St Martin of Tours Primary School, Rosanna VIC
Gender
Co-Ed
Years
Prep-6
Enrolments
510
Established: 1958
Principal: Ms Angela Lacey
Address: 2-12 Silk Street, Rosanna 3084
Key Information
Staff
40 Teaching
15 Non Teaching
Fees
See website (Primary)
Languages
Italian
About our school
The school was established in 1958 to serve the needs of a growing population in the Macleod/Rosanna area. The school aims to give a Catholic education to all Catholic children in the parish. No child is disadvantaged by a family’s inability to pay fees.
The school motto ‘Non Recuso Laborem’ reflects our philosophy of not being afraid of hard work to achieve our aims. In summary, we believe that God is part of all we do at school so the Gospel values of cooperation, concern for others, justice and love are reflected in all our activities.
Each child is given opportunities to develop to his/her potential – intellectually, spiritually, emotionally, socially and physically.St Martin of Tours School is a medium to large Catholic primary school. Within these walls there is a special sense of belonging, trust and mutual respect. Individuals are encouraged to aspire to excellence.
Our Parish boundaries take in the suburbs of Macleod, Rosanna, Viewbank, Heidelberg and Yallambie. We currently have an enrolment of 512 students.
Open Days/School Tours
Meet our principal, teachers and students as we show you around our beautiful school.
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Principal's Message
We are fortunate to have highly committed staff members, supportive parents, a welcoming school community and friendly students who are interested in learning. Every effort is made to live our school motto of embracing life’s challenges in all aspects of learning.
St Martin’s is a place where Gospel values are modelled. Respect for each individual is shown and expected. Opportunities for Social Justice are fostered. There is a spirit of joyful learning and genuine friendship amongst all members of our school community.
Our students are foremost in all of our learning and activities. Our teaching and learning follows the MACS ‘Vision for Instruction’, with an explicit teaching approach. Teachers ensure that the curriculum is child-centered and meets the needs of all students by delivering a rich, differentiated curriculum. Learning styles and interests are considered when planning lessons and purchasing resources.
Curriculum planning is aligned to current government priorities including Indigenous perspectives and Sustainability. At St. Martin’s we are fortunate to have specialist teachers for LOTE (Italian), Performing Arts, Physical Education, STEM and Visual Arts.
Thanks to parent fundraising and government grants, both internal and external spaces are continually maintained to ensure St Martin’s school is welcoming, engaging, serviceable and safe.
Angela Lacey – Principal
Quick Facts
- specialist classes for Music, Language (Italian), Physical Education and Library
- ICT skills from Preparatory–Grade 6
- Student Representative Council
- Prep and Year 6 buddies
- playing areas include an adventure playground, a grassed area, netball and basketball courts
- parent participation is welcomed and encouraged.
- extensive out of school hours program from 7.00 am concluding at 6.15 pm
- school concert band for students from Years 3–6
- private music tuition
- assistance provided for students with special needs
- student participation in inter-school sporting events
- whole school concert every two years
- new buildings include: three learning areas/classrooms and new student amenities (a new Year 4–6 Learning Cluster is to be completed by 2018)
- landscaped gardens
- quality and safe equipment on student adventure playgrounds
- disabled access within and around the school
