Marlborough Primary School enjoys a reputation for educational excellence in both the local and wider educational community and is committed to continuous improvement and achieving high quality teaching and learning at every level. Our programs are flexible and designed to cater for the needs of individual students across the school and include a variety of extension and support programs both within and beyond regular classrooms. The school is situated in a quiet, attractive, native bushland setting in Heathmont in the City of Maroondah. Well maintained grounds including oval, basketball and netball courts add to the ambience of the school. Students are actively involved in planting and caring for the environment. Tending a vegetable patch, gardening and utilising composting, supports our Sustainable Schools program. We actively support an awareness of environmental issues and management strategies for waste, water, energy and biodiversity. An emphasis on Numeracy, Literacy, Personalised Learning and the integration of Information and Communication Technologies across the curriculum provides programs designed to meet students' individual needs. We have a strong emphasis on an inquiry approach to learning as evidenced in our Discovery Time and Developmental Play based programs. Marlborough Primary School continues to further develop links with other educational institutions and with the wider community. There is a strong partnership between parents and staff, with a high level of parent participation on school council, parent association, as classroom helpers and in fundraising and social activities. Marlborough Primary School offers its students 21st century learning spaces within a safe and caring environment which nurtures mutual respect and trust, and also consolidates co operative working habits and attitudes. Our Early Learning Centre which is part of the Building Education Revolution program showcases the active learning process, allowing our students to explore materials, ideas and concepts before being..