St Joseph’s Primary School, Hawthorn VIC
Gender
Co-Ed
Years
Prep-6
Enrolments
421
Established: 1854
Principal: Mrs Sharon Kenyon-Smith
Address: 571 Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn 3122
Key Information
Staff
30 Teaching
17 Non Teaching
Fees
See Website (Primary)
Languages
Mandarin
About our school
Since its beginning in 1854, St Joseph’s has had a proud history of providing quality education to the community of Hawthorn, in Melbourne’s inner East. The school is characterised by a strong sense of community and commits to a personalised approach to learning and teaching, aimed at students reaching their full potential.
St Joseph’s is the primary school of the Hawthorn Parish. As a community we gather, worship and celebrate regularly at the Immaculate Conception Church with Fr. Des Dwyer, our Parish Priest. At St Joseph’s we embrace our mission to proclaim Jesus’ message of God’s love for all, to see the contemporary world with imagination and a particular hope-filled view of the human person and all of creation. We invite our students to make sense of their world and their lives within a faith community that is faithful to the mission of Jesus.
St Joseph’s School provides a safe, well organised, positive and stimulating learning environment designed to engage and inspire our students in classes from Foundation to Year 6. Our learning spaces reflect the needs of students in the 21st century, developing learners who can transfer and apply their knowledge and skills within and beyond the school.
St Joseph’s is situated on a large secure site and features our:
STEM Centre
Learning Enhancement Centre
Reading Room
Performing Arts and Music Learning Spaces
Visual Arts Learning Space
Full size sports oval and a basketball court
Junior and Senior adventure playgrounds
Multi Purpose Area
Learning Garden
All learning spaces were renovated in 2010 with further additions to the school completed in 2016. The new Multi Purpose Room was completed in 2016. The school has an enrolment of 420 students.
Open Days/School Tours
Please contact the office to make an appointment for a tour on (03) 9818 7570.
Principal's Message
Welcome to St. Joseph’s.
As a Catholic School, St. Joseph’s is here to support your efforts in providing a Catholic education for your child. We aspire to live the values of Jesus within a welcoming Catholic community that celebrates and integrates faith, life, learning and culture; empowering our students to live together harmoniously in an ever changing world.
At St. Joseph’s we are committed to effective teaching and learning practices. We promote learning as an ongoing process and recognize that students learn at different rates and in different ways. Therefore, we personalise learning in order that the individual remains the focus.
We look forward to welcoming you to tour our school and experience firsthand the wonderful community of St. Joseph’s.
Mrs. Sharon Kenyon-Smith – Principal
