Deciding which school to enrol your child can be a daunting and challenging decision. Considerations include academic results, class sizes, curriculum offerings, location and ability to feel safe and part of the school community.
At St Joseph’s School, Stanthorpe we aim to provide all students with the teaching, environment, culture and resources to enable them to excel academically, spiritually, physically, culturally, emotionally and socially.
We strive to ensure students have access to expert teachers, teachers who understand the differing needs of their students; who provide high quality, core teaching in the classroom; who use data to inform practice and effective feedback to improve learning.
At St Joseph’s School, no matter what one’s faith and beliefs are, all are welcome. Importantly, all members of St Joseph’s School have the opportunity to walk with Jesus and live out our Mercy Values.
The well-being of our students is central to our caring school environment in which all students are accepted and valued. St Joseph’s School also has a structured pastoral program dedicated to ensuring a safe and supportive learning environment for all students.
The success of the school over many years is evident in our students’ exceptional NAPLAN and senior results, successful career pathways and, guided by our Mercy Values, their service to, and connection with, our local community and parish.
Prep is a wonderful year of growing and learning and provides important foundational experiences upon which future learning can be built. Starting school brings new friends, new places, new sounds, new rules, more people; it’s a whole new world.
Senior schooling in Queensland has changed to help give students the skills for success in work and life in the future. Across senior subjects, students acquire 21st century skills to support them as lifelong learners, valued employees, innovators and engaged global citizens.
At St Joseph’s, through the academic, physical, social and spiritual experiences the School offers, it is hoped that each student may become a confident, articulate, compassionate and thoughtful citizen of the world. The Mercy Values upon which St Joseph’s is founded underpin all that the School does. Further, through the educational, pastoral, co-curricular and service programs at St Joseph’s School, the aim is to ensure that the Gospel values are the lived experience of the students.
St Joseph’s School, Stanthorpe have been recognised as the first Visible Learning+ Certified School in Queensland and joins only four others in Australia with this award.
Visible Learning is based on the research of world-renowned education expert Professor John Hattie and is focused on accelerating student learning and setting them up to be learners for life. At its best, visible learning enables students to discuss with teachers and other students how they learn and use these skills in new situations.
With every child’s learning journey at school being a 13-year one that starts in Prep and finishes in Year 12, successfully navigating that journey and being ready for life beyond school is driving this focus.
“We want to ensure students experience success in their school learning so that they are encouraged to continue learning in their adult life, and know how they learn best,” said Principal, Mr Andrew Kendall OAM.
“It is through them becoming active and happy contributors to our world that we know that we have been successful.”
With only 8 schools across the world who have Level 3 Visible Learning+ Certified School status, this is a great accomplishment.
Enrolments for 2024 are now being taken at St Joseph’s and we are looking forward to welcoming new families and students to our school.
We invite any potential students and their families to contact the School on 4681 5904 with any questions they may have regarding enrolling their child here at St Joseph’s School Stanthorpe.
At St Joseph’s School we provide the opportunity for every student to say, “I belong, I am valued, I will be successful here.”
