Our School
Principal’s Welcome
Our students are at the heart of everything we do!
It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to Skye Primary School’s website. We hope you find the information within these pages informative, and that you gain a sense of the wonderful learning community we have at Skye Primary School.
At Skye PS, we pride ourselves on providing a safe, supportive and inclusive environment that relies on positive and caring relationships for all. Our dedicated staff are committed to delivering programs that foster academic excellence and learner agency with an emphasis on student wellbeing and engagement. We work collaboratively to engage in professional learning, continually building on our knowledge and skills to ensure that best practice is evident in every classroom.
We aim for students to graduate from Skye PS as confident, independent thinkers and problem-solvers who are equipped to succeed in a rapidly changing world. Our academic program incorporates explicit and direct instruction to support the design and delivery of effective lessons in Literacy and Numeracy. We use an Inquiry-based approach across other curriculum areas to enhance the skills and attitudes that assist our students in becoming life-long learners. We offer a wide range of engaging specialist and extra-curricular programs that, while supporting the development of academic knowledge and skills, focus heavily on the wellbeing and general capabilities of our students.
The School Values – Respect, Responsibility, Resilience and Relationships – underpin who we are as a community. They provide students with a framework to develop core principles that empower them to make positive contributions to both their school and wider communities. A consistent approach to establishing routines and protocols that focus on school wide positive behaviours, assists us in providing calm and orderly learning spaces.
Our exciting building project is underway. Our brand new gymnasium/basketball stadium, administration offices and beautiful new library will be ready for the beginning of 2022. The following phases will see the redesign of some of our older classroom spaces and the building of a new Arts/STEM centre. Our architects have worked with us to ensure that our school retains the semi-rural community feel that makes us unique. We are very lucky to have a number of beautiful open spaces for our children to enjoy their play and outdoor learning time.
At Skye PS we know that building strong family partnerships that link home and school is paramount to the development and success of our students. Parents and families are welcomed in our community and we strongly encourage them to be actively involved in all aspects of their child’s education. We offer a number of events throughout the year where we can come together to share in and celebrate learning at our school.
The best way to get a feel for our school it is to see it for yourself. We warmly encourage you to attend one of our school tours or contact the office to arrange a personal appointment. I look forward to the opportunity of meeting you and sharing in your child’s education.
Jane Briffa
Principal
Leadership Team
Under the leadership of our Principal, Jane Briffa, the Executive Leadership team strive to ensure that continued school improvement is a priority. They oversee the educational policies and daily running of the school and are responsible for ensuring that everyone who is part of our school contributes to the success of the Strategic Plan. The Leadership team work collaboratively within our professional learning community to ensure that our students are cared for by excellent teachers who provide high quality teaching and learning experiences.
Jane Briffa
Principal
Tim Bernau
Assistant Principal
Lisa Male
Leading Teacher
Jenny Kelly
Learning Specialist
School Profile
Skye Primary School has been serving our local community since 1873. We started as a humble school providing education for just 26 students, to a school that has now grown to over 500 students.
Skye Primary School has been considered a semi-rural setting over the past years, and are proud to have maintained our ‘semi-rural feel’ with the extensive housing development that has occurred around the school over the recent years.
We are proud of our school’s physical environment and facilities, with significant improvements to our grounds over recent years. We boast extensive areas for our students to play, with a separate enclosed prep playground area, 2 junior playgrounds, 2 middle-senior school playgrounds, a football oval, a newly developing soccer field, 2 basketball courts and hardcourt areas for play, a quiet sit down area in our sails area, as well as extensive play space around our buildings.
Our architecturally designed buildings are airconditioned and provide modern facilities necessary to provide the optimum learning environment for our students.
We have a large hall that is used for Physical Education lessons, assemblies and special events. We offer high quality specialist learning within our Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Auslan and Science programs.
Nurturing and educating children is seen as a shared responsibility between home and school, with Skye Primary School building strong relationships with our community and working closely with parents and carers as active partners in their child’s schooling and education.
At Skye Primary School we aim to provide stimulating learning programs in a purposeful and caring environment that enable every student to realise their full potential. In doing so we foster a learning environment rich in values, with our students provided with the opportunity and support to develop confidence and self-esteem within a flexible, happy and positive school environment, building core values of Respect, Relationships, Resilience and Responsibility.
Our main aim is to foster in students the qualities and skills that will enable them to adapt to an every changing world.
To Build a connected community that inspires and empowers learners to be successful in an ever-changing world.
Belief
We at Skye Primary School believe that every person in our school community has the potential to assist each student achieving our vision.
