The Currajong School

The Currajong School is a registered, independent specialist school located in East Malvern, a South Eastern suburb of Melbourne, and serves a wide geographical area. Families travel from greater Melbourne to attend The Currajong School.

The school was established in 1974 by the Founding Principal Bruce Wicking. We are a non-denominational, co-educational school catering for primary-aged students with specific needs, with a focus on social, emotional, and behavioural needs.

The Currajong School invites a community atmosphere, with an inclusive and positive learning environment. At The Currajong School we have proud tradition in providing excellence in specialist education for students with social, emotional, and behavioural disorders and maximise every learning opportunity to shape our students’ future through high quality, values enriched inclusive teaching and learning.

As a Victorian Independent Specialist Primary School, The Currajong School has a clear vision and purpose. The school is renowned for fostering student excellence with the support and involvement of our families, specialist services and broader community.

At The Currajong School, the school community works together to ensure every child has a positive, happy and successful school experience. Parents and teachers are genuine partners in the learning process, ensuring students are encouraged to participate, to strive to achieve their best, to be considerate and supportive of others, to be independent, to regulate own behaviours and to value the pursuit of knowledge, through a pure joy of learning.