Principal's Report
Dear Parents and Carers,
Congratulations to our Year 5 team on a truly outstanding camp experience at Portsea this week.
A heartfelt thank you to Mrs Diakrousis, Ms Day, Mrs Benoiton, Miss Harris, Mr Edwards, Mr Daidone, Miss Kylie and Miss Kris for their exceptional care, dedication and professionalism in supporting our Year 5 students. Their commitment ensured the camp was not only enjoyable, but also safe, enriching and memorable for all involved.
It was wonderful to see our students embrace the experience with enthusiasm and positivity. I look forward to hearing their stories and reflections throughout the rest of the week.
Parent / Teacher Exchange (Year 1 - Year 6)
Please find the link HERE to book a Term 1 Parent–Teacher interview (Year 1 - Year 6)
Interviews will be held on Monday 16 February and Wednesday 18 February, between 3:30pm and 6:00pm.
Parents are invited to book a 10-minute meeting per child with their child’s teacher.
All interviews will take place in the school hall on both days.
Sibling - Prep 2027 Enrolments and Open Days
Sibling Prep enrolments for 2027 are now open and are accessible from our school website or from the office. Our 'Open Days' are scheduled for Tuesday 3rd March, Tuesday 10th March and Wednesday 1st April or by appointment. As per our enrolment policy, current families will have priority enrolment, followed by baptised catholics in our boundries and then baptised catholics outside our boundries, if we have availablity, we can then accept other enrolments. We are currently expecting to have 3 Prep classes for 2027 of around 22-23 students per class. Sibling enrolment interviews will occur during Term 1. This will enable us to determine how many places we will have avaliable for new families.
The school is currently maintaining 21 classes across 7 year levels - Prep to Year 6 (Maximum amount of classes available).
We have 3 classes per year level - Prep to Year 6 (average class size of 22 per class). This gives us a total enrolment of 462 for the start of the 2026 year. Next year we are expecting to continue to have 21 classes P - Yr 6 (3 classes per year level) with an average class size of between 23-24 students across the school. We will continue to limit class sizes to 24 per class for the forseeable future.
Taekwondo, Music and Chess Clubs
Please note that Taekwondo, Out of Hours Music lessons and Chess Clubs will be continuing at St. Patrick's in 2026. Please see the fliers in our community information pages for booking information.
P & F Upcoming Events
God Bless,
Pat Berlingeri
Principal