Welcome to Barayip

Barayip is a Bunurong word meaning spring. Our school is all about growth, excellence, new beginnings, flourishing, blossoming and exuberant beauty. We are deeply grateful to have been gifted the name, Barayip Primary School.

Barayip Primary School is inclusive of all. We are a school community filled with pride, confidence, and excellence, in all areas of learning and wellbeing. Our deep gratitude and growth are shown through a love of learning, social intelligence, teamwork, and kindness. A sense of calm and our deep gratitude shines throughout everything we do.

We are outstanding humans who care deeply about humanity.

Principal's Welcome

Nicole O’Brien is absolutely delighted to be the founding Principal and leading the Barayip School Community. Nicole leads always with a heart filled with gratitude and high expectations wrapped in high levels of care.

Sneak Peek

Please enjoy this little sneak peek into the beautiful Barayip! Celebrating our Students, Library, Science Lab, Community Kitchen and Playgrounds. Enjoy!

Virtual Tour

Our beautiful Barayip Primary School is located on Bunurong Country. We have six buildings on site. The Murnong, Yoke, Turrun, Waa, Kowan and Bemin Building. The Murnong Building is our Administration Building, with Art, Science and Library. Yoke, Waa and Kowan Buildings are where our classrooms are. The Turrun Building is our super impressive gymnasium. The Bemin Building is where Barayip Kindergarten is located. Enjoy this virtual tour.

The Way Of Being At Barayip

At Barayip Primary School, we value Gratitude, Social Intelligence, Love of Learning, Kindness and Team Work.

  • We are grateful for many things and show our thankfulness to others.
  • We are aware of and understand our own feelings and thoughts, as well the feelings of those around us.
  • We show our love of learning by being motivated to build and deepen our knowledge.
  • We are kind to ourselves and others. We model random acts of kindness within and beyond our school community.
  • We are outstanding team players. We are helpful and proud when our team achieves together.

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We acknowledge the Bunurong people of the Kulin Nation, who are the Traditional Owners of the land where our school is located. We pay our respects to Elders past and present. We show gratitude to the Bunurong people who have cared for and maintained Country for thousands of years. We recognise the Bunurong people’s continued connection to Country: land, water and sky.

Tread lightly on this Country, it holds the stories of Bunurong Grandmothers and Grandfathers.

May the Bunurong people’s strength and wisdom be with us today and always.