History:
St Mary of the Cross is the newest of the five schools in the Parish of Laverton. The school is a Catholic primary school located in the Saltwater Coast Estate at the southern end of Point Cook, in Melbourne’s outer western suburbs.
The school opened in 2014 in response to growing demand for places at the Parish’s two existing Catholic primary schools in Point Cook. The children in the foundation year commenced their education at either Stella Maris Primary School or Lumen Christi Primary School in 2013. The cohort moved to the new site at the start of 2014. The Foundation Principal was appointed and commenced duties in June 2013.
St Mary of the Cross opened its doors on the current site at Saltwater Coast in January 2014 with an enrolment of 152 students across all year levels, and 16 staff members. In 2014, the population grew to 250 students and 22 staff.
Description:
The school is a warm and welcoming environment and reflects a contemporary approach to education in the twenty first century. We acknowledge that our school is in the business of learning and therefore we provide opportunities for all community members to become successful learners.
Our learning focus at St Mary of the Cross is Needs Based. Targeted teaching to the individual needs of children will ensure the best outcomes for our learners. Our flexible learning spaces maximize the possibilities for targeted needs based learning to occur. The tracking of each child with supporting data is of paramount importance to ensure that children’s needs are addressed
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