School News

Year 5 students are singing with their arms in the air. They are celebrating finishing at our Dandenong Road Campus. They will move to the Magid Campus for Year 6.

Year 5 students move on up

Our Year 5 students spent their last day at our Dandenong Road Campus and had a special ceremony where they “walked to” the Middle School at our Magid Campus. They were greeted by Marc Light and their new 2025 Year

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The Class of 2024 is on stage at Presentation Evening. They are wearing their graduation robes. Student musicians are also on stage, singing and palying musical instruments.

A wonderful Presentation Evening 2024

Robert Blackwood Hall was filled with splendour on Sunday night as Magid Campus students celebrated our school year, Years 6-12 award recipients, and the Class of 2024.  Marc Light gave the message that “your lives can be full of meaning

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Shabbat Shalom from Junior Kinder!

What a stunning celebration of all that our Junior Kinder children have learned this year.  They came together to showcase their Jewish learning with a Kabbalat Shabbat surrounded by loved ones. Shabbat Shalom!   RETURN TO SCHOOL NEWS

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Year 6 Changemakers – Living Museum

Last night, our Year 6 students amazed us with their Changemakers Living Museum expo. This was a highlight of their Human Rights and Activism unit. The evening felt alive with energy and creativity, where students embodied changemakers, the individuals who advocated for

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The children of Gan Gefen ELC play at the pink wall at MoPA. They are wearing reflective vests so they don't get lost.

Gan Gefen explores design at MoPA

For our final class excursion, the children of Gan Gefen had an incredible experience at the Museum of Play and Art (MoPA), a space designed to inspire creativity, exploration, and hands-on learning. After a quick morning tea, they were divided

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Four girls dressed in casual clothes - shorts and hoodies - are riding the chair-o-plane at the King's Carnival. They are swinging in chairs off the ground. They are happy.

A Carnival fit for a King!

We did it! What a fantastic, fun day out for our entire community! The rain couldn’t dampen our spirits or keep our wonderful King David community away. Thousands of people came through the gates on Sunday for the much-loved King’s

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Two presenters from HaGal Sheli speak to Year 7 students. One stands in front of a photo of a family from Nir Oz kibbutz with a surfboard.

HaGal Sheli (My Wave) visits King David

Year 7 students were privileged to hear from Rachel Kaplan, from HaGal Sheli, an Israeli NGO, which has been helping “at-risk” Israeli youth through surfing in various clubs along the Mediterranean coast. As an Israeli tour guide, I myself was

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Members of the KDSPA pose outside of the 2024 AGM. They are wearing casual colourful clothes and smiling.

KDSPA welcomes new President

At today’s Annual General Meeting for The King David School Parents’ Association (KDSPA), Marc Light thanked the Committee for their tireless dedication to building community at KDS and fundraising through the many initiatives and events held throughout the year. Acknowledgement

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Our Senior Kinder students are excitedly celebrating the end of Kinder at the Urban Forest. They are wearing colourful paper crowns they decorated themselves.

Celebrating our Senior Kinder in the Urban Forest

As the year draws to a close, we celebrated our kindergartners’ journey with a magical end-of-year celebration at the Urban Forest filled with creativity, exploration, and joy!  The children were buzzing with excitement as they donned their beautiful crowns, each

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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 of activities that encouraged teamwork, bravery, and resilience. One of

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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, and natural pest controllers like ladybugs and spiders. However, not

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A Junior School student is running on an athletics track, being cheered on by other students. She is wearing The King David School uniform and has green accents for her sports house, Galil

Our Junior Athletes shine

Faster, Higher, Stonger – Together! Our Junior School Athletes showed determination, courage and team spirit at the annual Inter-house Athletics Gala. We are so proud of the way our students encouraged each other and worked together! Mazal tov to Galil,

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Year 4 are Mad about Forces

On Wednesday our Year 4 students had an unforgettable science incursion with Mad About Science, led by Lisa. This interactive session brought our current studies on forces to life in the most exciting way. Over the past few weeks, Year

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