Lancaster Primary School is a small school located 8 kilometres east of Kyabram. The school is set in a pleasant rural setting within a dairy farming and horticultural area. As the school was established in 1876, many of the families have historical links with the school. The school community strenuously seeks to maintain the traditions of the school and actively promotes the school in order to ensure the future of Lancaster Primary School.The school is acutely aware that it plays an important role in the education of its’ students, and it also recognises that parents and the community play an equally important role. Parent participation is encouraged through an active and inclusive School Council, a fundraising committee, working bees, family nights, parent participation days and extended curriculum activities. The School Council has an active membership of 13. Each year our school community has the opportunity to participate in a family excursion. In 2009 our families went to the Whittlesea FunFields Adventure Park and in 2010 our families went to the Moama On Murray Waterpark.

The school currently has an enrolment of  44 students attending Lancaster Primary School, encompassing 26 families. Currently we run 3 classrooms (P/1, 2/3/4 and 5/6)  averaging 15 students per classroom. Staffing composes of a teaching principal, 2.6 teaching staff and 3 classroom assistants.  The school provides a variety of extra curricular activities for students and the wider community, including the Active After School Program, Playgroup, Parents’ Support Group, visits to Warrumunda Aged Care and a comprehensive transition program from Kinder to Prep, and Grade 6 to Year 7.

During 2007 a new classroom was built with funds obtained through the Federal Government’s Investing In Our Schools Programme. New furniture was also purchased from funds from the same initiative. New relocatable toilets were also a recent addition to the school in 2007. The school was successful in obtaining funds from the Federal Government’s Local Answers Project, which enabled a Playgroup and Parents’ Support Group to be set up at the school to support members of the local community. In 2008, we received funding from the Commonwealth’s Green Vouchers program, which was used to replace our water tanks and pumps around the school. In 2009/2010 we received National School Pride funding to replace the asphalt area with a new Tiger Turf playing area. With BER funding we were able to paint the school internally and externally, replace worn carpet and install electronic whiteboards in all 3 classrooms.

In 2011 the school will undergo the Self Assessment and Review process, and develop a new four year Strategic Plan.