Our School 2026

Principal’s Message

Welcome to Chandler Park Primary School.

At Chandler Park, we believe every child deserves to feel safe, known and supported to learn. We are proud to serve a richly diverse community and value the strong partnership between our school, families and the wider Keysborough community.

Our work is guided by a simple belief: every minute counts. We use learning time well, set clear expectations and focus on helping every student build strong foundations in English and Mathematics while developing the confidence and skills to succeed at school.

We are a school of high expectations and strong care. Our classrooms are calm, orderly and inclusive places where teaching is clear, routines are consistent and students know what they are learning and what success looks like. Teachers check how students are progressing and provide additional support or extension when it is needed.

Just as importantly, we want every child to belong. Our families come from many cultures, languages and backgrounds and we see this diversity as one of Chandler Park's great strengths. We want every student and family to feel welcomed, respected and part of our community.

I am proud to lead Chandler Park Primary School and warmly invite prospective families to visit us, meet our staff and see our school in action.

Steve Gammon
Acting Principal

Steve Gammon
Acting Principal

Our School

Chandler Park Primary School is a government primary school in Keysborough, in Melbourne's south-east. We provide education from Prep to Year 6 for approximately 400 students.

Our school reflects the rich cultural and linguistic diversity of our local community. Our students and families come from many different backgrounds and many of our students speak English as an Additional Language. We see this diversity as one of Chandler Park's great strengths.

Our students learn across classroom and specialist programs, with opportunities to participate in sport, student leadership, performances, extracurricular activities and whole-school events. A team of teachers, education support staff and school leaders works together to support student learning, wellbeing and participation.

We have high expectations for every student. Teachers work collaboratively to provide clear, evidence-informed teaching and use evidence of student learning to monitor progress and provide additional support or extension when students need it.

Positive relationships with families are an important part of school life. We want Chandler Park to be a school where students and families feel welcomed, respected and connected and where home and school work together to help children succeed.

At a glance

Prep to Year 6
Learning and support throughout the primary years

Approximately 400 students
A diverse and connected school community

A multilingual community
Many of our students speak English as an Additional Language

Learning and wellbeing
High expectations matched with strong care and support

Specialist learning
Opportunities across a broad range of specialist programs

Student opportunities
Leadership, sport, performances, extracurricular activities and whole-school events

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Values & Vision

Our Vision

Chandler Park Primary School is a caring and inclusive school where positive relationships, strong partnerships and a sense of belonging support every child to become an engaged and confident learner.

Together with families, we nurture respectful, kind and resilient young people who take responsibility for themselves and their learning and are prepared for a bright future.

Our vision is brought to life through three connected priorities:

Strong learning
We provide clear, evidence-informed teaching so that every student develops strong foundations in English and Mathematics and the knowledge and skills needed for future learning.

Strong wellbeing and belonging
We create safe, calm and inclusive classrooms where students are known, supported and ready to learn.

Strong partnerships
We work closely with families and the wider community because children do best when school and home work together.
At Chandler Park, we believe every child can learn, grow and thrive when high expectations are matched with strong care and support.

Our Values

Our school values guide how we learn, work and treat each other every day.

Kindness
We show care for others through our words and actions. We include others, help when we can and make our school a welcoming place.

Respect
We treat others, our school and our environment with respect. We listen, use appropriate language and recognise that people may have different ideas, cultures and experiences.

Resilience
We keep trying when learning or relationships are difficult. We learn from mistakes, ask for help and practise the skills we need to improve.

Responsibility
We take responsibility for our learning, behaviour and choices. We follow expectations, look after our belongings and contribute positively to our school community.

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What this looks like at Chandler Park

Our values are more than words on a wall. They are explicitly taught, practised and reinforced through classroom routines, playground expectations, assemblies, student leadership and everyday interactions across our school.

Together, they help create a school where every student can say:

I am safe here.
I belong here.
I can learn here.

These values shape the safe, inclusive and learning-focused community we want for every student at Chandler Park.

Leadership & Staff

Meet our team

Our teachers, education support staff and school leaders work together to support the learning, wellbeing and development of every student.

[Meet the Staff: photographs, names and roles]

School Council

Chandler Park Primary School Council comprises parents, the principal, staff and community members.

School Council elections are held annually in February or March each year. All parents or guardians of students enrolled at the school are eligible to vote for parent members, and staff vote for staff members. School Council members are elected for a two-year term. Half the School Council retire each year but can stand for re-election.

School Council is comprised of 10 members:

3 DET members
6 parent members
1 community member

Facilities / Grounds

Chandler Park Primary School is set on spacious grounds with a range of indoor and outdoor spaces for learning, play, sport, creativity and community activities.

