Our Approach

Changes in a developing global, knowledge-based world, together with a growing understanding of how people learn, have shifted the focus of education from gaining and replicating knowledge, to developing students who can transfer and apply their knowledge both in and beyond the classroom.

When a child joins Sacred Heart College, he or she begins a journey that will carry them through to 18 and beyond. Our curriculum runs seamlessly through every section and is designed to prepare your child for life in the 21st century. It teaches children and young people to think creatively and critically, to care and build flexible skills for a fast-changing world of new technologies.

Academics

At Sacred Heart we combine Catholic values and a transformative view of learning and teaching. Learning experiences are designed to help students develop their knowledge, skills and understandings in all learning domains. The student is at the centre of all curriculum arrangements and is always be considered first in the school. Contemporary learning in our school:

• is underpinned by the expectation that all students will succeed and ensures the best progress of all students.
• ensures a personalised response to the learning needs of each student.
• engages students in creating new knowledge and understanding by thinking and working creatively, exploring and experimenting, planning and reflecting, and communicating and collaborating.
• enables students to develop deep understandings about the world and how it works and to operate justly in that world builds relationships within and beyond the classroom environments.
• involves the appropriate use of technologies and resources that enable and transform learning.

Pastoral care and spirituality

Student wellbeing is an integral aspect of a student’s life at the College. We work collaboratively with students, parents, guardians and other community members to ensure a safe school environment, guided by our child safeguarding policy. The enhancement of spirituality and the education in faith in a multi-faith community is important. Our mandate, taken from the founder of the Marist Brothers, St Marcellin Champagnat, is to make Jesus Christ known and loved.

The Faith Formation at the College has several elements:

• Religious Education curriculum, where students deepen both their knowledge of the faith, as well as their own faith. In this sense, Religious Education is both an academic discipline, like any other subject, as well as being an opportunity to develop and deepen their own faith.
• Liturgy, where students participate in whole-school Masses and liturgies. Through these experiences, students derive a sense of community and a school culture where rituals reflect and nurture Catholic faith and values in a Marist context.
• Retreats, are an opportunity for students to reflect on their relationships with themselves, other people, and God.
• The social justice activities and provides students with an opportunity to be of service to their community and wider-world through a variety of activities and fundraisers.

Sport and culture

The main purpose of sport at the College is to provide everyone with the knowledge and experience to be active for life. Throughout the school the focus will be on providing opportunities for participation, enjoyment and excellence. Our programmes foster:

Active participation throughout the school and this correlates positively with improved academic performance. Participation increases the likelihood of the student becoming an active adult.

We believe in balance, which is why the cultural disciplines on offer are almost as extensive as the range of sports accommodated here. The emphasis is not on choosing either to be a sportsman or someone with a more cultural inclination, but for children to be able to access both and explore themselves and their environment through the range we offer.

Our Vision

Sacred Heart College is a Marist school. We are inspired by our faith in God and are a people of hope, imagination, and commitment. The College is a place of learning where there is a warmth of welcome, acceptance, and belonging. We value the unique richness of every individual in our community.
We provide a physical, mental and spiritual education in a dynamic and stimulating environment. We educate for life and help young people become happy, confident, and empowered leaders of hope and integrity. Our students have a deep sense of justice and compassion and with that a sense of social responsibility.
Presence, Family Spirit, Love of Work, Simplicity and In the way of Mary are the values shared across all Marist schools and is the bedrock on which we build our mission.

Our Values