St Patrick's School is a co-educational Catholic school for students from Reception to Year 7. St Patrick's began in 1964 under the guidance of the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart and is part of the Croydon Park Parish. The school is located 9 kilometres from the city centre, in the inner north west of Adelaide. The local area is currently undergoing major urban regeneration with many new houses being constructed. St Patrick's students learn in a technologically rich environment with a very strong literacy and numeracy focus. As part of the Federal Government's National Partnerships, the school will receive additional funding for six years to professionally develop staff in the best teaching and learning practices to improve outcomes in literacy, numeracy and wellbeing. St Patrick's School has additional English as Second Language teachers, as it caters for many students from non-English speaking backgrounds. The school also has a chaplain, who provides pastoral care for the school community, and a community liaison person, who supports families in our community. Students have the opportunity for weekly specialist lessons in Library (through an inquiry learning approach) Music, Physical Education and can choose between studying Italian or Vietnamese. Students can also learn to play an instrument, take part in choir and Active After-school Communities Sport. St Patrick's School has a Special Education unit on site. The Judy Burley Learning Support Centre caters for students with a disability in an inclusive way. Students access both the unit and mainstream classes. St Patrick's School has Before and After School Care, and is the base school for a Federal Government initiative to support families with a playgroup for children each Wednesday and Friday. School website link