It is a pleasure to work in leadership with the community of St Joseph's Primary School in Collingwood.

St Joseph's, Collingwood proudly looks after the spiritual, intellectual, social, emotional and physical needs of every child. We provide a safe, caring and supportive learning environment and work to ensure that all students can experience success. Learning is for life, not just for school. At St Joseph's, Collingwood, we are focused on learning that enables us to participate fully in life in the 21st century.  Our school vision – ‘To be a dynamic learning community where each person is valued and encouraged’, and to be a community where ‘the Gospel is lived as we move optimistically into the future’ – inspires us in our work every day.

St Joseph's, Collingwood is, indeed, an inspiring place to be every day. We embrace the challenge of providing a comprehensive learning program that will enable all of our young people to fully participate in modern society. At St Joseph's, we highly value community. As the Catholic School in the Parish of Clifton Hill and Collingwood, we espouse the values taught by Jesus in the Gospels. Our school is enhanced by our richly diverse population. We welcome children and families of all nationalities and faith traditions.

St Joseph's, Collingwood is a small school with big expectations. At our school, education of both the HEAD and HEART is paramount. We are a school community where everyone is known by name. We highly value the learning partnership between school and home and actively work to engage our families in a shared conversation about learning. For our current families, we are grateful for the trust you have placed in us. If you are looking at schools for your child, you are invited to come and see. I am sure you will be impressed.

Matthew Shawcross

Lead Principal