Notre Dame Catholic Primary School

Notre Dame Catholic Primary School came to fruition through the amalgamation of two schools – Notre Dame School, Cloverdale and Holy Name School, Carlisle. In 2011, we opened our new two-stream primary school on the old Cloverdale school site. The school’s motto “Founded on Faith” encompasses the charisms of both the Mercy and Presentation Sisters that formed the original schools. Notre Dame Catholic Primary School provides students and their families with the opportunity to be educated in a very modern well-resourced facility.

The school has strong links to the Parish and is well supported by the parent body through its School Board and Parent and Friends Association. The school aims to develop the whole child – spiritually, intellectually, emotionally, physically and socially and works in partnership with the parents to achieve this. The learning program offered at the school aims to address the needs of all students and to provide the broadest range of educational experiences. Staff make every effort to keep abreast of educational developments and to integrate the best of the new with traditional educational values.

A comprehensive educational program is provided by the school to students from a variety of backgrounds. There is a strong emphasis on literacy and numeracy which incorporates literacy and numeracy intervention and support for children who require extra assistance. Students who are identified as high achievers are selected to participate in the Enrichment program. The school also offers a variety of specialist programs which include music, science, art, dance, Italian and physical education.