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Bowen Road Primary School
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Bowen Road Primary School has 26 teaching staff and caters for 309 students from Kindergarten to Year 6. The school's address is 35 Bowen Road MOONAH 7009. Phone (03) 6228 1549.

Schools receive an annual resource package for the purpose of providing educational programs for students throughout that year. Schools may also receive other funding from the Department as well as receiving income from other sources. Generally, like the resource package, these funds should be used in the year that they are received. However, in some circumstances, schools may need to carry funds over from one year to the next. A reasonable carry over is 25% of a school's annual resourcing package. As at January 31 2009, Bowen Road Primary School has carried over the equivalent of 33% of its annual resourcing package. Schools also receive additional funding to help reduce early years class sizes. The average class size at Bowen Road Primary School for groups containing Prep and Year 1 students is 23.

Information about Bowen Road Primary School (provided by the school)
Bowen Road Primary emphasises the personal worth of each child and achievement of their full potential. Core priorities are Literacy, Numeracy Positive Behaviour Support and Science. We offer two fifteen hour Kindergarten classes. The school motto “Optimum Elige” means “Choose the Best” and we work to achieve this for our students and families. Our enrolment is consistently around 300 students. Facilities include a large oval, swings, expansive play areas, several computers in each room as well as a computer laboratory. Before and after-school care is available, a gym, a five-day canteen service and a breakfast club. The main block was modernised in 2005 to accommodate six large classrooms. To support literacy, the school runs reading recovery for year one students and provides bridges programs to those from year two to six. Additional individual and small gropu support in literacy is provided as we are involved in the Federal Government’s “Raising the Bar” initiative. Specialist lessons for Physical Education, Music, Information Technology apply for all students and Japanese is taught to those in years three, four, five & six. A new library will be in operation from 2010.