St Anne's School is a single stream, co-educational Catholic primary school of 237 students from Kindergarten to Year 7 and was established in 1935 by the Sisters of Mercy. The school draws students from the town of Harvey and the surrounding rural areas with many students having Italian backgrounds. St Anne's offers a comprehensive primary education offering specialist areas in Physical Education, Art, Computing, Italian and Instrumental Music with an emphasis on participation and excellence. The school has based its literascy and numeracy programs on RAISe philosophies and has endeavours to ensure all students are provided with an opportunity to develop fully by providing both support and extension programs. The school motto is Veritas - Truth, where students aspire to be true to St Anne's and the rich legacy of the Sisters of Mercy, true to themselves by being committed to reaching the full potential of the God given gifts and true to their faith by living the Gospel message of service and love.