Welcome to Hackham East Schools
Hackham East Primary
School is located in the metropolitan area 30km south of
Adelaide between the Southern Beaches and Southern Vales. The
school opened in 1973. It has a strong teaching focus on
wellbeing, literacy, numeracy, and digital technologies.
We have developed a
strong reputation within the community as a school that focuses
on the social and emotional needs of all students. Using the
“Play is the Way” (PITW) philosophy our aim is to raise children
considerate of themselves, others and the world in which they
live, with sound reasons for the things they say and do. Central
to our goal is the development of positive interpersonal skills,
self-control, self-motivation and reflective thinking by raising
empathy levels and providing opportunities to enact virtuous
behaviour and tolerance towards others.
Hackham East Primary
School is committed to developing Behaviour Education and
Self-Management (BESM). We embrace a values based approach to
education and this underpins our culture. We see BESM as a
responsibility of the entire school community. Students, parents
and teachers need to have a clear understanding of what is
expected in regards to how we treat each other, to ensure a
welcoming learning environment that is supportive and safe and
is conducive to learning.
At Hackham East PS we
believe it is the quality of the teacher that is the critical
factor in ensuring positive outcomes for all students. Teachers
at Hackham East PS are skilled in developing strong working
relationships with students and parents. It is the strength of
these relationships that give students the confidence to work
effectively with others to achieve their personal best.
We believe all students
can achieve success. Our job is to ensure every student has the
opportunity to do so. The most effective way to achieve this is
to develop each student’s social and emotional capabilities. We
therefore do not use rewards, praise or punishments to
manipulate students. In line with the PITW philosophy we want
students to leave Hackham East PS as self-motivated learners who
do the right thing because it is the right thing to do.
Teachers at Hackham East
PS are committed to academic excellence as opposed
to being excellent academically. Excellence is a virtue. It is
not a finite goal. At Hackham East it’s about striving to
push past prior accomplishments.
We offer many
opportunities for our students to develop into well rounded
citizens through, healthy active lifestyles, including a focus
on sport, healthy eating and vegetable gardening. A strong focus
on the arts including a Kapa Haka program, participation in
Festival of Music Choir, single gender education programs
contribute positively to the engagement of our students.
To enable the
development of 21st Century Capabilities the school
has developed a culture of collaboration with extensive use of
digital technologies and film making.
At Hackham East PS we
value input from parents and members of the community. We
structure many opportunities to involve parents in the
operations of the school and have an active, supportive
Governing Council.
The School's motto 'We
care, Share and Learn' is reflected through all we do.