Teaching Community
All staff will have the requisite knowledge, skills and behaviours to facilitate our students to develop into literate, numerate,creative and socially responsible community members.
Student Community
Students will be challenged to develop into literate, numerate,creative and socially responsible community members.
Parents & Community Members
Parents and community members will be positive active members of the school community. They will show enthusiasm for student growth and support the learning process.
School Values
These values are reinforced through classroom programs.
RESPECT
At Skye Primary School we show respect and care about the feelings and rights of others.
We…
- use manners
- allow teachers to teach and others to learn
- treat others with kindness
- listen attentively
- accept ourselves for who we are
RELATIONSHIPS
At Skye Primary School we create and maintain positive relationships.
We…
- include others
- cooperate with others
- solve problems in a positive manner
- appreciate the differences in others
RESILIENCE
At Skye Primary School we are resilient and work through challenges effectively.
We…
- are persistent and don’t give up
- know it is ok to make a mistake
- use a range of strategies to solve a problem
- face challenges with a positive attitude
- move forward when things don’t go our way
RESPONSIBILITY
At Skye Primary School we take responsibility for our learning, behaviour and school environment.
We…
- take care of ourselves and our belongings
- look after our learning environment and the school yard
- can be trusted to make good choices
- are in charge of our choices
- recognise that our choices can impact others

Staff
Administration Office
Michelle Drew
Business Manager
Wendy Jones
Administration Office
Sheree Jones
Administration Office
Belinda Schodde
School Nurse
Prep
Ashley Herrmann
Prep A Teacher
Ann Bishop
Prep B Teacher
Sarah Weiss
Prep C Teacher
Dave Anderson
Prep D Teacher
Stef Dunkley
Prep A Teacher
Year 1
Jenny Kelly
Year 1A Teacher
Michelle Hammill
Year 1B Teacher
Shanae French
Year 1C Teacher
Finoa Torrington
Year 1D Teacher
Year 2
Krystal Anderson
Year 2A Teacher
Hailee Eade
Year 2B Teacher
Year 3
Ash Salter
Year 3A Teacher
Helen Hamill
Year 3B Teacher
Kate Perrins
Year 2/3C Teacher
Taryn Clough
Year 3A Teacher
Stef Dunkley
Year 2/3C Teacher
Year 4
Hayley Matthews
Year 4A Teacher
Amanda Bongers
Year 4B Teacher
Andrew Keenan
Year 4/5C Teacher
Year 5
Tom Jackson
Year 5A Teacher
Kim Weissenburger
Year 5B Teacher
Amy Jung
Year 5A Teacher
Year 6
Gabrielle Grant
Year 6A Teacher
Richard Taberner
Year 6B Teacher
Jan Mulholland
Year 6A Teacher
Specialist Team
Jac Jackson
Visual Arts
Belinda Critchlow
Japanese
Anita Blenkiron
Japanese
Vanessa Nestor
STEAM
Steve Jackson
Physical Education
Ash Salter
Physical Education
Education Support Team
Rachel Clarke
Library
Tanja Sucic
Education Support
Kerry Brand
Education Support
Kathleen Cox
Education Support
Perrianne Hajdu
Education Support
Tarnia Mathieson
Education Support
Samantha Mitchell
Education Support
Policies
Bullying Prevention Policy SKPS 2023
Camps And Excursions Policy SKPS 2023
Camp Excursion COVID Safe Risk Assessment SKPS 2022
Child Safety Responding And Reporting Obligations Policy And Procedures Update SKPS 2022
Child Safe Code Of Conduct SKPS 2022
Child Safety Induction Pack Volunteers SKPS 2022
Class Placement Policy SKPS 2023
Complaints And Concerns Policy SKPS 2022
Covid Safety Management Plan And Covidsafe Plan
Critical Incident Policy SKPS 2022
Digital Learning Policy Update SKPS 2022
Digital Learning Acceptable User Agreement SKPS 2022
Dress Code Students Policy SKPS 2021
Family Engagement In Learning 2022
Health Care Needs Policy SKPS 2021
Inclusion Diversity Policy SKPS 2021
Mandatory Vaccination Information Collection And Recording Procedures SKPS 2021
Mobile Phones Policy SKPS 2022
Motto Vision Mission Values SKPS 2022
Photographing Filming And Recording Students Policy SKPS 2022
Respectful behaviours within the school community
Respect For School Staff SKPS 2023
Restraint and Seclusion Policy
School Privacy Policy SKPS 2022
Statement Of Values And School Philosophy Policy SKPS 2022
Student Wellbing And Engagement Policy SKPS 2022
Therapy Dogs At School Policy SKPS 2023