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St. Brigid’s, The Coombe was established in 1887 by the Holy Faith Sisters and remained as a Holy Faith school until 2008 when we moved into our long-awaited new school building which is adjacent to the old school building on The Coombe. It is now a Catholic school in the parish of Francis Street and continues to promote the Christian and caring ethos of the Holy Faith order. Under the guidance of and in partnership with the very active parish administrator of Francis St., we facilitate and prepare those children who wish to receive the sacraments of Penance, Communion, and Confirmation. We strive to create an awareness of social justice among our school community. Therefore, we encourage everyone to contribute to people in need, at local and international levels. During Lent and Advent, we promote the work of Trócaire and support the many projects for Muslim, Hindu, and Christian communities in the Developing World. In December, we raise money for our local charity, Penny Dinners, when teaching staff and children carol sing in Thomas Street. Our school also participates in the Our World Irish Aid Awards and this enables the pupils to explore global issues. The school is run by an active and very involved Board of Management who meet at least five times a year. Quoting from our latest Whole School Evaluation report: “The board of management functions very effectively…The board is highly responsive to the school’s needs…Their work is carried out in a spirit of collegiality…There are very good channels of communication in place” At St. Brigid’s we have a very committed staff of twenty teachers, two SNAs, and ancillary staff. This also includes a Home School Community Liaison teacher. We also work closely with four traffic wardens assigned to our school. Early Start is our pre-school year at St. Brigid’s Primary School. It is for children aged three to four who live in The Coombe and its surrounding area. The scheme is funded by The Department of Education and Skills and is run by a fully qualified primary school teacher and a childcare worker. Each session is two and a half hours long and facilitates a group of 15 children. The rich and varied opportunities of Early Start provide many learning contexts in which the children can play and develop their cognitive, language, personal, emotional, social, aesthetic, and imaginative lives. View full school

St Brigid’s is a lovely, warm, and friendly school where everyone strives to be the best they can be by ‘Dreaming, Believing, Achieving’ We want everyone to be a lifelong learner as we go through life with Christ, our family, friends, parish, and community. St Brigid’s is a Roman Catholic Primary School under the trusteeship of the Diocese of Salford. It is maintained by Manchester Authority. As a Voluntary Aided School, the Governing Body is the Admissions Authority and is responsible for taking decisions on applications for admissions. The coordination of admissions arrangements is undertaken by the Local Authority. For the school’s year commencing September 2016, the Governing Body has set its admissions number at 30. The Catholic Faith and the Teachings of the Roman Catholic Church have an essential role in school life and influence every aspect of the Curriculum. We ask all parents applying for a place here to respect this ethos and its importance to the school community. This does not affect the right of parents who are not of the Faith of this school to apply for and be considered for a place here. The pupil premium is a grant given to schools for each child who currently claims free school meals or has done so in the past. We use this money to support individual children and groups to make progress. We make sure that it impacts the children positively by improving their literacy and mathematical skills, as well as their social and emotional well-being. Physical education develops the children’s knowledge, skills, and understanding so that they can perform with increasing competence and confidence in a range of physical activities. These include dance, games, gymnastics, swimming and water safety, athletics, and outdoor adventure activities. Physical education promotes an understanding in children of their bodies in action. It involves thinking, selecting, and applying skills and promotes positive attitudes towards a healthy lifestyle. Thus we enable them to make informed choices about physical activity throughout their lives. At St. Brigid’s R.C. Primary School we are committed to helping every child to grow and develop in the love of God and others, recognizing the unique nature of each individual’s needs. Our Mission Statement, Creed and aims of the school emphasis the central role of Jesus plays in providing a foundation on which our school’s life and work are based, and where the 5 W’s (Word, Worship, Witness, Welfare, and Welcome) play a vital part of our daily lives. Religious education within our school complements and is underpinned by this mission and in partnership with home and parish, provides a setting for the development of a sensitive and reflective attitude to life and opportunities for