Welcome to Newstead Primary School.

Newstead Primary School, was established in 1877 and is located 14 kilometres west of Castlemaine on the Pyrenees Highway in a valley township. The current enrolment is 73.
Positive relationships are important to the school and in 2008 the school community reviewed our core values and identified the following three values: respect, responsibility and resilience as a way of enhancing relationships and connecting with members of the school community.
Student relationships are enhanced by the implementation of the Restorative Practices approach.
Newstead Primary School is participating in the Netbook Program and is preparing for the introduction of the Ultranet.
The curriculum is designed to give the students a range of learning opportunities which cater for their individual needs. The opportunity to extend students through critical thinking, problem solving based activities, the use of Information Technology and implement intervention programs for those students in need is a school priority.

The school has undertaken several projects to improve and enhance the learning environment including; a modern Art and Technology building, a sheltered outdoor learning area and an outdoor educational ‘classroom’.

Effective education relies on families and schools working closely together. At Newstead Primary School we provide many opportunities for families, and the wider community to be involved in their child’s education.

Newstead Primary School provides a comprehensive and challenging curriculum as well as offering extension/intervention programs in many of the curriculum areas.