Junior School

Junior School Friday Assembly at 2:30pm in Mary MacKillop Hall, the awards presented, the Term 3 and Term 4 2026 class assembly roster, and celebration days including the Prep–2 Mini Olympics and Footy Colours Day.

Junior School Book Week, Monday 24 – Friday 28 August 2026: dress-up parade on Tuesday 25 August at 9:00am, Book Fair in the Library all week, author visit on Wednesday 26 August, and Book Week awards at Friday Assembly.

How learning is organised in Years 1 to 6 at St Mary's College: the Victorian Curriculum learning areas, our literacy and numeracy approach, Religious Education, inquiry units and digital learning.

How Friday afternoon NDPSA interschool sport works for Years 3–6 at St Mary's College: seasons and sports, team selection, what to wear, venues, transport, permission forms and wet-weather arrangements.

Homework expectations for Prep to Year 6 at St Mary's College, including nightly reading, reading logs, MathsQuest Online, how much time to spend and what to do if homework is causing stress.

An introduction to the St Mary's College Junior School: our classes, daily structure, specialist programs, key staff and where to find the information parents ask about most.

How St Mary's College looks after the wellbeing of Prep to Year 6 students: the Shine program (gratitude, empathy, mindfulness), Respectful Relationships, the Prep–Year 5 buddy program, the Junior School Counsellor and how to raise a concern.

How St Mary's College supports Junior School students with additional learning needs: the Learning Diversity team, Program Support Group meetings, Individual Learning Plans, NCCD and our literacy and numeracy intervention programs.

Year 5 and 6 Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences on Thursday 27 August 2026, 3:45pm – 7:30pm, with step-by-step Parent Portal booking instructions (bookings open Monday 17 August, close Wednesday 26 August at 12:00pm), plus how conferences work for Prep – Year 4 and optional Term 4 meetings.

Transition sessions for children starting Prep at St Mary's College in 2027: Tuesday 1 September, Tuesday 13 October and Tuesday 24 November 2026 (9:15am – 10:30am), the parent information session, and the Prep 2027 Orientation Morning on Tuesday 8 December 2026.

What a day in Prep looks like at St Mary's College: routines, rest time, take-home readers, the specialist timetable and practical tips for Prep families.

How Junior School students are assessed and reported on at St Mary's College: semester reports at the end of Terms 2 and 4 via the Parent Portal (Term 4 report published Wednesday 16 December 2026), NAPLAN for Years 3 and 5 in March, PAT testing and classroom assessment.

The six specialist subjects every Junior School class attends each week at St Mary's College – Physical Education, Music, Visual Arts, Italian, STEM and Library – with the 2026 weekly timetable by year level and what students need to bring on each day.

What Junior School students need at St Mary's College: how booklists work for each year level, the items families supply (hats, drink bottles, library bags, art smocks, headphones), labelling, what not to bring and what to do about lost property.

Everything Year 4 families need for the 2026 camp to Camp Sunnystones, Bacchus Marsh, on Thursday 10 – Friday 11 September 2026: times, packing list, medical forms, activities and contacts.

Details for the 2026 Year 5 camp to Phillip Island Adventure Resort, Tuesday 6 – Friday 9 October 2026: departure and return times, packing list, medical and dietary forms, activities and the parent information session.

The 2026 Year 6 Canberra tour, Monday 16 – Friday 20 November 2026: travel by coach, full itinerary including Parliament House, the Australian War Memorial, Questacon and the AIS, cost and PACER rebate, payment dates and the information night.

Year 6 Graduation on Wednesday 9 December 2026 at 6:00pm in Mary MacKillop Hall: the Mass and ceremony, dinner, dress code, photographs, tickets, Year 6 shirts and the other end-of-year events for the Class of 2026.