Educating children for the future

 

St Margaret Mary’s Spotswood

We educate children to be critical thinkers who are curious about the world around them. Our students are confident life-long learners who collaborate with their community for better outcomes. They approach the world with innovative thinking, respectful communication and a deep sense of belonging and responsibility for the environment around them.

We adopt contemporary educational methodologies, to develop confident, inspired and intrinsically engaged learners. We tailor our teaching and learning for each child through the use of timely student data to know where each child’s learning is situated and planning where to next through rich evidenced-informed learning experiences. We optimise student learning through empowering each child by ensuring each child understands what they are learning, why they are involved in each learning experience and thus foster meaningful engagement in all learning experiences. Our Inclusive learning culture embedded in gospel values, inspires our students to be strong, innovative and thoughtful leaders with a deep belief that they have the dispositions to be respectful, agile, adaptive learners and compassionate citizens who are called to positively impact the world with integrity and grit.

We educate children for the future.

At St. Margaret Mary’s we hold the care, safety & wellbeing of our children as a central & fundamental responsibility of all staff of our school.

About the school

St Margaret Mary’s Primary School was established in 1954 and now flourishes as a learning and faith community. The school, located in a quiet residential pocket of Spotswood, is a place for rich learning and faith-filled experiences.

St Margaret Mary’s has a vibrant and supportive school community led by our Principal, Colleen McCambridge. We are committed to working in partnership with children and families to ensure our students are happy and motivated learners. Our dedicated teaching staff work to provide a rich and diverse curriculum focused on developing the whole child - academically, spiritually and socially.

We teach our 158 students in straight and composite classes, utilising the twelve learning and creative spaces we have on the school grounds. In coming years, we will build on the available learning spaces to further enhance the learning experience for our students.

 

Upcoming school activities

Please check the newsletter regularly so you are up-to-date with all the events and activities at the school. If you have any questions about an event, please contact the school office.

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What our community says

We are exceptionally proud of our school and passionate about developing tomorrow’s leaders. See what others say about us.


“My husband and I feel our son has had an excellent first week. He has come home happy and enthusiastic about his day, enjoying making new friends and the learning at St Margaret Mary’s. The best part of his week has been learning long division which he has demonstrated to us.

Thank you to all of you and to Simon and others within the school for your efforts to make him feel welcome and our whole family included in the school community.” - Rachelle




‘Differentiation is responsive teaching rather than one-size-fits-all teaching.’

“The above quote reflected your leadership, which was evident last night. To see the students with additional needs being part of the performance and not being forced to wear costumes that affect their sensory issues was amazing to see. To see my child on stage, who would have thought this was possible 6 months ago! To see her shine, I had tears running down my face. You and your staff need to be congratulated. I am proud to be part of the St Margaret Mary’s community'“ - Jodie W