The St Thomas School Highlights are a celebration of the positive happenings in our school during the year.
The school highlights include a selection of academic, community, and athletic achievements and also highlight positive events and activities happening within the school.
Academic:
- Weekly Collaborative Coaching with all teaching staff to discuss, plan and review student learning growth
- Weekly French, STEM and Sport lessons for students K to 6
- Excursions and incursions from K to 6, linked to content in Key Learning Areas
- Opportunities for students to work with experts in areas of the curriculum
- Whole School recognition of academic achievement and growth in Whole School Assemblies and End of Year Awards
- Three Transition to Kindergarten sessions for students and parents
Gifted & High Potential Students:
- Acceleration opportunities per grade or subject identified and tracked as Gifted & High Potential
- Opportunities for students to work with community experts.
Diverse Learning – Learning Support:
- Inclusive education for students
- Individualised data driven adjustments made to learning.
Naplan Highlights:
- St Thomas continues to demonstrate exceptional academic performance across key NAPLAN areas. Our Year 3 students achieved outstanding results, performing on average 50 scaled score points above the National average across all five domains. Year 5 students excelled in Grammar and Punctuation, recording an impressive 100‑point advantage over the National average, highlighting their strong foundational literacy skills.
- In Writing, all Year 3 and Year 5 students performed within the top two proficiency bands—Exceeding or Strong—reflecting consistent excellence across the school.
More than half of the Year 5 cohort reached the highest proficiency level, Exceeding, in both Reading and Grammar and Punctuation.
Faith & Mission:
- Active participation in the life of Catholic Parish of Lower North Shore
- Actively participating Parish & Family Masses, Sacramental Programs, Parish events
- Social justice and outreach to local and wider community
- Student led whole school prayer
Learning Spaces:
- Contemporary learning spaces providing room for explicit and differentiated learning zones that allow students to focus, explore and share learning
- The learning spaces support the diverse ways that individuals work and create a safe and secure environment for students to learn
Student Wellbeing:
- Recognition and celebration of Indigenous culture and heritage
- Positive Behaviour for Learning philosophy
- School Counsellor available weekly
- Class Buddies across all grades
- Student Voice Assemblies in small, multi-year groups
- Designated Wellbeing reference teacher, Wellbeing Family & Staff Week each term
Student Leadership:
- All Year 6 students are elected as school value leaders: Justice, Hope, Collaboration, Compassion, Citizenship and Stewardship
- Regular mentor meetings for Year 6
- Leadership mentors developing student leadership skills
- Year 6 Value Leaders facilitate Student Voice Assemblies K to 6
- Year 5 preparation for leadership workshops
Technology:
- All classes equipped with Chrome Books and iPads
- 1:1 iPad for Year 4 students as tools for learning- CSBB, Apple Education Project
- Regular instruction for Cyber Safety
Co-curricula & Extra Curricular:
- Student Choir
- Gifted & High Potential students participate and attend Cluster, Diocesan, State competitions eg Sport, Creative Arts, Literacy, Numeracy
- Extra Curricula offered before or after school: Chess, Senior & Junior Band and individual instrument tuition.
Parent Engagement Network:
- Parent Engagement Network, including class parent network
- Classroom volunteers, school events and facilitating intervention programs
- Parent education workshops
- Social activities for families and parents
Before & After School Care:
- Expert care provided by Whoosh Care, availability each day
