Sustainability

Edgewater Primary School places great importance on sustainable processes and practices within our school and the local community.

Our aim is to raise our students' awareness of environmental issues and empower them to make a difference as good global citizens. As a result, the school has implemented a number of initiatives and programmes in order to make a real impact on our environment.

Sustainablity Team

To help drive the school towards a culture of sustainability, a team consisisting of staff, student leaders and our gardener has been established. A student leadership team has been assembled which consists of six Year Six students. This presents them with opportunties to work within the school and community, allowing them to have their student voice heard. The Sustainability Team is working hard to create a more ecologically and environmentally friendly school and wider community.

Gardening

Our Sustainability Team works alongside our school gardener to maintain two areas: our Vegetable Garden and our Bush Tucker Garden. In the Vegetable Garden, we grow fresh fruit, vegetables and herbs which are then utilised in our school canteen. The purpose behind this is to try to minimise the amount of store-bought products in the hope of reducing our school's overall wastage. Our Bush Tucker Garden is home to a variety of local and native plants, many of which hold significance within Aboriginal culture. In the future, we aim to use this area as a learning resource, where students and the wider community can engage themselves in learning more about native flora and it's importance to Indigenous communities.

Water Wise and Waste Wise 

Edgewater Primary School is an accredited Water Wise and Waste Wise school. As such we provide teaching and learning experiences to educate our students about water conservation and reducing the waste going to landfill as part of our respect and care for our environment.

Solar Panels

There are over 90 solar PV panels installed on the roof of the Early Childhood Centre to reduce our reliance ongrid power and provide opportunities for students to monitor the electricity that is generated, and then compare with the total electricity used by the school. During 2023 these will be upgraded to a much larger system that will assist with minimising the cost of energy.

Sustainable Events

We aim to raise awareness, knowledge and promote further education about all areas of sustainability via school-wide events. Such events include Walk and Ride Safely to School Day, Waste Free Lunch Days and celebrating World Environment Day. Through these events we hope to instill the importance of a sustainable way of living. Please keep an eye on SchoolStar, Connect, the school newsletter and any other forms of communication for when these events may arise.