Parents & Community

At St Andrews Primary School, we view education as a partnership. We value the contribution parents, grandparents, carers and friends of our community offer to the learning for our students. We believe in making connections for our students in our immediate and wider communities.

Parents and other volunteers are welcome to assist with classroom support, to offer specialist learning experiences, to help in the garden, the art room or the library to name a few.

We often need parents to help with driving for excursion and interschool sport. Our working bees and fundraisers rely on the generosity of our community.

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Parent Involvement

Parent Handbook

Our Parent Handbook is an A-Z of useful information for our families.

As an ever evolving document, please forward any alterations or suggestions in writing to the office or via email.

Link to the Parent Handbook

Out of School Hours Care - OSHC

We run our own Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) program from a dedicated room with our amazing OSHC team.

We offer both BEFORE and AFTER SCHOOL CARE.

Students are engaged in a range of indoor and outdoor activities. Our program is a safe, nurturing, and fun place for students who need before or after-school care.

VACATION (HOLIDAYS) CARE:

During the School Holidays, we generally offer 2 days of Vacation (Holiday) Care each week, and more days are possible if demand requires it. Vacation Care is open to STAPS students and those from surrounding schools as well, and often includes a special event or incursion.

For more information, or to enrol in OSHC, please contact the school office at 03 9710 1255.

To contact our OSHC program directly, please call or message the OSHC number: 0427 245 921.

Playgroup - Little Puggles

We have a facilitated playgroup on-site on Thursday mornings from 9:00 am to 10:30 am.

This usually includes free play and usually ends with a story or two and song time, with occasional special activities.

Little Puggles (STAPS Playgroup) is a relaxed and welcoming environment for babies, toddlers, and pre-schoolers and their caregivers - and all are welcome to join this free community program.

We cater for newborns up to school-aged children. Come along and connect with families with similar-aged children.

You can also keep up to date by joining the Playgroup Facebook group!

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Playgroup

STAPS Events:

Please see our current schedule below, but rest assured, there is likely to be more! Follow our social accounts to keep up to date.

Special Community Events:
Term 3 2024 - Band Night

Each term we hold one or two "larger" community events - for STAPS and the wider St Andrews Community.

Our Term 3 Community Event was our Band Night. You can see photos in #8 newsletter - it was a wonderful night of great music, fun, great food and wonderful fun raising for our school community - and specifically improving our playground! A wonderful Community celebration.