About Us
Niddrie Primary School has operated since 1961 and is located in Watt Street, Niddrie which is a residential suburb in the City of Moonee Valley. Currently the school has an enrolment of approximately 330 students and is steadily increasing. We implement the Department’s enrolment policy which can be found at the following link: https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/enrolment/policy Please check if you are in our designated neighbourhood area at www.findmyschool.vic.gov.au
Niddrie Primary School aims to maximise individual potential, to develop learning skills and attitudes, and to give each child the opportunity to become a worthwhile and happy member of society. The school is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people by providing a safe and secure environment in which learning can be enjoyable, while at the same time ensuring that all children can achieve success.
Each year our Annual Report to the community will be published and publicly available on our school website.
Leadership Team
Principal – Sarah Dalton
(Currently on secondment at the Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership)
Sarah Dalton was appointed to the position of Principal at Niddrie Primary School in January 2021.
Sarah comes to Niddrie Primary School from her last role as Assistant Principal – Teaching and Learning Excellence at Truganina P9 College. As the leader of Numeracy at the College, under Sarah’s direction and guidance, the student’s achieved outstanding academic results, and the College was named a high growth school for Numeracy by ACARA.
Sarah lives in Moonee Valley with her husband and three young children and most weekends you’ll find them out walking and enjoying the natural environment.
Sarah holds a Bachelor of Education (Primary), a Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Studies (TESOL), a Master of TESOL from the University of Melbourne and a Master of Education (Gifted Education) through the University of New South Wales. Sarah completed the Principal’s Leadership Academy (Harvard/ISV) in 2022 and is an active member of the Moonee Valley Principal Network Executive. Sarah is a firm believer in being a life-long learner and plans to continue her studies.
Sarah is passionate about Niddrie Primary School having a respectful culture, with high academic expectations, achievement, and results for all. Student learning is best supported by strong community engagement and participation, within a climate of genuine care and concern for others.
Acting Principal – Ang Bervanakis
Angela Bervanakis comes to NPS with an extensive career in educational leadership, having served as Assistant Principal at Wembley Primary School, Saltwater P-9 College and Footscray North Primary School, and most recently as Acting Principal of Footscray North Primary School between 2024-2025. The core focus of Ang’s leadership roles has always been to create, support and monitor structures and processes that allow schools to operate as effective Professional Learning Communities.
Ang lives in outer west Melbourne with her husband and two children (one pre-schooler and one university graduate!) and enjoys cooking and reading.
Ang holds a Bachelor of Education (Primary) from the University of Melbourne and has recently successfully completed the Victorian Aspiring Principal Assessment from the Academy of Teaching and Leadership.
Having grown up in East Keilor, and an Essendon Keilor College graduate, Ang is excited to return to the Moonee Valley community and to support NPS to continue to provide a safe, respectful, inclusive and supportive learning environment for all.
Assistant Principal – Emily Batchelor
Emily Batchelor was appointed to the position of Assistant Principal at Niddrie Primary School in January 2024.
Emily Batchelor comes to Niddrie Primary School from her last role as Assistant Principal – Curriculum and Wellbeing at Manor Lakes P-12 College. Her passion lies in English and Wellbeing. She believes there is an interdependence between a students ability to learn and their wellbeing. As a result, her work has included building a guaranteed and viable curriculum with consistent practices across and within the school, the development of the Manor Lakes Instructional Model, developing whole school scope and sequences for literacy and wellbeing, refining wellbeing processes to support inclusion, and strengthening partnerships with families and the community.
Emily lives in Yarraville with her two beautiful lab-cross staffies, Tess and Oscar. They spend their weekends out in the sunshine, running along the water front and splashing in the water.
Emily holds a Bachelor of Education (Primary) from Southern Cross University, and a Master of Education (Leadership and Managing) from the University of Melbourne. She prides herself in keeping informed in the ways students learn and the evidence based research that supports this. She recently completed two short courses; ‘Science of Learning and Reading’ from La Trobe University and ‘Unlocking the Science of Learning from The Academy’.
Emily is looking forward to joining the Niddrie leadership team and will bring with her, her passion for learning and her belief and expectation that every student can and deserves to learn.
Child Safe
Niddrie Primary School is committed to Child Safety
Niddrie Primary School is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. This will be the primary focus of our care and decision-making.
Niddrie Primary School has zero tolerance for child abuse.
Niddrie Primary School is committed to providing a child safe environment where children and young people are safe and feel safe, and their voices are heard about decisions that affect their lives.
From July 1, 2022, Ministerial Order No. 1359, which provides the framework for child safety in schools, came into effect replacing Ministerial Order No. 870.
There are now 11 Standards for all schools to meet.
- Standard 1- Culturally Safe Environments
- Standard 2 – Child safety and wellbeing is embedded in leadership, governance and culture
- Standard 3 – Child and student empowerment
- Standard 4 – Family engagement
- Standard 5 – Diversity and Equity
- Standard 6 – Suitable staff and volunteers
- Standard 7 – Complaints processes
- Standard 8 – Child safety knowledge, skills, and awareness
- Standard 9 – Child safety in physical and online environments
- Standard 10 – Review of child safety practices
- Standard 11 – Implementation of child safe practices
For more information please visit https://www.vic.gov.au/protect
PROTECT | Victorian Government
The Child Safe Standards. As part of the Victorian Government’s commitment to implementing the recommendations of the Betrayal of Trust report, which found that more must be done to prevent and respond to child abuse in our community, there is a new regulatory landscape surrounding child safety, underpinned by the Child Safe Standards.. The Child Safe Standards are compulsory minimum …
Policies
Our School Policies are endorsed by School Council and updated regularly.