St Paul the Apostle Catholic Primary School, Doreen VIC
Gender
Co-Ed
Years
Prep-6
Enrolments
316
Established: 2015
Principal: Mr Phil Doherty
Address: 80 Bassetts Road, Doreen 3754
Key Information
Staff
25 Teaching
19 Non Teaching
Fees
See Website (Primary)
Languages
Italian
About our school
St Paul the Apostle Catholic Primary School opened our doors for the first time in February 2015. We are a Foundation to Year Six school with the provision of attached secondary schooling, scheduled for 2022 by Catholic Education Melbourne.
As a Catholic school, our values are based on the teachings of Jesus Christ. We strive to live out his message in our everyday life and learning in our school community. Together we explore the relevance and importance of faith in our lives and the ways in which it supports us as we grow. We accept our call to service through participation in a variety of social action initiatives and work closely with our community to offer support to those in need. We are part of the vibrant parish of Christ the Light which encompasses the Doreen, Mernda, Whittlesea and Kinglake areas.
As a learning community, we believe in the potential of all children. We highlight the importance of learning how to be effective, creative and dynamic learners, while covering the required content of the Victorian Curriculum. Through a culture of thinking we continue to develop the curious and questioning minds of our children. Supported by the research of Project Zero, Harvard University and Dr Ron Ritchhart, we strive to develop learners who can think deeply, analyse critically and identify what is important.
We are a learning community that works in partnership with parents, families, parish and local community. We respect the role that each group plays in the development of our children. We look forward to welcoming you into our community and invite you to share in the learning.
Principal's Message
St Paul the Apostle Catholic Primary School Doreen (Prep to Year 6) is a welcoming, innovative and inclusive school community within Christ the Light parish. We aspire to be a living faith community in the model of Jesus Christ, living out the gospel message of love. We provide a curriculum that is rich, relevant and rigorous with purposeful teaching within stimulating and engaging flexible learning spaces.
We are uncompromising in our determination to embed a Culture of Thinking and we work in close partnership with Dr Ron Richhart (Harvard – Project Zero) as make thinking visible. We believe that learning is a product of thinking and that our thinking routines help children to make meaning and deepen understanding, making connections to contemporary real life situations, so essential as global citizens.
Student voice is valued and through collaboration, our children learn how to think, not what to think incorporating the razor-edge technologies to enhance their learning. With a strong focus on wellbeing and diversity, our passionate staff are key to shaping the rich learning culture that is evident here, staff who view themselves as life long learners and demonstrate a love of learning and of children. It’s contagious.
Our School Advisory Council and SPA Parents and Friends Team enable our families the opportunity to co design different learning experiences for our children building an essential partnership.
Phil Doherty – Principal
