St John the Baptist School, Ferntree Gully VIC
Gender
Co-Ed
Years
Prep-6
Enrolments
228
Established: 1936
Principal: Mrs Kelli Johnston
Address: 17 Forest Road, Ferntree Gully 3156
Key Information
Staff
28 Teaching
10 Non Teaching
Fees
See website (Primary)
Languages
Italian
About our school
At St John the Baptist School, we are delighted to announce the opening of our new learning centre, featuring six classrooms and a range of flexible learning spaces. Designed to be warm, welcoming, engaging and calm, these contemporary environments are filled with natural light and connect beautifully with our natural surroundings to create optimal spaces for learning.
Our new building also reflects and celebrates our Catholic identity, with meaningful iconography woven throughout the interior and exterior. We honour our Catholic tradition and aspire to nurture a community enriched by Faith, Hope and Love.
Beyond the learning centre, our newly landscaped grounds now include an outdoor amphitheatre, quiet spaces for reflection and gathering, an outdoor chess board and a Ga-Ga pit, each enhancing the social and learning opportunities available to our students.
We invite you to experience the unique and inspiring spiritual, social, emotional and academic environment of St John the Baptist School, a place where every child is supported to flourish, thrive and become the best version of themselves.
Open Days/School Tours
Families are welcome to join us for a tour on one of our Open days or they may contact the school office to organise a mutually convenient time for a personalised tour of our school. For more details or to book please click HERE or contact the office on (03) 97581013
Principal's Message
We warmly welcome you to the vibrant and inclusive community of St John the Baptist School. At St John the Baptist we pride ourselves on being a faith filled community where our School Vision and Mission are evident and active in all that we do. From the moment you enter, the sense of community and welcome can be seen, heard and experienced. The strong partnerships and relationships shared between families, school and parish creates a strong sense of service with and for each other and the wider community.
At St John the Baptist School we are committed to the full flourishing of each child. We recognise that each student is unique and we are privileged to have the opportunity to nurture and educate them as young people preparing for their future.
We believe in developing every child spiritually, academically, socially and emotionally and in preparing them to be faith filled citizens of the future. Our students are nurtured to be people of competence, conscience and compassion.
Our staff are committed to designing and delivering a contemporary curriculum to meet the needs of all students. We pride ourselves in providing a rich, engaging environment that promotes risk taking, innovation, critical thinking, collaboration, initiative and creativity.
We invite you to see our amazing school and community in action.
Kelli Johnston – Principal
Quick Facts
- Music
- School Choir
- LOTE (Italian)
- Physical Education
- Library.
- Our sacramental program
- A dedicated computer lab with 20 up-to-date computers
- Computers in every classroom
- Interactive whiteboards
- A fully automated library
- A Perceptual Motor Program (PMP)
- Inter-school sport
- Community involvement with senior citizens
- A social skills program
- A multi-age buddy program and a strong student wellbeing focus which involves restorative practices.
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