Sacred Heart School, Kew VIC
Gender
Co-Ed
Years
Prep-6
Enrolments
242
Established: 1889
Principal: Mr Ed Weekes
Address: 116 Cotham Road, Kew 3101
Key Information
Staff
23 Teaching
7 Non Teaching
Fees
See Website (Primary)
Languages
N/A
About our school
Our school is situated at the corner of Glenferrie and Cotham Roads in the inner Melbourne suburb of Kew. It sits behind the iconic Sacred Heart Kew Parish Church. We are located just 5 kilometres from the city centre of Melbourne.
At Sacred Heart Kew, we enjoy modern contemporary learning facilities in a secure environment. Our learning spaces include: Junior, Middle and Senior buildings, School Hall with performance space, Multi-purpose room (MPR), Visual Arts studio, Library, Mandarin and Music rooms.
Our school grounds include:
Basketball & Netball Courts, Tennis Courts, Running Track and Oval, Adventure Playgrounds (under cover), Sand Pit, Sensory garden play spaces, School Garden and passive play areas.
Sacred Heart is a Catholic School with a proud history of over 120 years of Catholic education in Kew. In a school where Gospel values are taught and lived, Sacred Heart supports children to develop positive self-esteem in a happy and secure environment where each child is treated with respect and justice. Pastoral care and wellbeing is a distinct feature of daily life at Sacred Heart. Each person in our school community aims to treat everyone with the respect and dignity to which they are entitled
Open Days/School Tours
Please contact the School Office on (03) 9853 5859 or visit the school website www.shkew.catholic.edu.au for further information.
Principal's Message
Welcome to 116 Cotham Road, Kew, the home of Sacred Heart School Kew. It is my absolute pleasure to introduce you to our beautiful school.
Sacred Heart School Kew is a welcoming environment where our aim is to ensure that all students and their families feel a sense of connectedness and belonging. Our staff, students and parents make every effort to welcome and include all individuals in our activities and we pride ourselves on our strong community spirit and our happy and friendly environment. There is a genuine sense of caring for others within our community.
Our school community believes strongly in social justice and we build a sense of global awareness – that people beyond our boundaries may benefit from our support and that we can, and do, make a positive difference in our world. We aim to foster a community of lifelong learners where we set high expectations for ourselves and high expectations for our whole school. We aim to support our students to experience success and fulfillment, a sense of purpose, hope, confidence and positive self esteem.
We believe at Sacred Heart School Kew that your child will be inspired and challenged every day by our dedicated and knowledgeable staff. Our classrooms, buildings and facilities and school grounds are engaging environments, providing the perfect setting for your child to develop their whole self, throughout their primary school years.
I invite you to take a virtual step into life at Sacred Heart School Kew. Have a look around and see what you think. Please contact the school to arrange a time for you to tour the school and see our community in action.
I look forward to meeting you and your family and showing you what lies behind the fence at 116 Cotham Road Kew.
Mr Ed Weekes – Principal
Quick Facts
- Our students are our heroes and the life of our school
- Individualised and targeted teaching for all our students
- Wellbeing and developing positive relationships within our school community underpins all that we do at Sacred Heart Kew
- Supporting our community and reaching out to those in need
- A raft of engaging activities available for all students, helping them learn, grow and celebrate their successes
- Outstanding resources and facilities available for every student to achieve their personal best
