Single Stream School
At Santa Clara school we consider ourselves to be incredibly lucky to be one of only a few single stream Catholic schools. Our students are part of a strong-knit community that provides a safe and engaged learning environment which supports all students to develop and grow. Santa Clara School is a place where students know each other by name and are made to feel valued within the school. Our teachers and staff get to know every student not just in the classroom but through sport, support, excursions, extracurricular programs and mentoring.
Santa Clara School offers:
- Tailored & nurturing learning environments to meet the needs of individual students including those from Non-English speaking backgrounds
- Strong monitoring of each child’s general progress in their academic and socio-emotional needs
- Stronger relationships with their peers and teachers
- An environment where all students can grow to reach their potential
- Student leadership opportunities
- Community atmosphere and a sense of personal responsibility for connectedness to the school community
Co-Education
At Santa Clara School, we are proud to offer co-education for our students. Boys and girls gain a fresh perspective from each other intellectually, develop socially and become more confident expressing their views in the presence of the opposite gender. Our students learn important social skills that foster positive self-image and acceptance of the benefits of diversity.
Advantages of co-education include:
- Enhanced learning experiences through female and male perspectives
- Builds mutual respect, confidence and a healthier self-esteem
- Spirit of co-operation and healthy competition
- Equal opportunities
- Reflects the diversity of our society
Additional Support
Santa Clara School has a strong focus on Literacy and Numeracy and is committed to helping all students reach their full potential.
Santa Clara offers a Literacy Support program designed to enhance skills in reading comprehension, writing and spelling. These programs are designed to reinforce concepts taught in class. A range of literacy assessments are carried out throughout the year and selection in any program is driven by teacher observations, parent collaboration and testings. Students in Pre-Primary to Year 6 are supported as the need is identified.
Our teachers are specialised in catering for students from Non-English speaking backgrounds and develop learning plans that assist the students in acquiring Australian Standard English. These students are also supported through a functional language intervention program based on oral language and comprehension.
Extracurricular
Santa Clara School meets students’ needs beyond the curriculum and the classroom. We offer diverse and challenging extra-curricular activities from sports (team and individual), performing arts and personal development programs. We ensure that the extra-curricular activities provide safe spaces for all students to participate and share their views and are stimulating and challenging for all.
Extra-curricular activities available are:
- Music
- STEM
- Sport
- Italian
- Health
- Digital Technology
- Buddy Programs
- Leadership Committees
Leadership Opportunities
A key feature in Santa Clara School’s success is the active involvement our students have in the life of our school. We offer a diverse range of leadership opportunities for students in upper primary to join leadership teams and participate in leadership programs.
In our junior primary, there is a strong focus on the skills, values attitudes needed for effective student leadership within the classroom setting.
Upper students have opportunities to share the responsibility in representing Santa Clara School at various events, such as Anzac Day service, Life Link Launch and Performing Arts Opening Mass. Students are rotated through school leadership roles and leadership committees to gain experience in public speaking at assemblies, being captains at various school sport and/or interschool events and interacting with the younger years.
Student Wellbeing
We work hard to provide an encouraging, supportive and caring environment centered on Catholic values that helps students achieve their best, academically, socially and emotionally.
Healthy relationships between teachers, students and parents require honesty, mutual respect and genuine concern for individuals. Pastoral Care is an essential component of all teaching/learning programs. Pastoral Care in all forms is embedded in the teaching and learning at Santa Clara School.
From the early years, students are taught to recognise and use their personal strengths to make our school and the world a better place.
STEM
A sense of curiosity, exploration and imagination are all central to your child’s learning at Santa Clara School. From coding applications using robotic devices, engineering & constructing models, science investigations, to planting and harvesting in our sustainable gardens, our teachers involve a range of experiments, technologies and learning resources into a cohesive learning curriculum to keep students engaged, educated and inspired.
Our Makerspace is a place where students & the outside community can continue to learn through STEM (Science, Technology, Arts & Maths) through practical, hands-on experiences that provoke critical thinking, logic, reasoning and troubleshooting skills. Students have the opportunity to use the Makerspace with our STEM teacher each week.
Activities across the various years include:
- Beebots
- Coding
- Lego Building
- Makers Space
- Building models
- Computational thinking
Transition to Highschool
Santa Clara School maintains relationships with many secondary schools across the local area. Many of our students feed into Catholic secondary schools including St Norbert’s and Ursula Frayne.
St Norbert’s secondary school supports our families by maintaining the sibling discount with us. This partnership is very much appreciated and valued within the community.
