St John's Primary School
Scarborough
Our School
From the Principal
We are a single stream, co-educational Catholic school community from Pre Kindergarten to Year Six. Founded on the traditions of the Dominican Sisters, our School is a community that places Jesus at its centre and we endeavour to follow in Jesus’ footsteps every day.
We strive to build an exciting and dynamic curriculum and learning experiences, enabling our students to flourish in all aspects of their lives as we focus on educating the whole person.
Our staff are enthusiastic, highly dedicated and committed to nurturing the spiritual, intellectual, emotional, physical and social needs of our children. It is of great importance to us that our children are happy, feel safe and secure and experience success and confidence.
Our learning environment is built upon a foundation where children belong and are valued and respected and where there is a focus on nurturing our children to become active, faith filled and responsible people.
Our students are blessed with many diverse learning opportunities both in specialist classes of Music, Physical Education, Art, Library and Italian, as well as learning opportunities through our Enrichment/extension program, Student Leadership, Instrumental programs, swimming and netball and athletics opportunities, tennis, Year 6 Camp and sustainability projects. Students with learning needs are very well supported through a range of programs implemented within classes and assisted by a dedicated Learning Support teacher.
St John’s School Performance Data 2018
Innovation and digital technology play a significant part in the learning and life of our School. We encourage curiosity for learning and individual, hands-on discovery through inquiry-based experiences which is supported by 21st Century learning spaces and technology including iPads, computers and smartboards.
Our committed staff are supported by a vibrant and active school community involved in many aspects of School life. Strong parent-teacher partnerships are valued, and we support the important role that parents play in developing their child’s potential for learning. This partnership is founded on a spirit of mutual respect, cooperation, communication and involvement. Families are welcomed into the school any time and their contributions are highly valued.
We are very proud of our school, our excellent facilities and the quality of our learning programs. In exploring this site, we hope you gain a sense of this and we encourage you to contact us for further information or to arrange a tour so you can get a feel for what St John’s is all about – living our motto of ‘Veritas’ and our core values – Truth, Achievement and Respect.
Sincerely yours
Mrs Velma Erskine
Principal
Meet our Leadership Team
Katherine Kelly
Assistant Principal
Katherine is originally from Ireland but has been living in Australia for sixteen years.
Married to Andrew they have two daughters Ciara (Year 7) and Mollie (Year 3). A flat coat retriever named Lexie completes the family. In their spare time early morning trips to the beach are a regular feature along with following footy, rugby and cricket.
Katherine has been teaching for over 20 years. She has taught mainly in Western Australia but also, Ireland, France and Spain. Katherine has taught all grades from Kindy- Year 12 as a classroom teacher and Phys. Ed. specialist. Katherine was Acting Assistant Principal at St. Benedict’s School in Applecross for 18 months.
As a lifelong learner Katherine has completed two Masters’ degrees at the University of Notre Dame in Religious Education along with Leadership & Management. She is also the recipient of the Catherine McCauley Leadership award.