St Mary MacKillop School, as part of the Catholic Parish of Kadina, Wallaroo and Moonta, was opened in 1869 by the Sisters of St Joseph. Currently the school has an enrolment of 125 students from Reception to Year 7. Our school has been a strong contributor to the Copper Coast area since 1869 under several names, St Mary's, Kalori School, Kalori Catholic School and now St Mary MacKillop School. It continues to provide, in unbroken sequence since that time, education, energy and actions deeply founded in the life and teachings of Jesus and the dream and vision of St Mary MacKillop. These values, true to the spiritual beliefs and actions of Mary MacKillop include Helpfulness, Justice, Strength, Endeavour, Humility, Honesty, Forgiveness and Hope. The school achieves its mission of nurturing an environment that is centred in the love of Jesus Christ, ensuring that Gospel values are imbedded in the curriculum and school activities, whilst acknowledging and valuing the uniqueness of each student and family. We foster and celebrate the gifts, strengths and achievements of all. We are committed to offering a diverse range of opportunities to support individual learning needs. Being part of the joint initiative of the Australian Government and Catholic Education SA Smarter Schools National Partnership - Communities Making a Difference - with a particular emphasis on explicit learning and teaching strategies and practices in literacy and numeracy, is assisting us with this commitment. In supporting the best learning and teaching in all nine Key Learning Areas of education there are specialist programmes provided. Mathletics and QuickSmart in numeracy and Reading Recovery and school-wide blocks of time dedicated to literacy and numeracy. A unique feature of the school has been becoming part of the world-wide Health Promoting School (HPS) project Better Health, Better Learning-a way of thinking and action. Students and families are given extra social, emotional and spiritual support through the provision of a school..