Our Lady of Good Counsel Primary School, Deepdene VIC
Gender
Co-Ed
Years
Prep-6
Enrolments
228
Established: 1924
Principal: Robyn Thomson
Address: 12 Whitehorse Rd, Deepdene 3103
Key Information
Staff
19 Teaching
7 Non Teaching
Fees
See Website (Primary)
Languages
Italian
About our school
Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish Primary School was officially opened on 29 January 1924, with Mother Evangeline, as Principal. The enrolment for that year was 62 pupils. The school numbers passed one hundred in 1927 and reached 150 in 1938 with classes from Prep to grade 8. By the mid60s three more classrooms were needed to accommodate the growing school population although enrolments fluctuated over the following years. The first lay teachers commenced at OLGC in 1951. The first school Board was established in 1971. The Sisters of the Faithful Companions of Jesus (FCJ) were associated with the school until 1981. Mrs Maureen Burke was the first lay Principal. In 2012, the parishes of Our Lady of Good Counsel, Deepdene and All Hallows, Balwyn amalgamated and All Hallows Primary School was closed. In 2016 the Parish boundary was extended to include Our Lady of Victories, Camberwell. Our Lady of Good Counsel Primary School is now the Catholic Primary School across the three suburbs of Deepdene, Balwyn and Camberwell.
The school offers a comprehensive curriculum, which is based on the Victorian Curriculum. Specialist programs are provided in Physical Education, Visual Arts, STEM and Italian. The school offers Reading Recovery along with targeted programs in Literacy and Maths to support the classroom program through intervention and extension. Students are encouraged to participate in the music program with specialist teachers available for private lessons for a range of instruments. Mandarin classes are offered after school.
There is a high level of parental support and involvement in the life of the school. Parents (and grandparents) actively participate in classroom literacy and numeracy activities, excursions, interschool sport. The Parish School Board and the Parents Association are valued and actively supported.
Our Lady of Good Counsel School and Parish are located on a site surrounded by beautiful trees and homes. The multi-storey building has an enclosed atrium space that serves as a gathering space for school activities. Outdoor areas encompass well-maintained and attractive spaces for active and passive play. Classrooms are well-resourced with technology updated regularly to meet the
educational needs of our students.
Today, Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish Primary School serves the Parishes of Deepdene & Balwyn and Camberwell. As “a leading faith community inspiring learners to shape tomorrow”, we take seriously our responsibility for catering for the individual learner, providing many opportunities for young people to engage and participate in a wide range of activities. Faith development is integral to the total education of the students. Our Lady of Good Counsel School has a moral, legal and mission driven responsibility to create nurturing school environments where children and young people are
respected, their voices are heard and where they are safe and feel safe.
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Meet our principal, teachers and students as we show you around our beautiful school. Contact our office (03) 8808 8400 or see our website
Principal's Message
It is my pleasure to welcome you to Our Lady of Good Counsel School (OLGC). I trust that your time in our community will be an enriching experience for you and your children. At Our Lady of Good Counsel School (OLGC) we strive to educate the whole child. We endeavour to cater for the wide range of needs of all children – religious, social, academic, physical, and emotional; and in doing so hope to provide a secure learning environment where children have the opportunity to achieve their full potential. At Our Lady of Good Counsel School (OLGC) we promote the values of
Respect – Gratitude – Courage – Empathy – Love and a genuine concern for the welfare of others.
At Our Lady of Good Counsel School (OLGC) we celebrate the unity between the parish and school and encourage you to become active participants in both. Your participation in each can bring an added richness to the life of your family and for many families has added to their sense of belonging within a strong faith community. We invite your involvement directly with us as partners within your child’s education and faith journey. Participation can be found in the educational, recreational and social activities of the school and communicates to your children the value in which you place on their development.
Today’s young people are growing up in a world of constant change. A world where various platforms of technology are the ‘norm’ and an integral part of their learning. Technology at Our Lady of Good Counsel School (OLGC) is seen as a tool to assist in the learning process, to broaden the mind and extend the thinking of all.
We encourage you to join us as a faith community, working together to create a climate of respect, unity and excellence providing an environment in which your children will achieve their full potential.
It is my vision as principal of Our Lady of Good Counsel School (OLGC) to afford your children the best ‘evidence based teaching strategies and explicit instructions’. It is the goal of the staff to educate your children so that they will be ‘risk takers’ thus enabling them to recognize and respond to opportunities and challenges in their lives.
Robyn Thomson – Principal
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