MacKillop Catholic College, Mount Peter

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As a Catholic school, our PURPOSE is inspired by the Gospel of Life. In the spirit of Jesus Christ, and faithful to the example of St Mary MacKillop, our VISION is a school community in which:

• children and their families are welcomed and loved
• students are inquisitive and happily learning
• learners are supported, guided, and encouraged.

Our MISSION as a Catholic school is to:

• form confident and creative young people who value the ethic of love
• be a safe and welcoming community in which Gospel values characterize relationships
• offer the best quality pedagogy and Curriculum for creating and sharing knowledge, which is characterized by the good, the true, and the beautiful.

As a community of hope of investing in the future, we embrace Christianity as the way of humanity. Desiring our students to experience they are loved and cherished, we VALUE:

• Catholic culture as foundational and formative
• A community which is family-like and inclusive
• A curriculum that innovates and energizes
• Pedagogy which individuates and engages
• Staff who love their students and who love their learning
• Leadership that is visionary and at the service of the community
• Facilities that are contemporary and agile.

Learning and teaching – is the core activity of our school. Quality learning and teaching in Catholic schools are informed by:

• The educational vision, mission, policies, and strategic priorities of the Diocese of Cairns
• Contemporary educational research and practices
• The needs and the aspirations of students, their families, and the local community
• The knowledge and skills of teachers and support staff
• The requirements of Government educational policies and directions

MacKillop Catholic College is committed to preparing young people for tomorrow’s world by providing an education congruent with the values of the gospels and the teachings of the Catholic Church. To realize such a system of education, we firmly believe in the kinds of adults our young people need to become, which is clearly articulated in our Diocesan Learning Framework. This document can be accessed on Catholic Education.

As a member of the network of Catholic schools across Far North Queensland and supported by Cairns Catholic Education Services, MacKillop Catholic College will draw from and contribute to our shared educational resources. With the Diocesan Learning Framework as the foundation document, our College will continually refine our delivery of learning programs and continue to develop school-based curriculum plans designed to meet the needs of our student community while taking into account and being informed by the Australian Curriculum and the requirements of the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority.

In proposing minimum curriculum requirements for Learning Areas within Catholic schools, it is critical to note that every curriculum area has a religious and a social, emotional dimension a capacity to assist students in examining the world of human culture and the world of religion, providing knowledge and skills through an active process, and fostering attitudes and values that are life-giving and that assist young people in searching for meaning and truth.

All Queensland children are eligible to attend full-time Prep from the beginning of the school year in which they will reach the age of 5 years by 30 June. Children whose birthday is in July through to December commence Prep at the beginning of the school year after their fifth birthday. Prep is the first year of school and provides the foundation for your child’s education. It is a full-time program held in primary schools. Children attend Monday-Friday for the full school day. Prep teachers use the Foundation Year of the Australian Curriculum—to guide children’s learning. The Foundation Year in the Australian Curriculum refers to the year before Year 1. In Queensland, this is called Prep.

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