At Mildura West Primary School we believe that students will always be at the centre of everything we do. Our school services a student population of 452, has a broad socio-economic mix and is located within a community with a strong identity. Mildura West possesses a culture of high expectations by providing learning areas that are warm, friendly and stimulating environments that empowers and challenges students to strive for excellence. We aim to create lifelong learners who are responsible members of our community. Our school is guided by the following values: respect, resilience, inquiry, wellbeing and empowerment. Emphasis is placed on highly effective teams operating across the school teams in planning and teaching in all areas. The school has a well established process of whole school planning on an open and collaborative basis. The school is committed to the continuous development of high quality practices in teaching and learning, through the engagement of students in rich challenging learning and by maintaining a high level of staff professionalism. Student welfare is a high priority. Students are given the opportunity to have a strong voice in the operation of the school. Strategies that foster partnerships between parents and staff are pursued and valued. The school has 25.7 equivalent full time staff, two principal class, 16.8 teaching staff and 6.9 Education Support staff.