Sacred Heart College

There is no ordinary within these gates.
Sacred Heart College is a Catholic Marist school, following the guiding principles of its founder St Marcellin Champagnat and his followers, the Marist Brothers.

Central to the educational philosophy of Sacred Heart College is the premise (belief) that “to teach children, you must first love them, and love them all equally” (St Marcellin). This is not a “soft” philosophy of laisse-faire, but one in which clear guidance and education are offered on a basis of compassion, justice, dignity, respect for diversity and commitment to excellence.

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:

1. The expectation that all students will succeed and ensures the best progress of all students.
2. Ensures a personalised response to the learning needs of each student.
3. Engages students in creating new knowledge and understanding by thinking and working creatively, exploring and experimenting, planning and reflecting, and communicating and collaborating.
4. 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.
5. 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.all students will succeed and ensures the best progress of all students.
While sensitivity and deep respect for diverse faiths and cultures are fostered, Marist teaching is firmly founded in gospel values, and the life and teaching of the Christian faith are celebrated through masses, assemblies, educational programmes and outreach projects.