Vision Statement

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School is a professional learning community that promotes high levels of achievement in a collaborative, nurturing, Christ-centred environment.

Our Mission

Inspired by Mary MacKillop’s example St Joseph’s aims to provide a quality Catholic education that prepares each student for the future through care and high-quality teaching based on our values of excellence, respect, justice, service and compassion.

At St Joseph’s we are therefore committed to:

Catholic Ethos

A Catholic School community that:

• Plans and provides a high-quality contemporary education for each member of our learning community.
• Encourages each student to shape and enrich our changing world by living the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
• Gives each student the opportunity to celebrate his or her success and talents.

Quality Education

A Catholic School community that:

• Encourages every student to develop and grow, academically, socially, emotionally, physically and spiritually.
• Promotes learning that is dynamic, lifelong and meaningful.
• Provides opportunities for learners to explore, reflect, revise and apply.
• Is committed to collaborative learning which strengthens student’s ability to cooperate with others, think critically and develop resilience.
• Encourages ongoing professional learning for all.
• Recognises that a learning environment should be supportive, stimulating, flexible and affirming

Stewardship / Sustainability

A Catholic school community that:

• Promotes quality and effective leadership.
• Develops harmonious and professional relationships.
• Engages in effective planning for short and long-term goals.
• Manages resources responsibly and effectively.
• Demonstrates outreach and participates in the activities of the wider community.

Respects God’s creation and is committed to ecological education and practices.