Our vision is 'ALL CHILDREN CAN AND WILL ACHIEVE'. Our mission is 'EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATING CHILDREN THROUGH GREAT TEACHING'. A cornerstone of our philosophy is that we have high expectations for all of our children. We expect all children to complete their primary school education with all of the academic and social skills that will enable children to complete their high school education, be lifelong learners, who have rich and fullfilling lives. Our expectation is that excellence in learning will take place with students, staff and parents. This partnership and high expectation has given us outstanding results that has placed our school in the top 10% of schools in Victoria for literacy and number one in the state for numeracy. We are proud of our school, staff, and most importantly our amazing children who are achieveing outstanding results and developing strong character skills through 'the Leader in Me' (Seven Habits of Highly Effective children) program. Parents strongly endorse the teaching and learning program at Yarra Junction and our aim is to improve our community through education. EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION is our motto that we live by. Staffing profile at the school consists of 2 Principal Class officers, 16.8 teachers and 7.32 Educational Support Staff