Two New Schools Opened 2023

At the beginning of this year Dylan Wight MP joined the Minister for Education in officially opening two new schools in Tarneit.

Nearnung Primary School and Karwan Primary School were officially opened Term 1 of 2023 with combined space for 1050 local students in Prep to Grade 6. These new schools featured amazing outdoor play spaces, indigenous artworks and specialist learning spaces for subjects such as food technology, science and drama.

Every new Victorian Primary School has been built with no-site kindergarten spaces to make drop off time simpler for parents and transitions into Primary school easier on kids.

Nearnung Primary Schools is located at 85 Polly Parade, Tarneit and is run by Principal Chris Simmons. Chris is a motivated and proud state school leader. She has held several principal positions in both Queensland and Victoria, and was most recently foundation principal at Cairns State Special School P–12. Chris is committed to leading teaching, learning, innovation and change. Her goal is to engage and collaborate with the community to achieve the best possible outcomes for all young people.

Nearnung Primary School was chosen as the new school name following community consultation. Nearnung (pronounced nee-a-noong) is a Bunurong word meaning black cockatoo. We used Tarneit Missen House Primary School as an interim name while the school was being built and established.

Karwan Primary School is located at 455 Bethany Road, Tarneit and is run by Principal Ashley Craig. Ashley has taught at Broadmeadows Primary School and Altona Primary School. Before moving to Karwan Primary School, he was principal at Seaholme Primary School. Ashley is proud to be the foundation principal of this school and is excited to establish a community-centred school built to help students to grow into global citizens.

Karwan Primary School was chosen as the new school name following community consultation. ‘Karwan’ (pronounced kar-wan) is a Bunurong word referring to the nankeen kestrel. We used Riverdale East Primary School as an interim name while the school was being built and established.

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