St Paul’s Primary School offers classes from Kindergarten to Year 6 including a Three-year old Kindergarten. We are a single stream Catholic Primary school with one co-educational class at each year level.
EARLY CHILDHOOD
Three Year Old Kindergarten
We offer a ‘play-based’, program for three year old children which follows the interests of the child and focuses on social/emotional development at this very crucial stage of learning. Three-year old Kindergarten is a self-funded program, includes two days at school each week, however, attendance at three-year old Kindergarten does not guarantee an automatic place in the school.
Kindergarten
Entry into Kindergarten is available for children who turn four years of age prior to 1 July in the school year. The program follows the Kindergarten Curriculum (SCSA), is based on an inquiry approach and currently runs over three days. We pride ourselves on the development of the whole child.
Pre-Primary
Pre-primary is the first year of full time compulsory schooling in Western Australia. Our program includes inquiry based education and also introduces hands on and interactive learning experiences covering literacy and numeracy. Our students also take part in Music, Physical Education, Italian and Art.
PRIMARY
Our primary years are from Years 1 to 6. Our educational framework is based on the Australian Curriculum. We offer a variety of Specialist Learning Areas; including Visual Art, Music, Italian, Science and Physical Education.
We aim to give each student a voice in developing their learning journey, seeking input into their personal goals to develop the learning they need.
St Paul’s Catholic Primary School offers an holistic education, embracing the spiritual, intellectual, physical, social and emotional development of students, where both relationships and learning are valued. A range of specialist programs are offered, including Physical Education, Music, Science, Italian, Art and Edu-Dance. Students participate in a range of academic and sporting competitions throughout the year.
About our Curriculum
At St Paul’s, we pride ourselves on having a well-rounded curriculum, providing students with a wide variety of activities and competitions in many learning areas. A range of programs are implemented to cater for the individual needs of the students, who are not only supported in their learning through a whole-school intervention program but are also challenged by a comprehensive extension and enrichment program and classroom extension activities.
The Schools’ Curriculum and Standards Authority (SCSA WA) is responsible for the development of the Australian Curriculum from Pre-Primary (Foundation-Year 12).
The Whole-School Intervention Program, coordinated by the Learning Support Coordinator, identifies and addresses the needs of children experiencing learning difficulties.
The ASPIRE Program is offered to selected students from Years 4-6, providing comprehensive academic challenges.
Each year we strive to raise our standards of achievement. Teachers are supported to investigate new ideas and make changes to their teaching practice to benefit the students. The teachers engage in collaborative conversations at Professional Learning Community (PLC) meetings, participate in ongoing professional learning, engage in peer coaching, visit other schools and form community partnerships. We regularly review our annual plans, analyse our student performance data and decide on the areas that most need focus in our school.