The learning experience at Benalla Primary School provides programs that cater for a diverse range of student abilities and interests with all student work providing a balance of challenge and rigour. In a supportive environment, each student is provided with broad-based opportunities to explore and develop their potential. The Benalla Primary School curriculum reflects contemporary thinking about student learning needs and process skills which should be developed by students in order to lead successful and rewarding lives in a changing technological world.

Numeracy

Literacy

Social Competencies

ICT

PE

Music

Art

Numeracy at Benalla 31

Numeracy is a Primary Focus at Benalla 31. All children are given an individual interview at the beginning of the year, or when they enter the school. This interview gives the class teacher a comprehensive knowledge of what each child understands about numeracy and strategies that they use to solve problems. Our school devotes one hour each day to the Numeracy Block, where each lesson builds on what the children know. Lessons are focussed with a small introduction exploring themes and strategies, whole class activities and a conclusion where learning is shared.

Literacy

Our school has a strong emphasis on providing all students with engaging programs to be able to become successful readers and writers.  All classes have a dedicated Literacy block at the beginning of the day when children’s learning potential is strong.  All classes have a minimum of 10 hours of explicit Literacy teaching each week.  Children also experience Literacy activities and apply their skills throughout the day and week through all subject areas.  Individual learning plans ensure that all children are catered for within the curriculum.  Students who require additional support in the area of Literacy are catered for with specially design programs which may be on an individual or small group basis.  Our school literacy program is enhanced by a visiting Speech Therapist for children who need assistance in this area. 
Our Literacy program encompasses

• Reading- successful readers are able to read and understand a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction materials and can apply their knowledge.
• Writing – successful writers understand that writing is for a purpose and write a variety of material for themselves or others to read.  The development of spelling is an important part of the writing process.
• Speaking and Listening – successful speakers and listeners know it is important to listen carefully to each other and share with others using confident voices.

Social Competencies

ICT

Benalla 31 is a very well equipped school when it comes to ICT.  We have a lab of 28 LCD screen computers we have a minimum of 4 computers in every classroom, we have an interactive whiteboard in every classroom.  Our grade 5/6 students are part of a trial which sees them having an individual netbook (small laptop) each they are able to take these home and they fit beautifully into their school bags.

Physical & Sport Education

Benalla Primary School provides a full time "specialist teacher" for PE & Sport. The promotion of healthy living and active leisure time activities are deemed to be of the highest priority.
Physical Education is a sequentially developed and comprehensive skills based program Prep–6.
It offers:

• Fundamental Motor Skills
• Fitness Activities
• Cross Country
• Athletics
• Minor & Major Games
• Swimming
• Bicycle Education – Grade 4 – Whole Year

The Sports Program offers:

• Inter-school competition. (Benalla District Primary School Sports Association)
• Winter Season (Grade 5–6) - Football, Netball, Basketball, Newcombe
• Kanga 8 Cricket Competition
• Cross-Country & Athletics Carnivals.
• Regional Competitions – Cross Country & Athletics
• State Competitions - Cross Country & Athletics

As part of our promotion of healthy living students are encouraged to:

• Walk to school
• Ride a bike and store it safely in the bike-shed. Helmet must be worn.
• Ride a scooter. Helmet must be worn

Music

Art

Benalla 31 Primary School acknowledges the visual arts as a key learning area for our students.
Our art room is a well lit, exciting place for children to plan, create and display art works of 2 and 3 dimensions.
There is a large, well stocked store room of purchased and recycled materials.
The electric kiln is a special piece of equipment used regularly to fire the children’s clay work.
Currently all children receive one hour per week of lessons by a specialsed teacher.
Benalla 31 PS regularly participates in contests, exhibitions, special events and art shows.