Goals

Catholic Character: To create opportunities for personal encounter with Christ

Culture: To care for, acknowledge and nurture our diverse community of learners

Curriculum: To inspire our students to take ownership and responsibility of their learning

Community: To foster a connected community through open communication and regular interaction

Care and Well-being: To strengthen spiritual, physical, social and emotional well-being (hauora) of students, staff and community

To develop in each child a knowledge, understanding and respect for the Catholic faith and a love of Jesus.

Pastoral care is fostered amongst children and the wider school and Parish community.

To live our Catholic faith.

To be other centered, not self-centered.

To know about the Josephite Charism through St Mary of the Cross MacKillop and how this can positively impact on our daily actions.

To embed and sustain effective teaching practices so that each child will attain and exceed targets across the curriculum.

To have in place effective data collection, analysis and measurement systems to accurately monitor performance against targets.

In conjunction with our core curriculum, provide resources and teaching programmes that encompass gifted and talented, sports, special needs, cultural and religious education.

To recruit, develop and retain the highest quality personnel both teaching and support.

To create, sustain and develop an environment, both physical and emotional, that is conducive to learning.

To prepare children for their next stage of learning in an environment that encourages high standards of achievement and a love of learning.

An environment where everyone in our School community feels safe and is aware of their rights and responsibilities.

To continually move forward, through innovation, creativity and endeavour.