Our Lady of Lourdes School is a Catholic Primary School catering for children from Kindergarten to Year Six. Our motto, 'Honour is more precious than gold', underpins school life. Through our Religious Education Units of Work and Sacramental Programmes, we promote, embrace and enhance the children’s Faith, Life and Culture. The school provides a holistic education that is developmentally appropriate. We promote excellence and support the children to reach their full potential. Due to a high percentage of children from Non-English speaking backgrounds, there is a major focus on Literacy and Numeracy, catering for the needs of all children. We are a RAISe school and, in recent years, we have been involved in the National Partnerships Project (NPP). Both these initiatives have helped to promote a vibrant Professional Learning Community which focuses on best teaching methodology. It involves ongoing assessment and data gathering to direct the teaching/learning experience. Support is provided through Reading Recovery, Extending Mathematical Understanding, Literacy Intervention and a Gifted & Talented programme. The school provides a balanced curriculum including Music, Dance, Swimming, Physical Education & Sports, Drama, Italian, Information Technology, Child Protection Curriculum, Perceptual Motor Programme and PATHS. The school has an impressive ICT Centre with a bank of four computers and an interactive whiteboard in every classroom. We also have a Maths/Science Learning Centre. Our Early Childhood Education program is vibrant and promotes play-based learning. The school community works together to create an environment where diversity is valued and everyone is treated with dignity and respect.