A Confident Start to Life

Hilton Primary welcomes new girls and boys to the school at any stage of their academic lives.

We believe it is important for parents to provide their children with the best possible learning environment. When the match is a good one, the result is a strong, trusting relationship between family and school in which the child is the greatest beneficiary.

For those starting school at Hilton Primary there is the choice of an offsite Aboriginal kindergarten which services the wider district   and an onsite kindergarten at the school.

Beginning at kindergarten, Hilton Primary students are encouraged to play, explore, observe, reflect, discuss, respond and develop at anappropriate pace. They continue their journey in pre-primary with programs that offer interactive, play based learning in a nurturing, stimulating and richly creative environment. We are committed to the National Early Years Learning Framework to give you child the best possible start to their schooling life.

Our spacious outside area has brand new adventure climbing equipment and is a delightful setting for outside play, with its established eucalypts, fruit trees and garden areas.

 

Years 1 – 7

Multi-age group classrooms provide teachers with the opportunity to ‘loop’ through two years with each student.  This provides a greater understanding of students’ needs and the delivery or tailored strategies to individuals.

Hilton Primary’s Approach to Learning

  Academic Achievement

We are committed to ensuring your child achieves the very highest standards of academic success.  Through understanding the specific learning requirements of each student at our school we are able to tailor learning experiences to meet the needs of every individual.

A focus on oral language development in the years ensures that the building blocks for learning are laid on a solid foundation.  Our targeted Guided Reading Program provides explicit teaching to small groups of students in every classroom which is resulting in Hilton students outperforming national averages on National Literacy Assessments.

 

Innovation in Teaching

An inquiry based approach to learning provides our students with authentic learning experiences that are based in the real world through a focus on scientific investigation.

The integration of information technology is prioritised in all learning areas.  Interactive whiteboard technology, combined with state of the art computing software and hardware excite our young learners at Hilton.

Cooperative learning strategies are a part of everyday teaching at Hilton.  Students develop the ability to work with other members of a team with the added advantage of progressing their own learning in a variety of situations.

Facilities

Hilton Primary is a well-equipped school. Our facilities include:

• a computer lab with 24 up to date broadband connected computers
• networked computers in each classroom
• interactive whiteboards
• a well resourced library with a  Library Officer
• air conditioning in all teaching areas
• a parent meeting room and a playgroup room for community use
• netball/basketball courts
• covered play area and play equipment
• large grassed play areas and vegetable garden, and
• four hectares of land.