living and sharing our faith with the wider community. The DfE have recently reinforced the need "to create and enforce a clear and rigorous expectation on all schools to promote the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs." At St Brigid's RC Primary School we pride ourselves on being a happy, welcoming, and inclusive school where every learner is valued. We recognize that all children are unique and we are committed to ensuring that we meet their needs. Without exception, every child at St Brigid’s is valued. We recognize that all children are unique and we are committed to ensuring that we meet their needs. At St Brigid’s we discover the individual potential of every child within a caring and mutually supportive environment. As a Roman Catholic school, we are committed to developing an inclusive ethos, underpinned by policies and practice. These are maintained and developed by the Special Education Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) in collaboration with the Senior Leadership Team, liaising with the SEN Governor, parents, and families. We are committed to equal opportunities and this policy has been written in conjunction with our Equality and Diversity Policy 2016. We are committed to keeping all children safe and this policy is written in conjunction with all relevant Health and Safety Policies, including the school’s Safeguarding and Anti-bullying policies. At St Brigid’s we value each person as a unique individual created by God. It is our aim that everybody reaches their true potential and therefore has very high expectations of behavior. This policy is written in the light of the gospel and our school mission statement. We believe that people respond and thrive best when they are praised a lot. That is why at St Brigid’s, we have a ‘spot people being good’ policy. This is the most important strategy and should be evident in all that we do as adults. We also believe that adults should model the behavior they wish their pupils to aspire to. In other words, all adults will lead by example. Behavior management should also be age-appropriate. Everyone needs to be consistent in managing behavior by this policy. This also promotes pupil well-being and helps to build self-esteem and an ‘I can’ attitude amongst all our children. View full school

St Brigid's school is part of the Lumen Christi Multi Academy Company (MAC) with St Joseph's, St James's, St Columba's, St Thomas Aquinas, and St Paul's. As a MAC we are all committed to developing Catholic education in our schools. St Brigid's is a good school with brilliant staff, fantastic children, and supportive parents and governors. We are a happy school with a great team of dedicated staff who are here to ensure your child reaches their full potential. Our mission statement expresses that 'We educate our children in a Catholic community with Christ at the center.'We strive for excellence in teaching and an enjoyment of learning is at the heart of everything that we do. Our visions and values are at the core of everything we do. They underpin our teaching and learning and provide an environment that prepares our pupils as confident, happy citizens. Aims of our School: To promote an environment where all would experience Christian community living, feel personally valued, and be helped to develop and celebrate a personal commitment to Christ and His church. To provide a broad, balanced, relevant curriculum enabling each pupil to discover his/her full potential in academic, aesthetic, spiritual, moral, and social dimensions. To develop in the children respect and responsibility for themselves, others, and their environment - together with a deep appreciation for and sensitivity to the needs and rights of others. To enable pupils to have the competence and the confidence to make a positive contribution to Christian family life - life in the parish and to the wider society. Our Curriculum is designed through a topic-based approach using Cornerstones resources. Science, Religious Education, Physical Education, and Modern Languages are taught discreetly however, links are made where appropriate. There is an expectation of creativity in our school curriculum. We plan topics that cross different subjects and give our pupils the opportunities to take greater control of their learning to work together and make connections between different subject areas. We want our pupils to see the 'whole picture' and recognize relationships and patterns in their learning and so gain a deeper understanding. View full school

