History:
St John Bosco's Primary School was established in 1955 by Fr Little, the uncle of the late Sir Archbishop Little. The Sisters of Charity opened St John Bosco's Catholic Primary School in 1955. Parishioners built the school buildings prior to the opening. The first lay principal was Linda Salpietro, appointed in 1974. The school is located in Niddrie, a small suburb 10 km from the city, west of Essendon, bordered by Aberfeldie, Airport West and East Keilor.
Description:
St John Bosco's is a community where a living Catholic faith underpins all we do. Every person is nurtured, valued and respected as an individual. Learning is meaningful and creative, empowering all to be active participants in a contemporary world.
In order to achieve our vision we will:
- provide experiences to worship through prayer, sacrament and liturgy
- raise awareness, build compassion and actively support and engage in current social justice issues
- reflect gospel values in all relationships
- develop and enhance the spiritual and theological understanding of our community
- provide an environment in which all feel welcome, safe, respected and valued
- acknowledge and celebrate the individual emotionally, intellectually, physically and socially
- build self efficacy
- foster positive relationships through a restorative approach
- provide opportunities and build capacity to be leaders
- encourage every person to have a voice
- develop learning and teaching from data
- use a range of approaches to meet learning needs
- provide an environment that encourages shared responsibility for learning outcomes
- provide opportunities for students to show their learning in a creative manner
- support the development of critical thinking
Features:
The buildings comprise an L-shaped main building holding ten classrooms, library, administration area, staff facilities and storerooms. Two outside buildings house seven other classrooms. Outside and play areas are ample and well equipped, having been refurbished with a school pride grant and school funds to lay artificial multi-sport surface. The school has access to the parish hall and meeting room for Performing Arts; maintaining a well-stocked sports equipment room and areas allocated for storage of Literacy and Maths equipment.