St Joseph’s Primary School is a Christ-centred community, within the Bunbury Parish, which aspires to educate and develop the whole child in a caring, Catholic environment, recognising and respecting the uniqueness, dignity and rights of others. St Joseph's Primary School is a double stream co-educational Catholic School catering for an enrolment of 550 students from Three Year Olds to Year 7. St Joseph’s has strong links to the Marist Brothers and Sisters of Mercy, both of whom were instrumental in the establishment of primary education within the Bunbury region. The school offers excellent learning facilities for students and staff and is well resourced. St Joseph’s has recently built a state of the art Early Learning Centre and library. The school has a large oval, two extensive hard court play areas, four adventure playgrounds and cricket nets. Students and staff enjoy a well developed IT infrastructure that is continually reviewed and resourced. Our Religious Education programme is based on the Perth Archdiocese Guidelines for Religious Education. This is a comprehensive programme that operates from Preprimary to Year Seven. This programme operates within a school environment that integrates faith, life and culture. An important focus for our Religious Education program is the preparation of children for the Sacraments of Reconciliation (Year 3), Eucharist (Year 4) and Confirmation (Year 7). Students not of the Catholic faith participate in the preparation for the Sacraments and then support their classmates as ‘Prayer Friends’. St Joseph's has a vibrant staff that is committed to providing a quality Catholic education to all students. There is presently a strong emphasis on school improvement through the Quality Catholic Schools Programme and National Partnerships Programme. St Joseph’s is committed to the achievement of high standards of literacy and numeracy in all grades. Strategies to improve literacy and numeracy results include a well established Challenge Programme and the ‘Toe by Toe..