St Peter Chanel is a Catholic Primary School located in picturesque Smithton on the North West Coast of Tasmania. St Peter Chanel caters for students from Kindergarten to Grade 6 and currently has 130 students. St Peter Chanel offers a safe, secure and caring school environment, strong in values education. The school originally began in 1979 under the guidance of the Josephites. The school grounds are extensive and the school has recently updated and refurbished classrooms and playground areas as part of building projects. The school is known for its high-quality educational reputation, offering a diverse and dynamic curriculum which is differentiated and where all student entry points are catered for. The school has 3 days a week Kindergarten, ensuring that our students have engaging and rich learning experiences which are consolidated in consecutive days. Specialist subjects are offered in Physical Education, LOTE and Music. St Peter Chanel offers a well-resourced Perceptual Motor Program for students from Prep to Grade 1. The school provides a Kindergarten to Grade 6 Swimming Program, including boating, surfing and water polo elements for students. St Peter Chanel also offers a Grade 4 to 6 Camp Program. Students are actively involved in community sporting teams. Active After School Care runs twice a week during the school term, providing an active activity-based opportunity for all students after school. A pre-Kinder group called 'Learning Treasures' is held on Friday mornings for all children aged between 2-5 providing rich learning activities for all children in the community. The school mini-bus provides wonderful access to outside learning opportunities in our community and along the north west coast that further consolidate student learning through excursions and incursions. St Peter Chanel also has strong links with Marist Regional College in Burnie and provides authentic transition and pathway programs to Marist.