St Finbarr's is a Brisbane Catholic Education school respecting the traditions and charisms of our founders, the Sisters of Charity.
Our Vision is to be a community living and learning in
Faith and Love.
Our Mission as a Catholic School is to:
- celebrate and know the person, vision and teachings of Jesus;
- provide excellence in education that encourages life-long learners;
- meet challenges and reach out with confidence, courage and compassion;
- promote respect for ourselves and others and the world around us; and
- strive to be the best that we can be, in a safe, welcoming environment.
Our Vision and Mission guides our education and organisation practices by living and learning each and every day.
We celebrate and know the person, vision and teachings of Jesus:
- Knowing the whole child
- Differentiation
- Teaching with a Catholic Perspective
- Religious Life of the School
- Partnership with the parents/carers
We provide excellence in education that encourages life-long learners:
- Knowing children as individual learners
- Clear learning intentions
- Regular goal setting opportunities
- Integrating cross-curriculum priorities and general capabilities
We meet challenges and reach out with confidence, courage, and compassion:
- Targeted support
- NCCD and ENGAGE
- High Yield Strategies -Review & response meetings and Learning Walk & Talks
- Response to data
We promote respect for ourselves and others and the world around us:
- General capabilities
- Behaviour matrix
- Religious Life of the School
- Year 6 leadership groups – Critical and Creative Thinking, Catholic Identity, Sustainability, and Welcome.
Strive to be the best that we can be:
- Goal setting
- Class Covenant
- Student awards and Term awards
- Gotcha tickets
CARE – PB4L Behaviour matrix
© Brisbane Catholic Education, St Finbarr's School (2023)