Orana Catholic Primary School is a co-educational primary school for students from Pre-kindergarten through to Year 6. Currently 490 students are enrolled in the school. An Out of School Hours care facility is onsite providing before, after and vacation care for children aged 4 years old and over. Established in 1980 by the Loreto Order, the name Orana is an Aboriginal word meaning 'Welcome"; the motto "To Give Is to Receive". These are fundamental to the culture and ethos of the school. A high multi-cultural population is enrolled with students coming from many cultural backgrounds, in particular from the sub-continent and Asia. The school has a focus on developing the literacy skills of students through the RAISe program philosophies, Numeracy through First Steps Maths, and a priority on teaching Science to students from Pre-Primary onward. ICT is embedded throughout the school's curriculum. A 1:1 Laptop program has been introduced into the middle years. Support is offered through both the National Safe Schools Program and the Promoting Alternative THinking Strategies (PATHS) programme. The school has a strong and supportive parent community, and an active P&F parent body. The school performs very well at interschool sporting and performing arts events.