Founded in 1929 by the Sisters of Mercy and situated in the hills, 25 minutes east of Perth, St Brigid's College prides itself on delivering a quality education that caters to students from Pre-Kindergarten to Year 12. The development of healthy, positive, Christian relationships between our community members and an excellent academic standard is at the forefront of our mission. In our expansive and beautiful grounds, students experience a co-educational setting for years Pre-Kindergarten to Year 6 and then a girls' only education, with boarding facilities, for Years 7 to 12. We aim to prepare our students to reach their potential in all facets of their lives: academic, spiritual, sporting, or cultural. Our values are based on our Mercy heritage and ethos, committing to providing excellence in international education within a Christ-centred environment. St Brigid's College supports students in their growth as contributing members of the community while living the Catholic faith's ethos within the Spirit of Mercy. We are proud of our students, present and past, who are, or have enjoyed, an education at our College, and we look forward to welcoming new generations as we continue to improve in the vital work of preparing our young people to be caring, responsible and trustworthy citizens of the future. To learn more about St Brigid's College and all that we have to offer, take some time to explore our website and discover the many exciting facets of our school and its welcoming community. St Brigid's College, Lesmurdie was established by the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy, West Perth Congregation in 1929 to provide for a superior boarding school to that which had been a part of St Brigid's School West Perth since its inception in 1888. Archibald and Maude Sanderson initially owned the College property. The Heritage Building was commenced in 1913 when Archibald Sanderson established a private day and boarding school. Herbert Perry, the Architect, prepared the plans based on the style of the home of Cecil Rhodes on the slopes of Table Mountain, Groote Schuur. In 1919, with the end of the Great War, the building was sold to the Red Cross to be rented to the Repatriation Department to house sick and wounded soldiers. During this period, the building was completed, and oak trees from Windsor Castle were planted on the grounds. In 1929, the building was let to the Perth Hospital as a convalescent home. Later in that same year, it was sold to the Sisters of Mercy for 9000 pounds. It was purchased by the Congregational Superior, Reverend Mother Brigid Watson, and brought to fruition a dream of finding a healthier and more open environment for St Brigid's School, West Perth. On 21 April 1929, Mother Teresa Rielly and seven Sisters took up residence with their first pupils – 35 boarders and three-day students. In 1938 a new two-story building consisting of classrooms and Music rooms was added on the north side. In 1965, the Sisters' Convent and Chapel, now part of the Secondary Section, were built at the original building's rear. In 1990 a new residential house was opened to accommodate 157 boarders. The boarders' accommodation provided is now second to none in terms of comfort and care. 1995 saw the amalgamation of the Primary and Secondary Schools. The vision of St Brigid, Catherine McAuley, and The Sisters of Mercy to bring education to young women has continued in our commitment to provide an education that remains in step with the demands of the 21st Century. The College's on-going building program ensures that students have access to state-of-the-art facilities in the learning environment. The McAuley Wing Science and Technology Centre and the Fitness Centre incorporating an indoor heated swimming pool are testaments. In 2005 the College was notified by the Heritage Council that it had been entered in the Register of Heritage Places. The grounds and buildings of St Brigid's College provide the students with a sense of honoring the College's heritage and history while providing them with open spaces and beautiful surroundings in appreciation of the Mercy tradition. Our College was founded as a peaceful outpost of the original St Brigid's Convent and school in West Perth. In 1928 Mother Brigid Watson had the vision and foresight to purchase the Red Cross building and grounds. The six Sisters and thirty-five boarding students who journeyed up the hill in April 1929 were to find the Heritage building in need of some hard work and cleaning to establish dormitories, classrooms, and a Chapel. In the tradition of their foundress, Venerable Catherine McAuley, the first Principal Mother Therese Reilly, organized the tasks required and over the next 20 years established a College of fine reputation in a splendid setting. The Docherty family's commitment and, in particular, the three Docherty sisters established the lawns and ensured that food and laundry were of a high standard. Sisters worked hard teaching all day and looking after the boarding students at night, supervising meals and study, and rising very early in the mornings for prayers and Mass. At all times, they instilled in the girl's pursuit of excellence. Sr Phillip Shine will be remembered for developing a strong tradition in musical performance. Sr Pius and Sr Mary Rose worked tirelessly for many years. They left a mark on generations of young women who went out to the world to make a difference as they lived lives of Mercy in Action, having been inspired by the loving community created at St Brigid's College by the wonderful Sisters of Mercy. We keep alive the memory of these Mercy sisters through our buildings, awards, and houses, which carry their names into the future and provide us with opportunities to retell their stories and be inspired once again. View full school