The King David School - Academic excellence & Jewish connection

Welcome! Bruchim Habaim

We invite you to discover for yourself why more families are choosing King David.

With core values of community-mindedness, equityand social justice, King David students thrive in a warm and caring educational environment with a focus on academic excellence, strong Jewish identity, student wellbeing, and creative thinking skills for the future.

Principal's Welcome

Bruchim Habaim and welcome to The King David School.
Schooling is an integral part of our lives, establishing the foundation for our future success. I am proud that at King David, we prepare our students to thrive in the world they will graduate into, ensuring they are collaborative, critical and creative thinkers. Our values of community mindedness, equity, and social justice ensure that students develop emotional intelligence. Students are encouraged to use their achievements to create a better Australia.

From celebrating our Chagim (holidays) to debating Jewish ethics to researching Jewish history, our students experience Judaism as a rich and moving tradition that is relevant to their lives. Our Jewish Life team facilitates hands-on learning that strengthens our students' Jewish and Zionist identities.

As you look on the website, I encourage you to discover our educational philosophy and the extraordinary opportunities on offer both in and out of the classroom. From exceptional outdoor education, to musicals, debating, coding contests and more, our students are able to challenge themselves in a range of environments.

Our School's founders, Isador Magid AO and Rabbi Dr John Levi AC, stand as role models for our students and teachers alike by virtue of their dedication to learning and enlightenment. The school environment they created continues to this day, promoting critical inquiry, positive relationships and the embracing of difference.

It is a privilege to lead Australia's only Progressive Jewish school. I invite you to book a tour and learn more about the King David difference.

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Early Learning

Our Early Learning Centre offers play-based learning experiences with a focus on developing executive function skills and a love of Jewish traditions. Children learn in a warm environment where their natural curiosity is nurtured.

Senior School

Our Years 10 - 12 students become citizens who contribute to Australian society & the wider Jewish community. They embody our values of inclusivity, love of learning, tikkun olam, & a meaningful relationship with Israel, They are supported throughout their VCE journey to thrive.

Wellbeing

Emotional intelligence, friendship and the importance of mindfulness are taught to students across the whole school with our dedicated wellbeing classes and curriculum which develop the whole student.

Junior School

From Prep to Year 5, our students develop a love of learning with strong foundation skills and the opportunity to ask questions and challenge themselves in a nurturing environment.

Jewish Life and Learning

King David welcomes families from a diverse range of Jewish backgrounds. Our highly engaging and interactive Jewish Life program provides students with comprehensive tools to decide how they would like to live their Jewish lives.

Our Curriculum

Emphasising the importance of thinking skills, our curriculum maximises student engagement, teaching creativity, collaboration & critical thinking through core curriculum.

Middle School

In Years 6 to 9, students become independent learners with a focus on creativity and collaboration. Students explore their passions with an extensive range of co-curricular opportunities.

Teaching and Learning

Emphasising the importance of thinking skills, our teaching & learning framework draws on pedagogical best practice to maximise student engagement. The framework aims to develop the whole child and teach creativity, collaboration & critical thinking.

Outdoor Education

Our camp programs develop students who are confident decision makers, work well in teams, and can navigate new situations. Our camps are a vital part of life and learning at King David.

Upcoming Events

This image advertises the Junior School Creative Arts Expo. It features musical notes and colourful lines.

Junior Creative Arts Expo

Please join us in the Sports Hall on Thursday 28 November for our Junior School Creative Arts Expo. Come see our students’ creativity and hear

Parent Education – Teenagers, Party, Safety & the Law

Parents need to know how their children can have parties that are both safe and legal. This education session will be a very practical evening to

King’s Carnival!

The King David School fete has been a beloved tradition across generations and is open to the entire community. This year King’s Carnival is on

Four Prep students are at the Shabbat table with Shabbat candles, kiddush and challah. They are celebrating Shabbat with their Grandparents and Special Friends.

Celebrating Shabbat with our Grandparents and Special Friends

This morning our Prep to Year 2 students shared Shabbat with their Grandparents and Special Friends. The Kobritz Hall was filled with song, tzedakah, and ruach as each year level

Year 4 students are on the ropes course at camp. They are looking down, concentrating on the ropes.

Year 4 Camp Adventure

Our Year Four camp to Wombat Corner was an unforgettable adventure, packed with excitement, new skills, plenty of laughter, and awesome food! Students had the chance to try a variety

Gan Gefen are at Bunnings. They are wearing yellow safety vests. They are together, looking at the camera and smiling, They have just made 'bug hotels' - safe small houses for bugs and plants to thrive.

Gan Gefen make ‘bug hotels’

Gan Gefen have been learning that our garden is home to many insects, each with unique roles in the ecosystem. We have helpful pollinators like bees and butterflies, soil-enriching worms,

Each week our Principal, Marc Light shares his insights into current events and educational pedagogy, highlighting how these inform the educational programs and culture at The King David School.

Addressing the challenge of social media

In his global bestseller The Anxious Generation, acclaimed American author and social psychologist, Jonathan Haidt, opens with a powerful hypothetical. Haidt offers a fictional scenario where the reader’s 10 year old daughter has been selected for a spot on an exploratory mission to Mars. The reader does not recall consenting to

A meaningful, uplifting and rewarding vocation

20 years ago at this time of year, I completed my teaching qualifications and embarked on what has proven to be a wonderfully fulfilling career experience. From the very beginning, I found teaching to be an enormously meaningful, uplifting and rewarding vocation. You will, no doubt, have read of the

Developing the art of teaching with WalkThrus

This week we were privileged to host renowned UK educator, Tom Sherrington, at our school. Tom is the author of the WalkThrus framework that we have adopted at Magid Campus. WalkThrus is a series of high impact, evidence-based teaching strategies that have been shown to increase the opportunities for learning for all students. Good

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ELC & Junior School (03) 9291 7979
Middle & Senior School Office: (03) 9291 7900
Admissions (03) 9527 0102

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The King David School is a forward-thinking school that fosters a love of learning, egalitarianism and a proud connection to Jewish identity.

The King David School acknowledges the Bunurong/Boonwurrung and the Wurundjeri peoples of the Kulin nation as Traditional Owners of the land on which the School operates. We also acknowledge Traditional Owners of country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to them and to their Elders past and present.