Hunter Valley Grammar School promotes the values for life education for each student which embraces their intellectual, physical, emotional and spiritual development. The School encourages the pursuit of excellence in all areas, and develops in students a passion to become life long learners with the desire to grasp life's opportunities. We do this within a learning community that lives its values and provides each student with a range of quality educational and developmental experiences.

At Hunter Valley School, we recognise that young people pass through several distinct but interrelated phases. Our school organisation into Junior (Preschool to Year 6), Middle (Year 7 to Year 9) and Senior (Year 10 to Year 12) is designed to support this development in an age-appropriate way.

The overall Preschool to Year 12 nature of our school has resulted in a warm, family-style atmosphere, and provides a smooth transition between infants, primary and high school.

Each child learns in their own way and our teachers understand the importance of individual attention. For this reason, the school maintains a consistent policy on class sizes at all levels of the school.

The pastoral organisation ensures that every child is known well by several teachers. We also place great emphasis on individual needs and we have a range of strategies in place to ensure that each child maximises his or her potential.