Our classrooms and specialist spaces support whole-class teaching, small-group learning and programs across the curriculum. Outside the classroom, students have access to a variety of spaces where they can be active, play with friends or enjoy quieter activities.

Space to learn, play and connect

Our facilities and grounds include:

classrooms and small-group learning spaces
library
Visual Arts and Performing Arts spaces
STEAM learning spaces
gymnasium
oval and sporting areas
basketball or hard courts
playgrounds
Two GaGa pits
quiet play areas
spaces for assemblies, performances and community events

A school we take pride in

We want our buildings and grounds to be safe, welcoming and well cared for. We continue to improve our learning and play spaces so they meet the changing needs of our students and community.

Our grounds are an important part of school life, providing space for students to learn, develop friendships, be active and enjoy being part of the Chandler Park community.

[PHOTO GALLERY: classrooms, grounds, specialist spaces, playgrounds and sporting facilities]

Reports, Plans & Policies

School Houses

The school operates four house groups which came into place after the school merger in 2009 when the two communities of Maralinga and Chandler came together as one school. The four houses are:

Hutton (Red) Luxford (Blue) Keys (Yellow) Blackmore (Green)

Hutton (Red)

Luxford (Blue)

Keys (Yellow)

Blackmore (Green)

During special class events and sporting events, the children are organised into their house teams and each house has Year 6 House Leaders who have the responsibility of collecting the House points from the classrooms each week and announcing the winning team at Assemblies. There is a trophy for the winning House.

The choice of House names was decided by the School Board in 2010 in consultation with the school community and each House name has a historical significance to the Keysborough community.

Hutton

Colonel Thomas Bruce Hutton was a veteran of the Crimean War and the Indian Mutiny. He came to Noble Park in 1873 and purchased a house named “Cumberoona” It was situated in the vicinity of Dunblane Rd oval and it consisted of 464 acres of land. This occupied most of the land bordered by Corrigan Rd, the railway line, Heatherton Rd, Chandler Rd and the Princess Highway. He ran sheep and was elected to the Dandenong Council in 1877 and remained until 1893. He died at the age of 80 in the fire that burnt Cumberoona to the ground. On his demise the estate was subdivided and sold.

Luxford

The Luxford family came to Noble Park with other families after the gold rush came to an end at Walhalla. The Luxfords cut and supplied timber to be used for support in the “Happy Go Lucky” mine located about four miles from Walhalla. Charles Luxford worked clearing his property while his sons looked elsewhere for employment. David assisted in the building of the house on the corner of Leonard Avenue and Stuart Street (now Kirk Street). George left Noble Park in 1919 and returned in 1933 to take over and develop the 11 acre block. George worked on the railway siding and was heavily involved in the local organisations and was a life governor of the Dandenong District Hospital.

Keys

Keysborough was named after the Keys family. In 1839, William Keys acquired land in Carrum and in 1841 George Keys established his family of 8 on land between Mordialloc and Dandenong. The Federal electorate takes its name from one of the sons, namely Issacs. John Keys became a member of the Legislative Assembly for Dandenong and Berwick and two of the Keys brothers were chairmen of the Roads Boards before one of them became the first Shire President in 1873. He was involved in the building and opening of our existing Town Hall, the establishment of the Dandenong Market, the Dandenong cricket club and he was responsible for building the first Post Office on Lonsdale Street as well as the Methodist Church.

Blackmore

The Blackmore family is a classic example of pioneering stock. Edward Kirkham purchased 20 acres of land on the Dandenong side of the creek in 1850 on the road that carries his name. He worked as a builder and also constructed post and rail fences in the district. His daughter Jane Alice Kirkham married William Blackmore– and this union created Arthur (Arty) Blackmore. Arty selected 15 acres of land in 1912 on Chandler Road. The three boys Arthur, Gordon and Walter and one girl Murial all worked on the property. In 1956 the entire property was subdivided into building blocks, roads and services were supplied and the property sold. The street names all have family connections and Murial and Walter today have homes on the estate.

School Zone Information

Our school zone is available on findmyschool.vic.gov.au. Find my school hosts the most up-to-date information about Victorian school zones for 2025 onwards.

Students residing in this zone are guaranteed a place at our school, which is determined on the basis of your permanent residential address.

The Department provides guidance through the School Placement Policy to ensure that students have access to their designated neighbourhood school and the freedom to choose other schools, subject to facility limitations.

You can find more information and answers to frequently asked questions on the Department’s website under School zones.

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