Star of the Sea School is situated in the western beach suburbs of Adelaide. As a parish school, which serves the needs of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Parish at Henley Beach, the school draws its ethos from MSC priests and community. The school has a very strong academic focus and has specialist teachers in a number of curriculum areas. These include Science, Italian, Physical Education, Music and ICT. Early Intervention teachers provide support alongside a Special Education Coordinator and a Key Literacy Teacher. A full sports programme is coordinated by the Physical Education teacher and is strongly supported by parents. Students are offered football, soccer, cricket, basketball, netball, athletics, cross country and swimming. Students also engage in a full range of minor sports through the carnival programme. Music is a very strong focus at Star of the Sea. As well as the class programme, over 150 students learn an instrument. This leads to two full concert bands, the Junior band -32 members & the Senior band -30 members. Both bands consistently win gold or silver medals in the Primary/Junior Secondary Concert Band Competition. There is also a comprehensive guitar programme and students benefit from joining contemporary bands as well. A fifty strong Choir often joins the bands to perform within the community. Star of the Sea School is also the home of the famous Marine Discovery Centre, an excursion centre which uses the marine theme to teach about the environment. The excursions take place on three days each week giving exclusive access to the school for two days each week. Environmental themes form the background for environmental teaching and activities throughout the school. Wipe out waste, veggie farming, composting, worm farming and dune planting are among these activities. An underlying philosophy is to ensure students at Star of the Sea have the widest range of experiences throughout their primary education. Indeed the School's mission statement encourages us to work "in partnership with the..