Walkerville Primary School 159 Stephen Terrace, Walkerville, South Australia 5081

"Hello teachers and students (and parents), if ur reading this I'm a fellow Walky student who recently graduated a few years ago! Ok i know this is meant to be a review but im gonna spend this time reflecting on my experience here as well :) The actual review part: This school is amazing. There were a lot of amazing people in every year level, and the teachers try their best to support you in any way they can. There are 3 whole playgrounds, gardens and an oval that is easily accessible. At lunch time you can even access an oval across the road (which is awesome). In short, there's a whole lot of space to run around and spend time with your friends and its an amazing school. Okay now to my personal review. (hi guys) Just looking around the website brings back so many memories (i can literally spot myself on the website). As a graduated student, I really really enjoyed my time here and made a lot of memories with my friends and teachers. Most of my teachers were very supportive and although there was a lot of homework, PAINFUL pointless spelling lists and tons of five minute frenzies, I was very sad to leave. I still have my personalized jacket in my wardrobe and I'm sure to hang onto it for a long time. To the teachers: You made every day fun and enjoyable (well, almost). You filled my day with fun activities (mostly) and I had an amazing time. I remember playing in the sandpit, microwaving chocolate chips for science, the never-ending Pokémon card trend (im pretty sure its completely gone now). The mixed feelings and happiness of winning the red pen (which I lost very quickly, thanks elly), the announcing of the house points tally (church kept coming last *CRIES*). It's an experience I will never forget, thank you all for that. The buddy system was cool, and having a little buddy made you feel really really responsible (which I wasn't). The one thing I really disliked was the pointless spelling lists. You got a new one every single week and had to do time-consuming activities such as spelling words and putting them in diagrams for words you already knew to spell. It was a pain :') Rating subjects part (i loved the teachers, just not the subjects-) I especially loved Music (hi mr Hamdorf) it was just so fun watching line rider videos and playing with the boomwhackers. Also that cool small cardboard castle thing, idk if its still there but it was always in the corner. Festival of Music was also a great experience and I really reccomend it to anyone reading this lol I loved Art as well (hi miss moore) I don't know why we had to make boat things to float on the water but thats cool i guess I actually cannot count how many times I had to draw a golden wattle branch but let's just say.. It was a lot. Science was awesome. Making the salt crystals was so fun but we weren't allowed to eat them (which was practically the whole point i think). I got to make a super cool light up Christmas Card (it sounded way cooler than it actually was) Maths and English? Well uh... PE was mostly fun. I loved playing sports as a class! The amount competition on sports day was overwhelming though- Let's just say I struggled in Chinese (like a lot). It was still cool though ok random stuff now: Wakakirri was a cool experience. It involved a lot of teamwork and planning, but it was a fun collaborative experience that got everyone involved. Basically everybody in my year level hated it. I remember getting to make a miniature golf course in my class, my friends and I made a Titanic one and it was really fun. Camp was just awesome we got to do so many fun things and I made so many friends! Aaaah I still remember being in Room 11 and having to put up the flag, it was a pain lol My biggest highlights? -Wakakirri (painful, but fun) -Friends -POKEMON CARDS -The intense screaming of happiness when the rain bell went off I loved everything about this school (except the work) and I wish I could've stayed longer. Thanks for all the memories!! :) -Ashlee P"

"At my time at the school i have experienced everything from the teachers to the office staff and most of it was a okay education with a bit ups and downs. some of the staff are really good and like the ones that really do help and push you forwards but there a few that really just let there kids slack off and not do proper work compared to the other class rooms around them leading to an unfair workload for the kids that have teachers that make them do homework and work in class. i can say they do really listen to the students when it comes to things like the horrible senior building bathrooms and other things around the facilities. and they do listen to students about the teachers when they say or do anything that is not allowed. the school was way better when Mr Jupe was around with his fun and great personality and what he did with the school after him he had some principals that wouldn't last longer then 3 years."

"This school is best described as an entire waste of the majority of your childhood. Very few of the teachers actually care about the students, and the ones that do only care about two or three of them. If you don’t want your kids to have a bad mental state, don’t send them here. They have a lot of money, but barely use it. The working conditions are very poor, and instructions from the teachers are usually pretty vague. But hey, I’m being nice and giving it one star."

"I had a fantastic time at this school, my highlight was the students. My grade was full of amazing people! Most of the teachers are super supportive but there are a couple you need to avoid. But overall it’s a great school and I highly recommend it."

"Walkerville primary school is one of the best schools in the state. With it's amazing facilities such as the state of the art upper primary building, heritage listed theatre and the well designed staff room everyone feels welcome. The students are very encouraging and friendly so the play area has a great atmosphere. I STRONGLY recommend that your child attends this school because of all it's great features. The teachers are incredible and they help you from starting all the way at the basics to make sure you don't fall behind."