Why choose us?
St Andrew’s Catholic Primary School Malabar is a close community in which every student is known and cared for, and taught to respect themselves and the dignity of others.
An inclusive, tailored approach to learning ensures that all students’ are enriched and are challenged to do their best.
The encouragement of critical and creative thinking underpins the strong performance of our students.
History
St Andrew’s Catholic Primary School Malabar was opened in 1915 with seventeen pupils, and the school was staffed until 1931 by the Sisters from The Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. The Sisters of the Order decided to cease their involvement in the Long Bay area to focus on financing their Missionary endeavours in New Guinea. They offered their land for sale in 1929. The Gunnedah Sisters of Mercy purchased a large tract and provided training for the school. With the land acquired the parish school and church expansion resumed. The new school was opened in 1932 with 74 students.
Today, St Andrew’s has over 420 students and ‘Our Little School on the Hill’ has greatly expanded.
Values
St Andrew’s values are based on those from one of the founding orders, the Sisters of Mercy and Catherine McAuley. Catherine gives us a model for faith-filled action, centred on prayer and reflection in our busy lives. She is a living example of how our hearts, ‘can always be in the same place centred in God’. At St Andrew’s we try to live out the Mercy values of generosity, compassion and love.
Mission
The four pillars of our mission statement are the following:
Our Vision for Learning
The community of St Andrew’s is caring and supportive. The students and families in the school actively support fundraising and social activities throughout the year to provide assistance to various charities including St Vincent De Paul and Caritas Australia.
Parish: St Andrew’s Church
Parish Priest: Fr John Knight
- Saturday Vigil: 5.00pm
- Sunday: 9.00am
- Tuesday: 9.00am
- Wednesday: 9.00am
- Friday: 9.00am
Reconciliation:
- Saturday: 4.30–5.00pm
Other Services: First Sunday of each month there is an additional Mass in the Reconciliation Church 11 Yarra Rd, La Perouse at 11am arranged by the Aboriginal Catholic Ministry.
