Principal's Welcome

I wish to extend, to all families, a warm welcome to St Mary’s Primary School in Moruya. St Mary’s is a co-educational Kindergarten to Year 6 Catholic primary school with a current enrolment of 250 children. St Mary’s is situated in close proximity to the majestic Moruya River and is surrounded by beautiful grazing land. Moruya is the traditional home of the Brinja-Yuin people from the southern side of the Moruya River and the Walbanga-Yuin from the northern side of the Moruya River.

St Mary’s is part of the Sacred Heart Parish with Father Martins as the parish Priest and he is assisted by Father Dominic. The school enjoys a close relationship with the parish and the children from the school attend Mass in the church regularly. The school is part of the Catholic Education Office of Canberra and Goulburn and is administered from the CEO in Manuka. St Mary’s is part of a network of some 56 schools across the Archdiocese.

St Mary’s was established approximately 160+ years ago by the Good Samaritan Sisters. The Sisters brought Catholic Education to Moruya and educated children from outlying farming districts, some of whom boarded at the convent. The school still bears the motto of the Good Samaritan Sisters, “In all things my God be glorified”. This is at the heart of all that happens at St Mary’s.

St Mary’s is a well-resourced school and provides excellent opportunities for all the children who attend the school. The school has a modern performing arts hall which is in constant use. The children are supported academically by a group of committed and experienced staff. Children are given the opportunity to engage in technology through the use of desk top computers and a number of iPads that are used in classrooms for curriculum delivery and differentiation. The school is well resourced and offers a variety of sports program for the children.

Parents, as the first educators of their children, are most welcome partners in education at St Mary’s. Parents assist in the classroom, at carnivals, at special events and assist the school through fund raising events. Assemblies are held each Monday and many parents take this opportunity to support their children through their attendance.

St Mary’s is one of three Catholic schools on the South Coast and we are very conscious of providing a K -12 pathway in Catholic education for our children. St Mary’s maintains close contact with Carroll College in Broulee in terms of in service training, resource sharing and mentoring for our students.

If you require further information about the school please make an appointment with the school office staff to speak with me.

Michael Lowe
Principal

Meet Our Staff

Mr Michael Lowe Principal	Mrs Catrina Niddrie Assistant Principal ELI Teacher	Mrs Marg Croese Religious Education Coordinator K BLue	Mrs Rebecca Keough Acting Coordinator 6 Blue	Mrs Fran Devonald Exec. member Peforming Arts Teacher
Mrs Sophie Kenny K Red	Mrs Alicia Hampson K Blue and Library	Mrs Annie Johnsen Stage 1 White	Mrs Jacquie Stephen Stage 1 Blue	Mrs Carla Durnan Stage 1 Red
Mrs Jess Afflick 3 Blue and Welfare	Mrs Jessie White 3 Blue and Numeracy	Mr Justin Bateman 3 Red	Mr Jeff Prow 4 Blue	Mr Matt Harpley 4 Red
Mr John Harnett 5 Blue	Mrs Megan Grant 6 Red and Sports Coordinator	Mr Andrew Craft 6 Red and 6 Blue Welfare	Mrs Jo Matthews Classroom Support Teacher	Mrs Claire Burrows Library
Mrs Shellie Butler Classroom Support Assistant and Canteen	Mrs Janet Ryan Classroom Support Assistant	Mrs Julie Wiggins Classroom Support Assistant	Mrs Annette Hazell Office Support and Finance	Mrs Gen Schofield Administrative Assistant