St Joseph's School, Quirindi, is part of the learning community of the Liverpool Plains. St Joseph's mission is to provide a Catholic education that develops learners who have an awareness of God in their lives and who demonstrate respect, responsibility and perseverance in all they do. St Joseph’s is committed to providing an education that meets the needs of all students by striving to help each child reach their full potential and become lifelong learners. The school achieves its mission by: creating and nurturing an environment that embraces Christian values as reflected in the Gospel; recognising the uniqueness of each child and through a variety of learning experiences, developing their potential, acknowledging their gifts and preparing them for life. St Joseph's strives to allow all children to experience success. Through positive reinforcement the school encourages children to take responsibility for decisions made, within a secure and caring environment. The school seeks to provide excellence in all curriculum areas. The NSW Board of Studies (K-6) curriculum is implemented with a key focus on literacy and numeracy. Teaching programs, go beyond simple compliance though, to reflect best teaching practices that identify the needs of St Joseph’s, Quirindi students. Staff analyze assessment data to set targets for student achievement. Programs such as Focus on Reading, MULTILit, Guided Reading, Count Me In and a variety of computer assisted programs have been implemented into classrooms. St Joseph’s seeks to teach in a contemporary manner to meet the needs of students from the 21st century. With that in mind each classroom is equipped with an electronic smart board and Ipad’s have been purchased as a key learning resource. St Joseph’s has structured its staffing to allow for smaller class groups for literacy. Smaller class sizes enable teachers to revise, teach and extend all students at their own level of need. The employment of a teacher assistant provides opportunities for all students to have..