2025 Information

Keep reading for new information:

Foundation/Grade 1: Miss Eliza McNamara 

Grade 2: Mrs Cheryl Schwab & Mrs Susan Kerlin 

Grade 3/4: Miss Lauren Sortino & Miss Amy Eade 

Grade 5/6: Ms Yvette Lupa & we are still looking for a fabulous team member to join us! 

Visual Art: Mrs Jessica Carmichael 

PE: Ms Olivia McEvoy 

Digital Technology: Mr Jerrod Davison 

Education Support Officers: 

Mrs Deanna Palmer 

Mrs Leanne McInnes 

Mrs Asha McConnell  

Ms Bianca Robins 

Chaplain / Wellbeing Worker: Lorraine Bain 

Administration: 

Maria Whitehead (3 days) 

Bree Cox (3 days) 

Toni Cartlidge (3 days) 

In 2025, St Joseph’s remains committed to smaller class sizes with high support for all learners. 

With that in mind, the 2025 class structure will be: 

1 X Years F/1 

1 X Year 2 

2 X Year 3/4 

2 X Year 5/6 

We are working towards providing support in all classrooms for most of each day AND with intervention programs such as MiniLit and MacqLit being offered by Learning Support Officers during learning time also. 

At the beginning of the school years, families are to provide the following for their child:

• School bag
• Lunch box
• Drink bottle (Foundation students will be given a St Joseph's drink bottle on Transition Day)
• Headphones (Foundation students will be given a set of headphones at the beginning of the year, once broken it is a family responsiblity to replace them)
• 2 boxes of tissues per student (this is a new request for 2025)
• School hat - if you don't have one or have lost it, they are available to purchase from SportsPower

School Uniform is to be worn at all times. If your child needs to come to school out of uniform, please make contact with the office.

All resources needed in classrooms for learning are provided by St Joseph's.

Please return the Fee Payment document to school before the holidays.

Families who are finding fee paying a challenge, we will connect in 2025 to discuss how the new fee policy can help.

27th January: Working Bee 

• There are a number of tasks to be completed over the holidays. We will need lots of help to get them done!

28th January: Staff Day 

29th January: Staff Day 

30th January: Grades 1 – 6 start school 

 - Foundation students test day 

31st January: Foundation students start school 

1st February: Feast of St Brigid 

15th February: Elmore Charity Ball 

19th February: Mass to celebrate the beginning of the school year

19th February: Welcome Night 

24th - 26 February: 5/6 Camp – Anglesea 

7th March: Casual Dress Day – Easter Egg donation 

12th – 24th March: NAPLAN 

19th March: Feast of St Joseph 

21st March: Golden Hammer Day 

31st March: School Photos 

1st April: Pupil Free Day

4th April: Easter Hat Parade & Raffle Drawn 

 - Community Learning Day 

4th April: End of Term 1 

 - 2.15pm dismissal 

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call the office or myself.

Liz