Carrum Downs PS is situated in Cadles Rd, still retaining the rural feel to the school with large grounds, Council oval and wetlands providing great opportunities for environmental & sustainable projects. Carrum Downs PS achieves its mission by focused personalised learning for all students, in a stimulating and supportive environment provided by pour highly skilled teachers. Student voice, high expectations and regular feedback empower students to maximise their learning and contribution to the community. We continue to focus upon reading, writing, spelling and mathematics as part of the improvement program. Our core school values of Respect, Honesty, Teamwork and Friendliness creates a focused learning environment on English, Mathematics, personal and interpersonal skills. Our students excel in Visual Arts, PE/Sport, Japanese and ICT. Our students achieve high results in zone, regional and state finals in athletics, basketball cycling and aerobics. Our newly formed choirs allows students to excel through the singing voice. Our strong student leadership, welfare and discipline programs provide a supportive learning environment where all students gain confidence in their abilities. We are the Heart and Spirit of the community where the myriad of community programs make us a powerful resource and support for all families in our community. Our new Early Learning Centre, Basketball Stadium along with the new Pre-School and Maternal Child Health opening in 2013 creates the excellent learning environment for the community.