Red Cliffs East Primary School is situated in a rural setting with its students drawn from Red Cliffs and the surrounding district. The school's families reflect the diversity of the area, including the economic and social diversity. This school has 14 equivalent full time staff: 1 Principal, 8 teachers and 5 Education Support staff. The school also has one teaching and learning coach. There is a strong emphasis on community in terms of relationships and learning. The school vision is clear - learning for life which has two edges: learning so that students are able to be effective, contributing and productive members of society who have choices in pathways; and a commitment to life-long learning. It follows, then, that providing for the learning needs of all students by building a foundation for learning that will last a life time is the school's mission. Values and attributes associated with creative thinking, cooperation, teamwork, open communication, consultation and good organisation are inherent in this foundation. So, too, is the belief that all children can and want to learn and that being self-motivated problem solvers, with a capacity for independent thinking and application, is strategic in developing life-long learning attributes.