Thomastown East PS is a small school of 152 students located in a highly industrial area in the Northern suburbs of Melbourne. Our student population is drawn from a high number of cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. We have a high proportion of families that receive Educational Maintenance Allowance. Our school has 14.3 equivalent full time staff with 1 Principal Class, 9.3 Teachers and 4 ESO staff. The changing demographic of the school continues to present a number of challenges as our enrolments particularly at Prep level present with no pre- school experience and are virtually preliterate and pre-numerate. We focus on programs such as Oral Language, Mathematics and Literacy Support to ensure that all of our students have a concrete basis for present and future learning. The school has made a long term commitment to providing our students with the best opportunities for effective learning on a personal and collective leveland improving student learning outcomes. We will also look to ensuring that our participation in the regional Achievement Improvement Zones project has positive outcomes for curriculum innovation and delivery, especially in our key areas of Numeracy and Literacy.