Call or email the office to book in a personal tour for you with our Principal.
E:thornbury.ps@education.vic.gov.au
Ph:03 9484 3254
The Department of Education has a statewide Foundation (Prep) enrolment timeline. We start accepting application forms for Prep 2025 on April 14th. These close on July 26th.
The timeline advises families when and how to enrol their child into Foundation (Prep) at a Victorian government primary school, including Thornbury Primary School
You can find information and resources about the enrolment timeline at: Enrolling in Foundation (Prep).
We use Compass for all our school communications, it is essential that you have access to this platform. You will have received the login procedure for COMPASS in the mail. For login instruction and to download the app, please head to "Learning Technologies @ TPS" page in our community handbook.
We support local and sustainable/ethical suppliers and cost effective choices for families. We have a variety of options for children with our uniform policy including department store blue t-shirts and back trousers.
All student clothing at TPS must meet our Sunsmart and Student Wellbeing policies including closed toe shoes and covered shoulders. All students require a Sunsmart hat to play on high UV days. We have a "No Hat, Shade Play" strategy which does restrict some areas of play without a hat.
We use PSW Online to supply our TPS logo uniform. You can collect from the store in Kew or have them delivered to the school (or your home during the holidays for a small delivery fee).
We also provide school based uniform options including our Deadly Hoodie and NAIDOC T-shirt. These are available from our Uniform shop (at school).
TPS has a Drop off and Pick up Zone on Hutton Street at the front of the school. Be aware of the two minute parking restrictions that apply; drivers are not to leave their vehicles.
TPS has a locked bike shed where students' bikes and scooters can stay in for the day.
Families are encouraged to send their child to school with healthy food that contains minimal wrappings or preferably nude food:
You can check here for great lunch box ideas.
Students are given eating time in classrooms before play breaks begin.
We use Classroom Cuisine for our lunch orders. This is an online service. Please order before 8.30 each day. This service is currently available on Monday,Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Click here to order.