St Laurence's Primary school is located in Leongatha, South Gippsland, a settled rural community with dairy farming the main industry of the area. It is located within the diocese of Sale and the Parish of St Laurence O'Toole. Father Peter Kooloos is the Parish Priest.

Many of the children attending the school travel by bus and live in the surrounding region. They bus in from Ruby, Foster, Fish Creek, Mirboo North, Buffalo and Tarwin. The population of Leongatha is approximately 5,200.

St Laurence's is situated on the corner of Ogilvy and Brumley Streets, adjacent to the Parish of St Laurence O'Toole Convent and Presbertry. The Parish church, St Laurence O'Toole, is on the western side of Brumley street.

The sisters of St. Joseph established St. Laurence's Primary School in 1913 in the original church building, a weatherboard structure, moved to the present school site in that year by bullock wagon so that a new brick building could be constructed on the original site.

The school was officially opened in February 1914 with 42 pupils.

Parish Priest Father P.Coyne, who is buried in the church grounds, spent 750 pounds remodelling the old church building to serve as a school.

Pupil numbers increased rapidly from the original 42 to 70 students a few months later. In 1915 the enrolment was 104 children. The majority came from in and around the township. Some pupils from Meeniyan and Fish Creek would board with relatives in Leongatha and return by train on the weekends.

The original wooden structure served the Parish as a school until 1957 when it was demolished and the present building erected on the same site. In March 1957, the present brick building, consisting of four classrooms, was opened. In the 1960's, two more classrooms were added, followed by another larger classroom on the 1970ís. In the past decade, two more rooms, a canteen, staffroom and staff amenities were completed. In 1997 a new administration block was officially opened.

In 2001, the Parish celebrated its centenary.

Recent changes at St Laurence's include the establishment and ongoing maintenance of a Peace Garden. Situated in the Environmental area dedicated to the sisters of St Joseph, the garden includes commemorative tiles completed by the children, vegetable and floral gardens, trees and paved areas