Introduction
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School is one of two primary schools (P-6) situated within Holy Trinity Parish, Queenscliff. The school is sited in John Dory Drive, Ocean Grove on the Bellarine Peninsula, Wadawurrung Country.
Our families enjoy a beachside lifestyle. Sea breezes, a walk on the beach or a dip in the ocean are often the rewards for a hard day’s work.
Vision Statement
Inspired by Mary and guided by our faith in her Son, Jesus, we aspire to be a respectful, nurturing and engaging learning community. (August 2011)
Scripture Reference:
“I have come so that you may have life and have it to the full.”
John 10:10
From the Principal
As Principal of Our Lady Star of the Sea School, I am committed to the Vision of the school which aspires to be a respectful, nurturing and engaging learning community. In promoting the school as being a quality Catholic School, living out the gospel values and the qualities of Mary, the Mother of Jesus, I will encourage all members of the learning community to continually reflect and consider, “Are we being faithful to our vision?”
Placing the student at the centre of all learning, developing healthy, positive relationships with God, Self and Others and having students, parents, staff and the wider community work as a collaborative team, are all key ingredients to supporting all of our students to flourish.
Respectful relationships are the best relationships and, recognising that school is an extension of family, our teachers are expected to provide the best for the students whilst being passionate, engaging teachers who value learning and teaching and, with students, create significant and motivating learning opportunities. Parents are invited to be actively involved in their child’s learning. Students are encouraged to be high achieving students, responsible for their own learning, whilst being motivated, engaged and challenged.
It is important we also act as Christians to make the world a better place and continue to take actions as a learning community, with a culture of empathy, to care for each other and our world.
We also endeavour to make visible to all, in our actions, the 8 characteristics from the Horizons of Hope document. As a Catholic learning community we are learners who:
- honour the sacred dignity of each person
- embrace difference and diversity
- engage with the deep questions of life
- commit to achieving the highest standards possible
- search for truth
- build a culture of learning together
- honour equitable access and opportunity for all
- make a difference in the world
Kerryn Sells
From the Parish Priest
Our Lady Star of the Sea School has the delightful motto of “Setting the Right Course”. Taking the image of the star as a means of Navigation, the school looks to Mary and more importantly to her Son Jesus Christ for inspiration. The traditions of the Catholic Church round off the school’s atmosphere in which the children’s personal self-worth, spiritual and academic development prepares them to respond in wisdom and maturity to the pressures of modern society.
Father Darien Sticklen
Democratic Principles Statement
Terms of Reference for Our Lady Star of the Sea School Advisory Council
School Advisory Council Manual
Code of Conduct for School Advisory Council Members
Working Together in Mision - Charter for Parishes and Schools
MACS Governance Statement
Our Lady Star of the Sea is a school which operates with the consent of the Catholic Archbishop of
Melbourne and is operated and governed by Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools Ltd (MACS).
MACS governs and operates Catholic schools in the Archdiocese to continue the mission of
Catholic education to proclaim the Good News and equip our young people with the knowledge,
skills, and hope to live meaningful lives and enrich the world around them.
Because the good work of educating the young is a co-responsible task led by every member of the
Catholic school community, School Advisory Councils have been established to provide a crucial
point of connection between the wider school community and school leaders. This governance
model was designed to ease the administrative burden on our schools and parishes, allow parish
priests to focus on the mission of education in the parish, enable greater collaboration between
schools and ensure greater consistency in school policies and procedures.
More information about MACS is available at www.macs.vic.edu.au