Why choose our school?
St Mark’s Catholic Primary School Drummoyne is a nurturing, positive community that delivers excellent academic results through a student-centred learning approach. We are committed to ensuring that all students experience growth in their learning and are adequately challenged and supported to achieve their best. Staff are highly professional, committed, collaborative and enthusiastic.
We cater for gifted learners, and provide opportunities in the creative arts and in many sporting areas. If you would like your child to realise their full potential, St Mark’s is a wonderful educational choice.
Principal’s Message
History
The school of St Mark’s Catholic Primary School Drummoyne was built and opened in 1889 with 13 students taught by two local sisters. By 1894, there were 98 students and the school was taken over by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan. By 1900, the Sisters of St Joseph agreed to staff the school, which had 150 students. The school continued to progress, despite limited funding and the 1930s depression, to over 250 students by 1940. In 1948, the Presentation Sisters (Wagga Wagga congregation) took over the leadership of the school.
By 1953, with the support of the parish priest, a new school was provided by the parish. By 1969, there were approximately 250 students at the school. In 1993 the Presentation Sisters ended their fifty-five year leadership of the school and in 1994, the first lay principal was appointed.
Charism
At St Mark’s we have a dual charism, the Sisters of St Joseph, and Mary MacKillop as the founder and the Presentation Sisters of Wagga Wagga, with Nano Nagle as the co-founder.
Both Mary MacKillop and Nano Nagle were women who saw a need in their society and responded to help those who were poor and disadvantaged.
Mission
With Christ as our model, St Mark’s Catholic Primary School Drummoyne works together with our parish, parents and staff to provide and celebrate Catholic education for all students.
Vision
With Christ as our model we seek to lead each student to:
- Discover – more about themselves, their relationships with others, their world, their faith tradition and God
- Achieve – their full potential personally, spiritually, academically and intellectually
- Become – empowered, lifelong learners.
Our school motto
As a faith-filled community, our school motto is ‘Live the Gospel’; this motto underpins our school’s mission and vision.
Our vision for learning
Students are the centre of our learning environment and are given opportunities to:
- Discover – in a supportive and positive learning environment which caters for diverse needs
- Achieve – through challenging, yet achievable learning experiences that are relevant to real life
- Become – confident, resilient and critical thinkers, enabling them to make connections between their learning and the outside world.
St Mark’s Parish Drummoyne
Parish Priest: Fr Michael McLean
Mass and Reconciliation times
Monday: 8.00am
Tuesday: 9.30am
Wednesday: 7.30am
Thursday: 9.30am
Friday: 8.00am
Saturday: Reconciliation 11.30am, Vigil 6.00pm
Sunday: 9.00am. 6.00pm
Find out more about our parish St Mark’s Parish, Drummoyne
Parish-based Sacramental program
Parents wishing to present their children for the Sacraments of Reconciliation, First Communion and Confirmation, will be invited to attend a Sacramental information meeting facilitated by St Mark’s parish. Sacramental programs are based at the parish.
