School sustainability programs

Maylands Peninsula Primary School places significant importance on sustainable processes and practices within our school and the local community.

Our aim is to raise our students' awareness of environmental issues and empower them to make a difference as good global citizens.  As such, the school has implemented several initiatives and programs to make a collective impact.

Sustainability Coordinator

The school is supported in its endeavours to 'do our bit' for the environment through the creation of the role of P&C Sustainability Coordinator. The Sustainability Coordinator liaises with various members of staff responsible for each of the sustainability initiatives undertaken by the school.

Mobile School Recycling Station

In addition to our general plastic and paper recycling program, the school has created a mobile recycling station which allows the school community to recycle a variety of common household items which would usually end up in landfill.   Our recycling station collects bread tags, wind-up crayons, pens, textas, markers, plastic lids, batteries, dishwashing products, air-care products, and oral care products.

Please refer to our Recycling Station brochure for full details of what items can and cannot be recycled and always make sure items are clean, dry and empty.

Water Wise School

Maylands Peninsula Primary School is an accredited Water Wise School. As such, we provide teaching and learning experiences to educate our students about water conservation and sustainability.

Water Tanks

Three large capacity water tanks store water harvested off one of our teaching blocks. The harvested water is plumbed into our toilet cisterns to reduce our reliance on scheme water.

Solar Panels

The school has several solar panels installed on the roof of the Administration Block to reduce our reliance on grid power.

Schools Garden Project

In 2016, the school established several garden areas throughout the school for students to learn about all aspects of the garden cycle from preparing, planting, harvesting, and composting. Volunteers from the local community assist staff by working with small groups of students to tend to these areas. Produce and plants from this project are sold by students to the school community. In 2021, the project won the Best School Garden award from the City of Bayswater.

Composting

The school has compost bins which will be used to collect fruit and vegetable waste to create compost, for use in our school gardens. There is also a worm farm on site.

Bush Tucker

A bush tucker garden has been created by Year 4 classes, using native plants like kangaroo paws. The wood chips in the garden and stepping-stones have been painted with the colours of the Aboriginal flag. Students tend the garden at least once a week.

Your Move program

The Your Move program is intended to persuade students to ride, or use transport other than cars, to attend school. In 2021, the school held a Ride to School Day, in which approximately 150 students participated.

Active Green Lab

The school is involved in an Active Green Lab with Millennium Kids and the City of Bayswater. This is a plan to propagate native plants for a native garden and have the nearby sump on Queen Street changed to a living stream. A living stream mimics a natural stream, with native plant species, to improve the quality of storm water in the drainage area, attract local wildlife and improve the health of the Swan River, into which stormwater drains.