St. Joseph's Primary is a Catholic school located in the small town of Barraba in rural NSW. The school was established in 1910 and is a part of a system of schools in the Catholic Diocese of Armidale. The Catholic Schools Office in Armidale is the administrative and service office for the Diocesan system of Catholic Schools. It acts as a central office for the receipt of Government recurrent and capital grants and payment of staff salaries and related costs. The recurrent revenues and costs, including the general administrative costs of the office, are apportioned to individual schools on the basis of relative need. The land and buildings that the school occupies are owned by the Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church, Diocese of Armidale. The school is responsible for setting and collecting its own school fees. The financial information presented on this site is drawn from independently audited accounts. St Joseph’s has three composite classes and the current structure is K/1, 2/3 and 4/5/6. As a small school there are many opportunities throughout each day where students from each grade enjoy the opportunity to interact with each other in both formal and informal ways. This interaction promotes social growth and interaction between students of various ages. As a Catholic school the dedicated staff at St Joseph’s work together in close partnership with parents and parish to teach and foster the Catholic Faith and develop Christ-like values in each child. Each Friday the whole school participates in the Mass, further instilling within the students Christ-like values and fostering the sense of belonging to the wider church community. The school achieves its mission by promoting respect for the individual and encouraging students to act responsibly, show initiative and be accepting and respectful of others through their contribution to school, parish and local community events. Religious Education lessons are taught daily instilling within the students Gospel values and prayer is an important part of each day..