St Clare’s Catholic Primary School, Truganina South VIC
Gender
Co-Ed
Years
Prep-6
Enrolments
457
Established: 2015
Principal: Mr Ben Fahey
Address: 130 Marquands Road, Truganina 3029
Key Information
Staff
30 Teaching
12 Non Teaching
Fees
See Website (Primary)
Languages
AUSLAN
About our school
St Clare’s Catholic Primary School one of four primary schools in the Parish of St James, Hoppers Crossing North. The school is a Catholic primary school located in the Allura Estate Truganina South, in Melbourne’s outer western suburbs. St Clare’s Catholic Primary School opened in January 2015 with an enrolment of 167 students with students from many different cultural backgrounds.
Ben Fahey, is the Principal of the school and leads a growing school, catering for the diverse students and their families of Truganina. In 2025, the school has 3 homegroups across the year levels Prep to Year Six, and has an enrolment of 450 students. St Clare’s has been established to serve children and their families and is a faith-filled, Christ-centred, welcoming and caring educational community. The St Clare’s community is committed to recognising and affirming the gifts and talents of others; celebrating diversity; and embracing difference.
St Clare’s aspires to make a positive contribution to the Truganina community by forging positive partnerships between the school and the community, where parents, students and teachers are collaborators in learning. St Clare’s values the contributions of all members of the community and aims to work in partnership with the families, parishioners and the wider community to ensure rich learning experiences and valuable community engagement.
Principal's Message
As Principal, I warmly welcome students, families, staff and visitors to St Clare’s Catholic Primary School. We are a nurturing and inclusive community where faith, learning and wellbeing are central to all we do.
Guided by our values of uniting, serving and empowering, we foster belonging, compassion and a commitment to excellence. We inspire students to respect others, contribute positively to their community and strive to achieve their personal best.
Our dedicated staff provide a supportive learning environment grounded in evidence-informed practices that develop confident, capable learners. Together with our families and parish, we work in partnership to ensure every child is known, supported and inspired to shine.
Ben Fahey – Principal
Quick Facts
- St Clare’s Catholic Primary School promotes a contemporary approach to learning and teaching which cultivates rich and authentic learning experiences.
- We provide a learning environment that incorporates an innovative, professional and dedicated teaching culture with high expectations of student learning outcomes.
- St Clare’s endeavours to provide a safe, orderly and caring environment for physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing.
- We have a strong focus on building trusting relationships and providing strong connections with the parish and broader community.
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