The core values of St Joseph's Catholic School Queenstown, a K to 6 primary school, are for all in our school community to consistently live the school motto of courtesy and consideration as we build a nurturing, forward thinking Catholic learning community with a focus on excellence in all our endeavours. The school achieves its mission by students, teachers and parents collaborating to provide an environment where the worth and dignity of each person is acknowledged and celebrated. With a strong reference to the Australian Curriculum, teaching and learning programs are rigorous and inquiry-based, with many whole-school curriculum initiatives focusing on spelling, reading, religion, science and maths. Some unique features of the school include an awareness of being part of a mining community for over 100 years in the heart of World Heritage Wilderness with access to town amenities. The school plays an important role in the community by offering an alternate education pathway. The school assists in the facilitation of a Parish Sacramental Program. Students are also involved in annual events including the ANZAC Day march, Mt Lyell Disaster Ceremony, 'Get Walking' activities, class visits to community centres, (such as visiting the elderly of the Mt Lyell Wing) Landcare and various sports. We are proud recipients of being the first Tasmanian Catholic school to be conferred Move Well, Eat Well? status, the principles of which are seen in our healthy foods options, Stride To School? days, fruit and water breaks and whole-school daily fitness.