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 Safeguarding Documentation
- Committment to Child Safeguarding Statement
- Child Safeguarding Policy
- Child Friendly Safeguarding Policy
- Child Safety Code of Conduct
- Child Friendly Student Safeguarding Code of Conduct
- Photography and Video Policy & Procedures
- Procedures for Making a Complaint - School Level
- Strategies to Embed a Culture of Child Safety
- Mandatory Reporting to Child Protection
- Mangaging Your Initial Response to a Child Safety Incident or Concern
- Child Safeguarding Complaints Management
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
Principal
Cassie Lynch
Leadership Team
Rebekka Sinclair - Senior Leader: Curriculum
Michelle D'Antonio - Senior Leader: Inclusive Education
Lynda Griffin - Senior Leader: Catholic Mission
Teaching Staff
| Name | Area |
| Kate Hutchinson | Foundation/1 |
| Liz Grant | Grade 1/2 |
| Rebekka Sinclair | Grade 3 |
| Lynda Griffin | Grade 4 |
| Joshua Naish | Grade 5 |
| Cathie Walsh & Lucia Alesiani | Grade 6 |
| Corena Bennett | The Arts |
| Melissa Harper | Health & Physical Education |
| Suzie Quartermain | STEM |
| Lucia Alesiani | LOTE- Auslan |
Administration Officers
Julie McMonigle & Raff Sampson
Education Support Officers
Helen Millar
Jenny Kittlety
Celia Craven
Mary Sherwill
Linda D'Agostino
Raff Sampson
Michelle Prestianni
Kate Reid (Speech Pathologist)
Our Lady's Primary School is proudly supported by Christ the King Catholic Parish
Parish Priest
Father Nathan Verallo
Assistant Priests
Monsignor Crisologo Manongas & Father Arun Korlakanti
Facebook: catholicparishesofwangaratta Website: https://www.sandhurst.catholic.org.au
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.