Facilities

Yarram Primary School, No. 693, has a long and proud history, being one of the oldest schools in the State.  It opened towards the end of 1861 and 1986 marked 125 years of continuous education here. Enrolment rose from 23 pupils in 1861 to 389 in 1968. The present enrolment is 156. 

The school became a H.E.S. in 1918 and a High School in 1951, with both the Primary and Secondary classes sharing the same site until 1956 when the present Yarram Secondary College opened.  Part of the school (and records) was destroyed by fire in 1951.  It was replaced by what is now our multipurpose room (Bristol). The present brick veneer building replaced the old wooden school in 1966.  Since then parents have provided a canteen, darkroom, staffroom, withdrawal room and an art shed which was replaced by one of the most modem art facilities in the state in 1990.

Yarram Primary School has actively sought to improve the learning environment for its students over the past decade, focusing on both facilities upgrades to buildings and equipment, as well as improvements to the school grounds.

• Improvements to the learning environment in recent times have been:
• Air Conditioners and individual room heating provided to all teaching spaces.
• Provision of personal computers for student use in classrooms
• Replacement of the old wooden doors with welcoming glass doors
• Beautification of main entrance by children creating a mural
• Carpeting of the main corridor
• A commitment to small class sizes to ensure maximum progress for all children
• Establishment of a computer 'lab' with computers on a three year lease cycle
• Provision of Interactive Whiteboards in Junior, Middle and Senior classrooms

Improvements to the school grounds in recent times have been:

• Provision of new school 'safety' fencing surrounding the school
• Installation of reflex landing pads in the playground
• Creation of new Tiddelik story garden at the front of the school including storyboards and carved story features. I.e.: canoe and Tiddelik the frog
• Covered sand pit with sand pit toys provided
• Installation of water saving devices including a rainwater tank which services the toilets
• Creation of Vegie Garden

We also have

• Three large adventure playgrounds, one well shaded by deciduous trees and one complete with shade shelter
• Bike enclosure
• Shaded rotunda
• Cricket net
• Fitness course
• Oval with both Aussie Rules football posts and Reflex surface cricket pitch
• Grassed and asphalt playing areas
• Netball court, 2 basketball courts ( one with low level rings) and a half court
• Drinking fountains
• Multipurpose facility which serves as Assembly area, Music room and Out of School Hours Care facility

Yarram Primary School will continue to provide a learning environment which encourages each pupil to become a happy, informed, courteous and responsible person.