News & Events

An amazing sunset captured over the oval of OSPS by local resident, Keith Brooker over the weekend. The colours of the sky against the lush green grass are spectacular.   Feel free to send your special shots of OSPS to the school!   Happy Monday...

Ms Hunt has entered into the National Teacher Artist Prize. The winning teacher will receive a $10,000 prize and their school will receive $10,000 worth of art supplies for their students! There are prizes for 2nd and 3rd place also. Please support Ms Hunt and OSPS by...

Reminder second hand uniform sale in the hall foyer today Wed 10th Feb 3.15pm - 3.45pm and again on Friday 12th Feb 8.45am - 9.15am and 3.15pm - 3.45pm. $3 for item with logo, $2 for non-logo items, $10 school bags, $2 2nd hand school hats, $15 new hat, $2...

Who is this new science teacher at OSPS this year? Oh, it's Mrs Sakellaris who is teaching STEM science this year. The preps are so excited to be going this term! All year levels will spend 2 terms doing a science lesson each week in the science room, next to the...

Following the Government’s announcements regarding new statewide restrictions that came into effect at 11:59pm on Wednesday 3 February, there is new guidance for schools regarding the wearing of masks. Children under 12 years of age and students at primary school (or...

It was uniform on, bags ready and very excited and enthusiastic students entering OSPS for the first few days this year. We are so happy our wonderful parents are back onsite and can enter classrooms and school spaces with consideration to social distancing and many...

We can't wait to see all your smiling faces this week as Term 1 commences. Wednesday 27th Jan (teachers start, curriculum day, pupil free day) Thursday 28th Jan Year 1 - 6 first day 9.00am - 3.30pm Friday 28th Jan Prep first day 9.30am - 12.30pm Staff have been busy...

A Happy New Year to all our OSPS families and friends! We’ve had such a terrific response to the myON holiday challenge. Please continue to support your child’s reading skills, habits and routine during the school holiday break. Just a reminder that the challenge is...

We made it! Though the 2020 year, a pandemic, a 2nd wave, remote learning, google classroom and multitudes of changes. The students (and parents) have demonstrated resilience, patience, determination, hard work and kindness. Thank you to each and every one of you who...

Congratulations to the 2021 school and vice captains and to all of those children who secured a leadership position for next year. For those who missed out thank you for taking part in the process - there were certainly many worthy recipients. We look forward to 2021...

The Year 6's were sent off in style this week as the graduation was live streamed to a huge parent, family and friend audience. The students were amazing with thier speeches, dancing, awards and celebratory disco. And didn't they all just look stunning! Huge thanks to...

The Year 6's have enjoyed their sushi, pizza and icecream lunch together with their teachers and leadership in the hall organised and served by our wonderful Year 6 graduation committee. The Year 6's will return tonight for their graduation ceremony which will be...

Due to the 2020 year, the Year 5 Sovereign Hill Camp was unable to proceed, however the staff and students brought the gold fields to the classroom for the day. As a celebration of all they had learnt in term four about Australia in the 1800’s, students came dressed...

The 2020 Aladdin production changed shape and form across the 2020 year. Not being able to sing was a challenge but our end product was an amazing Aladdin dance showcase in full costume, makeup, stage lighting - in front of a palace set. The students worked really...

The year 3 students were captivated with their butterfly enclosures that arrived during term 4 for their unit on insects and life cycles. These orchard swallowtail butterflies arrived as caterpillars and munched and crunched their way through copious amounts of citrus...

A surprise brief visit from the 2020 AFL cup to OSPS delighted a number of Richmond supporters on staff and non Richmond supporters hoping their team's colours might end up on a cup in the future. Thank you to ex student Ethan who brought in the cup for a bit of show...

Thank you to the OSPS Parent Group and Max Martinucci and his team at OBrien Real Estate Oakleigh for their joint contribution to providing new flouro yard duty vests to all the OSPS staff. Thank you also to school council for thier support in the project. It is an...

Today is International Men's Day, all the women in the OSPS workplace contributed towards a lovely surprise morning tea to recognise all the wonderful work our men do within our workplace. It had to be done COVID style with limited attendance in our staffroom, however...

8.847 MILLION SECURED FOR OSPS! Wow, wow, wow.....the most amazing news for Oakleigh South Primary School being awarded millions from the government towards new classrooms and an administration wing. Huge thanks to Meng Heang Tak MP and Steve Dimopoulos MP for their...

The gorgeous Prep portraits have been completed in term 4 by our prep students that usually are sold at the school Fete in May. The Art Department is very pleased to be able to offer these again for prep families via QKR. The prep children have worked very hard on...