REGISTER NOW IGNITE Program for Gifted Children Aberfoyle Park High School is the official Department for Education (DfE) school for gifted students in the southern metropolitan area of Adelaide. DfE provides extra resources for the innovative IGNITE program...

Last year in Terms 3 and 4, with support from Governing Council, parents/ carers, staff and students, a committee reviewed our school Dress Code policy. A school Dress Code is the documented standards of what is acceptable in relation to the clothing worn by...

It is important that students develop regular habits of attendance. This enables them to maximise their educational opportunities and to actively participate in their learning. This includes: positive routines and habits friendships and connections communication,...

Enrolment Form Piano lessons are available at school! These piano classes are designed to focus on making kids fall in love with music first so that practicing happens naturally later without being a chore. Why group lessons? Here are some of many reasons! Peer...

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Dear families, To assist with your planning for 2021, please note the following dates that have been approved for our school in relation to the school closure and pupil free days. Pupil Free Day - Friday 19/2/2021 (Staff will focus on Mathematics) Pupil Free Day -...

Did you know that we have a band program that offers instrumental music lessons taught by music teachers from the Department for Education Instrumental Music Service? Our school currently has vacancies for students wishing to learn Trumpet, Trombone or Tuba and...

Commemorative tops: Excitement is building for the delivery of our 2021 commemorative tops! This is something many students have been looking forward to throughout their Woodend years. Hopefully these tops will be delivered within the next two weeks, however this...

Thank you to the families who have read and returned our updated Combined Consent and Digital Technologies Agreements that came home last week.   We appreciate the time families have taken to help their children understand our Student Code of Conduct for the...

Dear families, It is great to welcome everyone back for the 2021 school year and all signs point to an engaging and productive school year. We are indeed a caring community with the common aim to nurture our young people along their learning journey. As we approach...

Dear families, I wish to acknowledge staff who will be leaving us this year. Jarrod Lamshed has won a position as Senior Leader Digital Technologies at the new Aldinga B-12 School, named the Aldinga Payinthi College, beginning next year. Jarrod has been at Woodend...

Dear families, By now you would have received the latest update regarding the end of year Graduation for Year 7 students. No doubt there will be a range of opinions about how the COVID restrictions impact on school events. It is easy to forget that teachers have...

As we communicated last week, our final Year 7 Graduation plans have been dependent on government COVID restrictions. The new restrictions as of December 1st look likely to be in place for the rest of our school year. Unfortunately, this means that we will have to...

In 2020 we had over 100 students learning a musical instrument at Woodend! This has been fantastic to see with many of these students featured in our online STEAM Week Concert series. The opportunity to register students to learn an instrument in 2021 is now...

This semester, with support from Governing Council, a committee was formed to establish a formal review process for our school Dress Code. A school Dress Code is the documented standards of what is acceptable in relation to the clothing worn by students while...

IMPORTANT GRADUATION UPDATE: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY The end of the school year is quickly approaching and planning for graduation is well underway. At this stage, we are hopeful that current COVID restrictions will ease as expected on December 1st. If this is the...

Dear families, As the Chief Executive's delegate, I have approved the amount for the 2021 school year, of $335. This follows a successful poll where the majority supported the amount of $335 being the 2021 Materials and Services charge for years Reception to Year...

A great day down at Glenelg for the 132 year 6/7's that were competing in a Beach Volleyball competition. A big thanks to the parents for transporting our students today and the teachers for coming along to help supervise and organise the teams. Well done to all...

Dear parent/caregiver, The Premier today announced that schools and preschools will reopen to all students on Monday 23 November. As a result our school will be open and operating as normal and all Woodend students are expected to be at school, unless they show any...

Dear families, Today we have been advised that the state is going into Lockdown. Please note that this is an evolving process and we are working to understand exactly what this means for our school. At this stage: Woodend Primary School is closed to all students...

eSafety’s parent guide to cyberbullying and online drama is the first an online series of webinars for parents in 2021 and will kick off on Safer Internet Day, Tuesday 9 February 2021. The webinars will help parents and carers support young people to have safe and...

Dear families, the recent outbreak at Parafield is a stark reminder that we are very much still in the grip of a pandemic and that things can change ever so quickly. We hope that this is brought under control and the spread is contained. From a school perspective,...

Our Remembrance Day assembly this morning was a lovely commemoration of those who have lost their lives in the service of their country during the war. Our remembrance of all those who have served or are serving in our armed forces is important time for students...

  Woodies Goodies Special Lunch Day Sushi and Fruit Box Monday 23rd November 2020 On Monday 23rd November (Week 7) we will have a Special Lunch Day for students.   SUSHI CHOICES:   Sushi – Teriyaki Chicken   Sushi – Cooked Tuna (GF)   Sushi...

The year 6/7 SAPSASA Boy's Cricket team had round 2 of the SAPSASA competition last Friday 6th November at Woodcroft College. Game 1 Woodend was up against a quality Belair team who batted well and bowled consistently. Belair finished 3/122 from their 20 overs....

It is great to see many students and families choosing to access the school via the Young Street gate in the morning. This helps to alleviate some of the congestion on other roads and paths. To help in establishing the best drop off and pick up routines for...

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2024 Pupil Free Days approved by Governing Council Friday, 7 June Tuesday, 13 & Wednesday, 14 August Friday, 6 September Friday, 8 November    

It was a great first afternoon for the Woodend Auskicker's. You can still sign up, to join in on the fun next week.

Fresh produce from our own school garden All produce has come from our Woodend Garden. Bags of fresh and dried figs prepared by the students and Dylan, rockmelon, bunches of herbs, dozen fresh eggs laid by our school chickens, zucchini, apples and seeds CASH...

NAPLAN is a national literacy and numeracy assessment that students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 sit each year. It is the only national assessment all Australian students have the opportunity to undertake. NAPLAN assesses the literacy and numeracy skills that students...

On Friday of week 4, 23 February Woodend is having a casual day to raise funds for childhood cancer. We're collecting donations to help distribute a book that has been written to support people experiencing Cancer. It's called 'Nourishing the Fighter' and offers...

It is time to find out more about Pedal Prix for 2024! Kerry, our Pedal Prix coordinator will talk to students and parents/carers about all you need to know about Pedal Prix and give your child an opportunity to try out the car. This will be on Wednesday 21st...

Expressions of Interest for the Woodend Performance Team for 2024 are now open. Register interest via this link Our Woodend Performance Team is a group of dedicated year 4-6 students who are interested in learning a 7-minute performance to tell a story using a...

Students and families who have inadequate or no access to internet at home are eligible to apply for a free internet connection to support learning. There are 2 options available to eligible families: wireless internet access from the Department for Education...

* Basketball registrations have been left open on Qkr for two more days * This means registrations will now close at midday on this Wednesday 14th February 2024. We have had a positive response from the community for Basketball this year. We are needing to fill a...