Bentleigh West Primary School

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Bentleigh West Primary School is a government primary school located in the suburb of Bentleigh in the Glen Eira, about 15 km out of Melbourne, Australia. The current principal is Steven Capp, who succeeded Craig Johnson. Current enrolments sit at around 530 students from prep to grade 6. There are 33 non-teaching and teaching staff.HistoryThe school was established in the 1930s. The school was originally named Bentleigh West, despite the noted lack of a suburb of that name, as it was considered more fashionable to live on the western side of Bentleigh (west of the Frankston railway line) as it is closer to Brighton East and Brighton.Buildings and groundsThe school over the past decade has evolved greatly due to the increased funding. The original set-up of the school consisted of the Main Building, Junior Permanent Portables, Arts, Library Block and Gym + Annex (circa. 2002)In the last five-six years, certainly during Principal Jennifer Small's era, major building works went on and finished in late 2010. The school, which is dedicated to open-plan, team teaching, has: a Grade 5/6 Learning Suite upstairs in the completely refurbished building a Grade 3/4 Learning House a Grade 1/2 Learning House a Prep Learning House a huge Gymnasium a modern and fully functional canteen an Amphitheatre overlooking the netball courtsEnvironmental awardsIn recent years, the school has won several environmental awards, noting the considerable effort that has been invested in the environment by students and staff.