On June 2nd the Grade 1/2 students went to the Banyule Rethink Centre for an excursion. They enjoyed seeing the Material Recovery Facility, participating in a shopping and dance quiz […]

.National Tree Day at Box Hill North PS July 29th 2016 Last Friday morning each level (including Kinder, staff and teachers) planted trees native to the Box Hill area. With […]

Staff Sustainability Survey Results 2015 Teachers were asked to fill out the staff school survey to help give the Sustainability Committee some idea of the direction the staff would like […]

A sample of some of the results and comments from the Biodiversity Audit team: Weeds group: Weeds damage the school and we need to get rid of them We should […]

Sustainability news Parents, Did you know that Australians dump 7,150 recyclable plastic bags into landfills every minute or 429,000 bags every hour? *Clean Up Australia A reminder that as a […]

TERM 2, WEEK 1, 2016 Years 1&2 Inquiry planner, ‘What’s the best package?’ UNIT RATIONALE– We have the power to make a difference in our world; the choices we make […]

Students in Years 1 and 2 at Box Hill North Primary School discussed what they could pledge to celebrate Earth Hour 2016.

Students and parents were asked to complete the Sustainability survey in 2013 and 2014. Results were presented to the Sustainability Committee and School Council

2013 was a busy year for us at Box Hill North PS, we implemented a ‘Choose tap’ program and sold water bottles to our school community to raise awareness regarding […]

On Numeracy and Literacy Day, some of the Buddy Groups working with Kaylah and Josie, planted trees and bushes. We watched a video clip of “The Lorax”; it told us […]