St Joseph’s, Northam is a Catholic co-educational School, in the picturesque Avon Valley, catering for the education of approximately 500 students from Kindergarten to Year 10. St Joseph's School is situated off Great Eastern Highway and just 100 km from the Perth CBD. The Sisters of St Joseph of the Apparition established the first Catholic school in Northam, in 1889. The Marist Brothers opened St Paul’s, a boy’s College in 1948 and in 1971 these two schools combined to become a co-educational primary and secondary school on two separate campuses. Our School has a 123 years tradition of a caring environment and prides itself as a learning centre with programs to cater for all students. The School is founded on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, and seeks to nurture the individual qualities of each person in a caring and accepting community through the promotion of Christian values. As a Catholic school, there is an emphasis on the faith development of students and participation in the Sacramental Program organised in conjunction with the Parish. St Joseph’s is an active community with the school receiving great support from parents. All members of the School community are encouraged to live the School Motto: 'Fidelity' (which means “the strict observance of promises or duties”) in their relationships with one another. St Joseph's School recognises the importance of an emphasis on Literacy and Numeracy in the early years and the need for early intervention. We offer a 3 year-old Program, Kindergarten for 4 year olds and Pre-Primary for 5 year olds. Reading Recovery is an early intervention program offered in Years One and Two to identify those students whose reading and writing skills are slow to develop. St Joseph’s School is running a Gifted and Talented program for Primary students. Bahasa Indonesian is also taught at the school from PP to Year 8. A range of interesting opportunities exists in the Secondary curriculum, particularly in Science, and is enhanced by the use of state of the art..