Our Lady of Lourdes Primary Earlwood is a culturally diverse Catholic systemic school within the Archdiocese of Sydney. The motto of 'Loving, Learning and Living' underpins our vision and mission in providing the highest quality Catholic Education for all of our students that is based on contemporary teaching practices. At Our Lady of Lourdes we are committed to modelling our teaching and learning on the person and message of Jesus. The school culture promotes quality education that enriches and values all students, encouraging personal best and life-long learning. Of particular importance is the role of parents and carers who are encouraged to continue an active role in their child's learning. Open communication, mutual respect and co-operation between home, school, parish and community are recognised as being essential to the successful functioning of the school. Our curriculum emphasises the importance of all Key Learning Areas with particular focus on Literacy, Numeracy and Religious Education. We offer specialist programs in English as a Second Language, Reading Recovery, Special and Gifted Education, Arabic and Italian language classes. The integration of ICT into the daily program is a focal point of our school with technology rich classrooms. Our teachers and support staff are highly competent, skilled educators who are committed to developing quality programs that challenge all students to make a difference in our world.