The people in our community make St Mary’s Catholic Primary School a special place to be, whether your child is starting school for the first time in the foundation year or transferring from another school, we are all on a journey together.
St Mary’s Primary is committed to providing a holistic education that holds the school motto of ‘Love Above All’ at the center of everything we do.
We believe it is important to listen to people, to respond to their needs, to work collaboratively, and to expand the concept that supports the belief that everyone has a contribution to make for the common good of society.
St Mary’s values inclusive relationships and connections with the community. We encourage our students to develop respectful relationships with their peers, teachers, and the broader community.
Our teachers are dedicated and work in collaboration to develop a school culture that values teaching and learning. They encourage all students to be inspired by the school motto ‘Love Above All’ in the pursuit of academic excellence and spiritual, social, and emotional well-being.
At St Mary’s, both single-stream and composite classes provide a rich and expansive program, covering the Victorian Curriculum as well as providing many extracurricular opportunities. Maths at St Mary’s is highly differentiated with lessons designed to engage, enable and extend the thinking of all students. Our Prep/Foundation year offers small class sizes to provide the highest quality ‘school start’ that we can. All Prep classes are supported by a teacher aide for each classroom.
St Mary’s is devoted to the connection between the Performing Arts and well-being. Dance, drama, choir, media, guitar, recorder and STOMP, are taught as part of the regular curriculum by staff who are both class teachers and Arts practitioners. Showcases, performances, and productions are highlights of each year. Well-being is addressed using the PEEC program which comes out of Monash University; meditation is also taught and practiced.
Our pastoral care team is also available to provide support and counselling.
Situated on 16 acres, entering the grounds of St Mary’s Primary School in Mt Evelyn is like an ‘Escape to the Country’! Not only do you experience familiar and warm gestures of welcome but a sense of oneness with nature; the expansive natural bush, abundant bird life, and the occasional kangaroo and resident echidna add to the ‘family feel’ of this special community.
We would love for you to come and visit St Mary’s. School Tour Bookings: 9736 2219.
