The Mary MacKillop Memorial School community is committed to continuing the vision of our founders, Mary MacKillop and Julian Tenison Woods. Our school motto “In Omnibus Caritas” – (In all things love and kindness) reflects the strong belief we have that we, as children of God, need to reflect God’s love to our world through our attitudes, words and actions. We aim for excellence in teaching and learning in a caring, family environment. Our dedicated and skilled teaching staff, with the assistance of our committed support staff make it possible for us to provide a learning environment that ensures the children in our care receive a thorough, all round education program; intellectual, spiritual and physical. As a Catholic School our second, but equally important, focus is the building of a school community that reflects the spirit of our patron, St. Mary of the Cross (MacKillop). In following in her footsteps, we endeavour to provide opportunities for our students to be aware of the needs of others and to take practical steps in an effort to address these needs. The building of a school community involves the children, staff and parents. It requires an attitude of openness and welcome so that each person is able to contribute to the community. We are very fortunate in having a parent body which actively supports our efforts and whose members are involved in the life of the school. This modelling assists in the development of these wonderful attitudes in our students. To support students who have struggled in literacy the school has implemented a Rocket Reading program for students in the early years. Students who have participated in this daily program have displayed a marked improvement in their literacy skills and have maintained their skills once they completed the program. As a result the 2011 NAPLAN Year 3 results were up in all aspects of literacy. In Year 3 to 7, students who require added assistance participate in a Rainbow Reading program. Again the success of this program is seen in student..