St Catherine’s Primary School, Lalor West VIC
Gender
Co-Ed
Years
Prep-6
Enrolments
315
Established: 1983
Principal: Mrs Tracey Brincat
Address: 2 Lascelles Drive, Lalor 3075
Key Information
Staff
27 Teaching
13 Non Teaching
Fees
See Website (Primary)
Languages
Italian
About our school
At St Catherine’s, Lalor West, we are guided by a clear vision of instruction and engagement grounded in evidence-based practices. We call this The St Catherine’s Way, a whole school commitment to high quality teaching and learning where every student is supported to reach their full potential.
Our approach is underpinned by the belief that every child can learn and succeed. Through evidence-informed strategies, explicit teaching, and data-driven decision-making, we strive to meet the diverse needs of all learners, ensuring progress and growth for every student.
Our approach is underpinned by the belief that every child can learn and succeed. Through evidence-informed strategies, explicit teaching, and data-driven decision-making, we strive to meet the diverse needs of all learners, ensuring progress and growth for every student.
We champion inclusive education, where differences are celebrated and support is tailored to empower students of all abilities to flourish. Learning is personalised, strengths are nurtured, and individual pathways are valued.
Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) is at the heart of our school culture. We focus on building strong relationships, teaching expected behaviours, and reinforcing them in a consistent and respectful way. This fosters a sense of belonging and responsibility in every learner.
Wellbeing is central to everything we do. We know that children learn best when they feel safe, happy, and valued. Our school promotes a nurturing environment where students develop resilience, confidence, and emotional intelligence.
We believe calm and predictable routines create a sense of security and focus, allowing students to fully engage in their learning. Classrooms are structured, purposeful, and welcoming places where curiosity is encouraged, effort is recognised, and excellence is pursued.
At St Catherine’s, Lalor West, The St Catherine’s Way is more than a framework, it’s a shared mindset and a daily practice. Together, we are building a learning community where every child is known, challenged, supported, and inspired to become the best version of themselves.
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Quick Facts
- St Catherine’s Primary School is situated approximately 15 kilometres north of Melbourne in Lalor West, on 1.3 hectares.
- The grounds consist of large grassed and treed areas with small asphalt areas. St Catherine’s has attractive landscaped gardens, 2 adventure playgrounds, basketball court and passive play areas.
- The main administration building contains the principal’s office, main office, staffroom, library and teacher resource centre. There are 5 large classrooms in the original building as well as the newly extended multi-purpose room. There are 2 relocatables as well. All classrooms are air-conditioned and have computers to enhance student’s learning.
- St Catherine’s has made a commitment to literacy and numeracy learning, with a consistent approach to these two learning areas being implemented from P-6.
- Religious Education is also highly valued and taught daily. St Catherine’s has a dynamic LOTE – Italian program and places a strong importance on the Thinking Curriculum.
- Children with learning difficulties are catered for under individual learning plans in our well-resourced programs.
