Upper Ferntree Gully Primary School nestled at the base of the beautiful Dandenong Ranges, offers its 236 students an attractive setting, safe and stimulating learning environment, a variety of playgrounds and an Outside Schools Hours Care facility. Our school has excellent facilities including a dedicated Visual and Performing Arts building for our community. The school has 20.84 equivalent full time staff: 2 Principal class, 17 teachers and 8 Education Support staff. Upper Ferntree Gully Primary School is committed to continuous improvement and strives to achieve excellence through the provision of a comprehensive curriculum program that develops the physical, social, emotional and cognitive learning of each child. We recognise the importance for students to be literate and numerate and place a strong focus on developing literacy and numeracy skills. Our teachers work in teams to plan and deliver innovative programs which embed thinking skills and Information and Communication Technologies across the curriculum. We have extensive extra-curricula programs. We believe our school is child centred where each student is valued and encouraged to reach their full potential. We pride ourselves on being a Tribes Learning Community which fosters collaborative learning across the levels and aims to develop resiliency in our students. Restorative Practices is being implemented across the school as part of the positive school engagement and wellbeing policy. Student leadership is strongly advocated from representation in Junior School Council to House and School Captains.