Children from Pre-Primary to Year Six participate in weekly Science lessons, children in Kindergarten on a fortnightly basis. The Science classroom is well-resourced, and the children cover Biology, Physics, Chemistry and Earth and Beyond units each year as part of the curriculum. The Primary Connections units are used loosely as a base focusing on the 5E model, Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate and Evaluate. Lessons are hands-on with a huge focus on inquiry skills such as questioning, exploring, use of tables, graphs, Venn diagrams, t-charts and graphing.

Our school has a community garden where we grow produce to learn about the life cycle of fruits and vegetables, three worm farms where we collect the worm waste for fertiliser. Each class rotates throughout the semester to work with the Year 6 Stewardship Team in our garden.

Health and Physical Education provides students with an understanding of health issues and the skills needed for confident participation in sport and recreational activities. This enables students to make responsible decisions about health and physical activity and to promote their own and others’ health and well-being.

Children from Kindergarten to Year Six receive lessons from a specialist Physical Education teacher, which focus primarily on the development of fundamental movement and sports related skills. Our students have the opportunity to represent our school in various sports including swimming, athletics and cross-country.

Through Languages Other Than English (LOTE), students learn to communicate effectively in other languages and gain an understanding of other cultures. They learn to interact with people and cultures other than their own and gain practical skills they can use in future social, cultural and vocational areas.

At St Vincent’s, all students from Year One to Six are taught the Italian language and culture. They learn through role-playing, singing, poems, prayer and games.

The Arts are highly valued learning area at St Vincent’s. Not only are they an avenue for children to express themselves, they allow students to experience the full aesthetic of mind, body and spirit of creation.

We provide a unified programme across the school not only to provide students with the opportunities to grow in confidence and creativity, but also to develop skills in critical thinking, cultural awareness and collaboration.

It is understood that not all children are attracted to every area of the arts, so we provide a unified programme to provide opportunities for all students to find their own style of expression and creativity.

Students from Pre-Primary to Year Six participate in Visual Art and Drama classes each week. From Year Four to Year Six students can join Avanti Choir and Liturgical Dance troupe. The Arts are also integrated into classroom learning and across the school through different learning areas and school activities.