Our Lady's Primary School, Wangaratta
Our Lady's is a faith community built on the Brigidine traditions to provide quality education and respect for all.
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Our Lady’s Parish Vision "That Our Lady's Parish be a community modeled on the Gospel values of Jesus Christ."
Our Lady's Primary School is a vital part of the mission of Our Lady's Parish.
The school was established in the early phase of the life of the parish and has played an important role in the parish's program for community outreach, sacramental preparation, and family support.
Each class attends parish masses once a term and are part of major parish celebrations that align with the school year.
Our Lady's parish has masses on weekends and throughout the week. At this time they are 9:00 am Sunday and 9:00 am most Tuesdays and Fridays. Weekday masses are subject to change depending on other masses scheduled in Wangaratta.
For parish information please contact the presbytery on (03) 57221970 or go to www.catholicparisheswangaratta.org
At Our Lady's Primary School, we are a child safe organisation.
Child Safe Documentation
- CES Limited Child Safety Framework
- Commitment Statement to Child Safety
- Child Safety Policy
- Child Safety Code of Conduct
- Child Safety Policy Protect Reporting & Responding Obligations
- Child Safety Procedures Protect Reporting & Responding Obligations
- Child Safety Mandatory Reporting Policy
- Child Safety Photographing, Filming & Recording Policy
- Child Safety Engaging Families in Child Safey
- Child Safety Police and DFFH Interview Protocol
- Child Safety Reportable Conduct Scheme
Child Safe Standard 1 – Organisations establish a culturally safe environment in which the diverse and unique identities and experiences of Aboriginal children and young people are respected and valued
Child Safe Standard 2 – Child safety and wellbeing is embedded in organisational leadership, governance and culture
Child Safe Standard 3 – Children and young people are empowered about their rights, participate in decisions affecting them and are taken seriously
Child Safe Standard 4 – Families and communities are informed, and involved in promoting child safety and wellbeing
Child Safe Standard 5 – Equity is upheld and diverse needs respected in policy and practice
Child Safe Standard 6 – People working with children and young people are suitable and supported to reflect child safety and wellbeing values in practice
Child Safe Standard 7 – Processes for complaints and concerns are child-focused
Child Safe Standard 8 – Staff and volunteers are equipped with the knowledge, skills and awareness to keep children and young people safe through ongoing education and training
Child Safe Standard 9 – Physical and online environments promote safety and wellbeing while minimising the opportunity for children and young people to be harmed
Child Safe Standard 10 – Implementation of the Child Safe Standards is regularly reviewed and improved
Child Safe Standard 11 – Policies and procedures document how the organisation is safe for children and young people
2024 Staff
Principal
Cassie Lynch
Parish Priest
Monsignor Cris Manongas
Leadership Team
Joshua Naish - Senior Leader: Learning & Teaching
Michelle D'Antonio - Senior Leader: Learner Diversity
Brigid Malcolm - Senior Leader: Catholic Identity
Teaching Staff
|
Name |
Area |
|
Caroline Horg |
Foundation |
|
Liz Grant |
Grade 1/2 |
|
Rebekka Sinclair |
Grade 2/3 |
|
Cathie Walsh & Lucia Alesiani |
Grade 3/4 |
|
Lynda Griffin |
Grade 5/6G |
| Kate Hutchinson |
Grade 5/6H |
|
Brigid Malcolm |
Performing Arts |
|
Melissa Harper |
Visual Arts |
| Josh Naish |
Health & Physical Education |
|
Lucia Alesiani |
LOTE- Auslan |
Administration Officers
Julie McMonigle & Raff Sampson
Education Support Officers
Helen Millar
Jenny Kittlety
Celia Craven
Linda D'Agostino (Library)
Mary Sherwill
Lisa Baker
Raff Sampson
Michelle Prestianni
Kate Reid (Speech Pathologist)
We aspire to have graduating students who;
- have a dynamic faith
- develop and sustain loving relationships
- are life long learners and creative problem solvers
- are tolerant, respectful, resilient, confident and independent
Our Lady's Primary School is located in the south of Wangaratta and was established in 1958 to serve the needs of the parish of Our Lady's.
Our Lady's school and parish are currently administered by the parish priest of St Patrick's Wangaratta.
It has an enrolment of approximately 130 students that are spread across six classrooms.
Programs are in place for prep to year six that support both that support the curriculum of Victoria.
Specialist programs are conducted in library, visual arts, performing arts, speech therapy, occupational therapy, special education and reading recovery.