Mary MacKillop Primary School
Mary MacKillop Primary School is a student-centered school that provides safe, supportive, and welcoming learning environments that encourage a love and appreciation for learning, a sense belonging, and respect. Our staff engage students with meaningful, relevant and challenging learning experiences. We are committed to providing rich learning opportunities that support our students’ learning goals. Students are encouraged to learn, collaborate, listen, inquire, question, create and live the Mary MacKillop school values responsibility, courage, compassion and problemsolving . Our school was established in 1995, the same year that St Mary of the Cross MacKillop received her beatification. Our school is one of three schools located in Narre Warren, Parish of Our Lady Help of Christians. We celebrate and welcome over 40 nationalities in our school community.
Statement of Philosophy
Victorian Registration Standards (Sch2Cl 16; CECV Guidelines Ref.1.4) require that all schools have a clear statement regarding their philosophy.
Mary MacKillop primary school believes that student safety, security, learning, and success is dependent upon their physical, mental, spiritual, emotional, moral, and spiritual well-being. We are committed:
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- Our students receive the best education possible and are able to realize their full potential.
- We offer the best academic environment. We provide support for each student’s learning, as well as ensuring that students can learn in a supportive environment, free of bullying, harassment, distractions, etc.
- The pastoral and emotional care of every student. We offer support, such as education and support on resilience and mental illness, to help students achieve this.
- We encourage each student’s success in their areas of interest. We make sure to accommodate every student’s needs and allow them to find the right balance between curricular and non-curricular activities.
- We encourage leadership among all our students. We offer activities and programs to encourage students to lead among peers.
- Students are encouraged to be active and live a healthy lifestyle. To achieve this, we offer education on healthy living habits and encourage sports and other recreational activities.
Our philosophy is expressed through our care for and teaching of students. This philosophy guides all aspects of teaching, governance and strategic planning.
Enrolments
For families who are interested in enrolling, they can contact the school office for an appointment to take a school bus tour. Our Student Leaders lead school tours. After the tour, families are invited to meet with either the Principal or a member the School Leadership Team.
Open Days are held both in the afternoons and in the evenings. All families are invited and encouraged to tour our facilities, ask questions and to experience our learning environments.
Our History
Mary MacKillop Primary School, which opened in 1995 was the same year that St Mary of the Cross MacKillop got beatified. We are one of three schools located in the Parish of Our Lady Help of Christians. Names of the House Teams, Colours, or Buildings were chosen in memory of individuals who have greatly contributed to the school’s history and existence.
O’Bryan Administration Office
Fr. Denis O’Bryan, Parish Priest of Our Lady Help of Christians Parish, was in office from December 1991 until July 1995. Fr. Bishop Coffey granted Denis approval for the naming the second school within the Parish, Mary MacKillop Elementary School.
Allen Hall
Named in honour of Fr. John Allen, who was the Parish Priest of Our Lady Help of Christians Parish at Mary MacKillop’s opening in 1995. Fr. John Allen was welcomed to the Parish of Our Lady Help of Christians, Sunday 27th August 1995. He had arrived in July early, just a week after Mary MacKillop Primary Schools had moved into their new school buildings. Fr. Fr. John remained Parish priest until 2011.
Lomas Gymnasium
Paul Lomas became Mary MacKillop primary school’s principal in May 1994. Paul Lomas was the principal of Mary MacKillop Primary School for nine years. The school experienced rapid growth and he oversaw many construction projects, including the 2003 gymnasium.
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