Kennington Primary School opened in 1912 and moved to its current site in 1996. The school is located in Strathdale a south eastern suburb of the regional city of Bendigo. Kennington is one of 22 schools in the Bendigo Network in the Loddon Mallee Region. The current enrolment is 560. The school serves an increasingly diverse population. We have growing numbers of students from families where languages other than English are spoken. The latter includes a small population of Karen refugee families from Burma. Students of the Bendigo Deaf Facility, which is attached to the school, are integrated into mainstream classrooms with the support of facility staff. Positive relationships are important with the following core values identified: Respect, Caring Community and Personal Best. To improve literacy and numeracy coaches have been appointed to work side by side with teachers. Kennington Primary School has a Netbook Program for students in Year 5 and Year 6, and is developing capacity to utilise the Ultranet. During 2011 a BER Building was completed and is now utilised by Grades 3 and 4. The school boasts excellent facilities and expansive grounds.