History:
In the early 1970s it became evident that the parish primary school of Our Lady of Mount Carmel could not cater for the increasing enrolments in the Parish. The decision to build a new school, St Anne鈥檚, was taken. St Anne鈥檚 primary school was established in October 1977, with an enrolment of 60 children to serve the needs of Catholic families living in the newly developing areas to the west of the Sunbury railway line. There has been a steady growth in pupil enrolments, staffing and buildings required to serve the changing needs of the school. St Anne鈥檚 school, Our Lady of Mount Carmel school and Holy Trinity Catholic Primary school are sister schools in the Parish of Sunbury and work together in the areas of sacramental preparation for children and adult education.
Description:
St Anne鈥檚 is located in a semi-rural setting, that has wide open spaces, views of a distant mountain range and yet is only a half hour drive from Melbourne. The school caters for primary age children from Sunbury and the surrounding farming areas. The school consists of three blocks of buildings which have in addition to classroom areas, and administration areas, specialist areas that include music, physical education, music and library. The school has computers in each classroom and there is a computer laboratory. The playground area at the school includes a football oval, basketball court, downball courts, and large expanses of grass areas. There is also a large adventure playground that is sheltered from the sun, sand pit and covered play areas.
Features:
Parents are an invaluable resource to the school that are involved in many aspects of St Anne鈥檚 school. Parents participate in curriculum activities such as reading, maths groups, creative arts programs and computer, special activities such as sporting events and excursions. The curriculum at St Anne鈥檚 is divided into nine key learning areas which are: Religious Education, English, Mathematics, Science LOTE (Japanese) Health and Physical Education, Studies of Societ and Environment, The Arts and Technology. Special programs that run within the school include swimming, bike education, Life Education, Special Needs, creative arts program, rotation activities, cross-age and peer support, inter school sports, Seasons and Student Welfare.