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Derinya is a proud, well-regarded co-educational school located approximately five kilometres south of Frankston in an attractive residential area. The school has an extremely stable, talented and professional staff team with a good blend of experience, youth and talent who provide a warm, caring and friendly learning environment. We develop strong relationships with our families to ensure student learning is enhanced. Our families are extremely supportive, positive and hard working.

Our school offers a challenging, optimistic learning environment which builds strength from collective values, responsibility and high expectations. Derinya encourages a passion for learning and focuses on the development of every child both socially and academically.

We provide a broad engaging curriculum to develop young people as independent thinkers and citizens who can have a positive influence on our world. The core curriculum of literacy, numeracy and ICT is a high priority which is enhanced through a wide range of alternative programs offered to cater for diversity, allowing all children to flourish.

The school provides enhanced teaching and learning spaces with well resourced ICT centres. All classrooms are fitted with electronic whiteboards promoting strong development of ICT as a learning tool. Over the years we have developed a strong focus on the environment and our part in the ecological fabric. We are an accredited 5 star sustainable school and provide direct learning experiences with the environment.

Derinya’s core values are shared by the whole school community and are accompanied by reciprocal actions to ensure we achieve the best possible outcomes for our community. We value:

• Respect for self, others and the environment
• Integrity in who we are and all we say and do
• Friendship in building positive supportive relationships
• Responsibility for our self and our impact on others and the environment
• Optimism about life and our future
• Humour as an important means to create a resilient and happy culture

We provide a wide range of student leadership opportunities and believe that all children should be offered the opportunity to develop their leadership potential.

We offer a selection of team activities which fosters the development of strong relationships and support for each other. For example: Year 6 Challenge program, RACV Energy Breakthrough, Chess Competitions, Environment Week, Science Talent Search, J Rock, Student Representative Council, School sporting teams, fitness initiatives, Student welfare teams, Enviro team, Mt Buller Ski Camp, and school camps from Grades 2-6. All children are encouraged to get involved and have a go.

Derinya is a thriving centre of learning which prepares happy resilient highly capable children for a bright future.