Every school has a motto or mission statement that outlines how each member of the community can benefit from being part of the school community.
The motto at St Clare’s Primary School in Officer is: Faith leads to courage, wisdom, and compassion.
To live out this motto, all members of the St Clare’s community are asked to follow its school-wide expectations: respect, optimism, courage, kind, and safe – ROCKS.
Students follow these in their daily actions at school by doing their job, having a go, making positive choices, seeking help when needed, modelling and practising kindness, and keeping themselves and others safe.
At St Clare’s, these expectations are modelled and explicitly taught and reinforced in an ongoing way.
Student awards are based on living out ROCKS and the school links these expectations to scriptures in the Bible.
The school hopes all members of its community will leave St Clare’s with the school-wide expectations and motto instilled in their minds as they go through life.
St Clare’s looks to nurture the holistic development of each child at the school.
For the St Clare’s family, numeracy and literacy skills are core elements of education, but so is religious education – developing empathy, social justice, and a strong moral compass.
The school encourages active play and healthy bodies; understanding other cultures through learning languages; and the confidence that comes with developing creativity through the performing and visual arts.
Student achievement is measured not only by academic growth but also by each child’s emotional, social, and spiritual wellbeing.
Being part of a faith-filled community instils students with a sense of identity, a feeling of belonging, and, above all, a powerful sense of self-worth.
At St Clare’s, the aim is to have each child reach their potential to be a well-rounded individual within a supportive and caring learning environment.
As part of the parish of St Patrick’s in Pakenham, the school is on-site with the early learning centre and the Officer campus of St Francis Xavier College.
This provides a seamless transition from early childhood to secondary education with state-of-the-art facilities.
Each learning space has been designed by education award-winning architects to provide a rich environment conducive to relevant, meaningful learning.
Areas are spacious and well-resourced to meet the diverse needs of all learners.
The school’s final stage of landscape and garden works was recently completed and includes a new playground and sports field.
Before your children even come to school, you, as parents, have taught them so much.
They’ve learned to listen, to ask questions, to be filled with wonder, to say thank you, to wash their hands, to pick up after themselves, and to look out for each other.
Visit www.stclaresofficer.catholic.edu.au and take a ‘virtual tour’ to get a real feel for the school.
School tours are also available. Call 5940 6777 to book a time.
Parents looking to enrol their child for 2026 should contact St Clare’s now, as it is now accepting enrolments for next year.
For all enquires or to receive enrolment documentation, call 5940 6777 or email enrolments@stclaresofficer.catholic.edu.au.
