Specialists

Physical Education (PE)

In Physical Education we develop, practise skills and focus on the development of Fundamental Movement Skills and how these are applied to different sports.

House Sports At Heathmont East Primary School, students participate in a House Cross Country event where 3-6 students prepare for the District Cross Country competition, whilst F-2 earn points for their house. Heathmont East Primary school holds House Athletics Sports annually, where all students in years 3 to 6 participate in these sports for House points and the winning House is then presented with a trophy. All students are given the opportunity to have a go at as many track events as they wish and some students are selected to represent the school at District competition later in the year. The Junior House Sports complete different physical activities in rotational sessions. These consist of throwing, catching, athletics, and other fun games such as the three legged race, gumboot toss, etc.

Interschool Sport

Most students in Year 5 & 6 have the opportunity to participate in a Summer and Winter Sports team. For the duration of Term 1, they play a Summer sport consisting of Cricket, Basketball, Sofcross, Teeball, Volleybounce or Hot Shots Tennis. In Winter, they have the choice of Football, Soccer, Netball, Softball, Volleybounce or Hot Shots Tennis. Students are also given the opportunity to trial for Swimming, Athletics and Cross Country.

Hoop time

Each year many teams from 3-6 represent HEPS, taking part in the Hooptime Basketball Competition run by Basketball Victoria. Students have the opportunity to be selected for the All Stars (experienced team) Future Stars (some experience and learners) and Rookies (have no prior experience) teams. The program concludes at the end of each year with Regional Finals and a State Grand Final.

Team Vic Trials

During the first semester, students are given the opportunity to try out for Team Vic trials in Football, Soccer, Cricket, Netball and Basketball. If successful and they progress through the different stages, the ultimate is being selected to represent Victoria in a National Championships.

Visual Art

The Art program provides an opportunity for students to engage in activities that develop both practical skills and encourage creativity. Throughout the journey at HEPS a broad depth of experiences are provided including; Drawing, Painting, Construction, Printmaking, Modelling, Textiles, Collage, and Principles of Arts Appreciation and Discussion.

Wherever possible, the Art program is linked with the classroom Inquiry units.

Performing Arts

Students at Heathmont East Primary School enjoy a holistic performing arts program encompassing Music, Drama and Dance. Performing Arts education develops a student’s self-esteem, self-expression, confidence, discipline, creativity, resilience as well as their team-working, motor and executive functioning skills.

Students take part in multiple performances throughout the year both in class as well as at whole school events. We have an auditioned Choir (open to students from Grades 3-6), as well as a lunchtime Singing Club for all students.  

Our instrumental program is run by a group of dedicated teachers who come into our school to work with interested students each week. We have amazing instrumental staff teaching a wide range of instruments including Violin, Piano, Voice, Ukulele, Guitar, Bass Guitar, and Drums.

At HEPS every child has the opportunity to perform in our annual whole school production.  Students have various onstage and backstage roles and responsibilities, allowing them to grow and develop unique skills whilst performing in front of a live audience. Our 2026 Production of ‘The Pirates of the Curry Bean’ was a hit and the students were amazing on stage. A huge congratulations to all who performed.

STEAM

At Heathmont East Primary School, our STEAM program integrates Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics to inspire curiosity, creativity and innovation. Through authentic, hands-on learning experiences, students develop the knowledge, skills and dispositions needed to thrive in an ever-changing world.

Students engage in the design process to investigate real-world problems by planning, creating, testing, refining and evaluating solutions. They explore scientific concepts through inquiry and experimentation, design and construct models using a range of materials, develop computational thinking through coding and robotics, and apply creative thinking to communicate ideas and solve complex challenges.

Delivered in our dedicated STEAM learning space, the program complements classroom learning by fostering critical and creative thinking, collaboration, resilience and problem-solving. Students are encouraged to take risks, think innovatively and become confident creators, designers and future-ready learners who can adapt to emerging technologies and contribute positively to their communities.

The HEPS STEAM program endeavours to stimulate students from 4 main perspectives:

Perspective 1:

Enable students to create, plan, construct and test models and inventions using conventional materials to solve physical scientific and engineering problems posed to them (expressly non-digital)

Perspective 2:

Enable students to create, plan, construct and test mechanical and robotic models and inventions using explicitly formatted building materials such as LEGO, LEGO WeDo, LEGO EV3 to solve problems given to them (predominantly digital from Level 1)

Perspective 3:

Enable students to create, plan construct and test purely digital models and inventions (games) using coding programs such as SCRATCH Junior and SCRATCH to build/author interactive digital platforms (holistically digital on screens from Level 2 and unplugged Levels F to 1)

Perspective 4:

Enable students to create, plan, construct and experiment substance reactions and scientific phenomena using chemical and conventional materials to understand scientific and technical concepts. We incorporate a strong STEAM focus (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) throughout our inquiry sessions. This area is strongly supported by our teachers, allowing students to explore and immerse themselves in this critical area.

Japanese

The Japanese program at Heathmont East Primary School is aligned with the Victorian Curriculum F–10 Languages and provides students with meaningful opportunities to develop their language skills while deepening their understanding of Japanese culture.

Through interactive and engaging learning experiences, students build confidence in listening, speaking, reading and writing Japanese. Language learning is integrated with authentic cultural exploration, allowing students to make connections between language, people and traditions.

Throughout their primary years, students learn practical vocabulary and language structures related to everyday topics such as greetings, self-introductions, numbers, colours, animals, family, food and school life. They also develop their literacy skills by learning hiragana and exploring introductory kanji.

Students gain an appreciation of Japan through hands-on cultural experiences, investigating festivals, seasonal celebrations, traditional arts such as origami and calligraphy, Japanese stories, customs and contemporary life. Our program encourages curiosity, intercultural understanding and a lifelong appreciation of languages and the diverse world around us.