its a good education station.read more

Basically, all my 6 other siblings and I grew up in the town of Springvale. And indeed, we all went…read moreto the same school - St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School. Haven't been back to this place after 9 years, but sure did it change! There's more Asians now and the buildings are newer and cleaner. Plus, the school has longer and huger gates so predators can't jump over the fence, nor could the cute little kids jump over too. One of my best experience is that my teachers - they remember me, well maybe because my whole entire family went to school here and they all know who I am. St. Joesph's have lots of events and festivals that they plan every year - such as Christmas, Easter, and just to mention we all had to go to CHURCH! When I was a kid, I couldn't sit still and I was told off all the time by the teacher and got detention. She made me sit with BOYS, so that would totally shut me up - and in fact, it worked, I didn't speak to boys and I sat quietly in church. If I had to send my kids here - I'll consider it.