PHILOSOPHY OF THE COLLEGE

Our Catholic School is committed to the development of the whole person, since in Christ all human values find their fulfillment and unity.  It is Christ who enables us, gives meaning to human life, and is the model we offer pupils.  Our commitment to Christ directs their thoughts, actions and will, according to the gospel.

The school community, parents, students and staff, will benefit from the experience of sharing their personal lives with God, discovering in the light of faith their specific vocation to live responsibly in a community with others.  In the daily life of the school, the pupils should learn that they are called to be a living witness to God's love for them by the way they act.

Through individual subjects, the students are enabled to assimilate skills, knowledge, intellectual methods, and moral and social attitudes which help to develop their personalities and lead them to take their places as active members of the community.

"Their aim (Catholic schools) is not merely the attainment of knowledge but the acquisition of values and the discovery of truth".  (Vatican II)

AIMS OF THE COLLEGE

• To actively promote the following of Jesus Christ by an emphasis on Christian love, service, justice and forgiveness.
• To aim for excellence in education so as to develop a student body with a high level of academic achievement and social adaptability.
• To provide an educational environment in which each student can develop his/her full potential - spiritually, intellectually, physically and socially.
• To provide equal access to a broad curriculum which caters for the needs of all students, and opens to them career pathways to future learning, worthwhile work and to participate fully in an ever changing society.

GOALS AS AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

• To provide equal access to a broad curriculum, catering for the needs of the full range of students, including such groups as integration students and gifted students.
• To actively prepare students for life by catering for their career paths in a changing society.
• To assist students to take increasing responsibility for their own education by fostering a critical awareness of issues within society.
• To aim for excellence in education and so develop a student body with a high level of academic and social skills.
• To listen to all facets of the school community - i.e. students, staff, parents and other care-givers.
• To develop school spirit which develops a strong sense of community.

GOALS AS A COMMUNITY RELATED TO LARGER COMMUNITIES

• To lead staff, students and parents to see themselves as part of the College.
• To encourage students to see themselves as part of their parish and wider Church community.
• To develop a responsiveness to community needs.
• To prepare students for participation within the larger community.
• To continue to share the school's activities with the wider community.
• To foster contact with other schools in the area, particularly the primary schools.