Our School
ST ANNE'S PARK ORCHARDS
St Anne’s Catholic Primary School, Park Orchards has a proud tradition of academic excellence, development of faith and working collaboratively with our families.
St Anne’s School is situated in Park Orchards and is fortunate to have both beautiful grounds and views of the surrounding hills. Our children mainly come from many neighbouring suburbs, which is quite an extensive area and although we are in the middle of suburbia, we have the feeling of bush all around us.
St. Anne’s School first opened its doors in 1980 and since then, numbers have steadily grown. We now operate eleven classes with a total of approximately 250 children and 30 staff. Our school buildings consist of 11 permanent learning areas along with a Library, Art Room, Digital Technologies Centre, Performing Arts Room, and Administration facility.
The Hall, which is a Parish facility, is used on the first Sunday of each month for Masses and is also used extensively by the school throughout the week.
Our Vision
Our vision for St Anne’s is to be inspired by the Gospel to live meaningful lives that shape and transform our world.
Mission
Our aim is to enable all students' access to learning by:
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Supporting students to be resilient and to develop healthy relationships with themselves and others
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Providing visionary, proactive and compassionate leadership
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Implementing personalised, collaborative and innovative teaching
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Supporting an inclusive faith community
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Developing a welcoming community, which values supportive partnerships
Our Values
Honesty - Strive to be truthful
Compassion - Demonstrate kindness, understanding and a willingness to help others
Forgiveness - Accept the mistakes of others
Respect - Regard the feelings, wishes and rights of others
Meet the Team
Michael Edmonds
Principal
Jane Weekes
Deputy Principal, Student Wellbeing and Learning Diversity Leader
Vanessa Morcom
Classroom Teacher
Carrie Arbuthnot
Religious Education Leader, Classroom Teacher
Abbey Jenkins
Classroom Teacher
Jeanette Merlo
Classroom Teacher
Andrea D’Alberto
Literacy Leader, Classroom Teacher
Rebecca Hyde
Classroom Teacher
Megan Bresnan
Numeracy Leader, Classroom Teacher
Dean De Rooden
Classroom Teacher
Samantha Pisotek
Classroom Teacher
Stephanie Thorp
Classroom Teacher
Hannah Dalrymple
Classroom Teacher
Gabrielle Jury
Classroom Teacher
Lauren Rennison
Digital Technologies Teacher
Ineke Waller
Performing Arts Teacher
Maria Cannarozzo
Language Pathways Teacher (Italian)
Kay Livingstone
Physical Education Teacher & Sports Leader
Julie McLachlan
Learning and Teaching Leader
Inez Barrette
Reading Intervention
Nicole Drago
Classroom Teacher
Kerry Childs
Learning Support Officers
Teresa Lanza
Learning Support Officers
Anita Inglese
Learning Support Officers
Amanda Senyard
Learning Support Officers
Bronwyn Green
Support Officers
Elaine Griffin
Support Officers