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ST PAUL'S PRIMARY SCHOOL
MT LAWLEY WA
Established by the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions in 1929, St Paul’s Primary School Mt Lawley was the first school in Australia to embrace the revolutionary Montessori Method of teaching. Today, St. Paul’s is a vibrant, inner city, single-stream, co-educational, primary school comprising of approximately 250 students from Pre-Kindy to Year 6. CEO Home page
The Vision of St Paul’s Primary School is a commitment to Christ-centred education, inspired by the spirit of the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions and the teachings of St Paul. The education offered by the school is underpinned by Gospel values, which encourage students to aspire to our motto, “From Darkness to Light”, by seeking the truth and growing in knowledge from darkness into the light of Christ.
The school strives to achieve its Mission by encouraging children to recognise their uniqueness and self-worth. A pastorally caring environment allows the children to grow in faith, love and hope, with respect for one another.
The school provides a holistic education, embracing the spiritual, religious, intellectual, physical, social and emotional development of students, where both relationships and learning are valued. Students’ individual needs are addressed by early intervention, an enrichment program and whole school literacy and numeracy programs.
Specialist programs are offered in Physical Education, Music, ICT, Dance, Library and Italian. Opportunities are provided for students to participate in academic competitions, such as the UNSW Educational Assessments and Tournament of Minds, public speaking, performing arts festivals, school faction sporting carnivals and interschool sporting carnivals.
As part of the school’s involvement in the National Partnership Project - Literacy & Numeracy (NPP) in 2010, St Paul’s Primary School focussed on ‘Writing’ and achieved an improvement in the NAPLAN results.
‘Teaching Practice’ was the initial Quality Catholic Schools (QCS) component chosen by the school. The elements of this component are student-centred learning, learning culture and classroom practice. Emphasis is placed on planned differentiation in teaching and learning programs that address the needs and strengths of each child.
The school enjoys a strong link with St Paul’s Parish and the support of the Parish Priest. There is a great spirit of community in the school which is strengthened by the active involvement and assistance of many parents.
The school is currently undergoing a substantial building project with the $2 million funding gained as part of the Australian Government’s “Building the Education Revolution” (BER). The project will include a new multi-purpose hall, refurbishment of the library and computer laboratory, new toilets in the early childhood learning centre and an improved ‘drive-through’ area.