At Sacred Heart we are committed to providing a high-quality education for our students by focusing on English, Mathematics, Religious Education and a vibrant specialist curriculum including STEM (science, technology, engineering, and maths), Italian, Music, Art, Physical Education and Library. In 2025 our teaching and learning program was enhanced by the implementation of Magnify Sandhurst which provides a uniform approach for the 51 schools within the Sandhurst diocese.
Magnify Sandhurst combines evidence-based practices in teaching and learning to support each student’s unique needs, strengths, and goals. The Magnify program focuses on strengthening core areas like literacy and numeracy, building supportive classroom environments, and integrating Catholic values in daily learning. We are committed to improving outcomes and providing a program where every student can flourish, inspired by the mantra, “Every Student, Every Teacher, Every School, Every Day!”
Magnify Sandhurst aims to enhance learning outcomes through:
Structured and Evidence-based Learning: Using the latest neuroscience and a structured, knowledge-rich curriculum, we ensure students build deep understanding. A low-variance curriculum provides students with a consistent learning experience and reduces the amount of preparation and planning required by teachers, allowing teachers to focus on individual student needs.
Magnifying Literacy and Numeracy: Providing targeted support and resources to improve reading, writing, and math skills at all levels.
Calm Classrooms and Positive Learning Environments: Promoting calm, supportive, and positive learning environments through common practices, expectations, and social norms.
As a student at Sacred Heart School, your child’s learning will be enhanced through:
Dedicated and caring tea
chers who are supported through an excellent professional learning and coaching program designed to enhance their knowledge of current research and best teaching practice
Support for students with additional learning needs including specialists who support the development of individual learning plans
A well-resourced and calm classroom environment
Opportunities in public speaking competitions, poetry recital competitions and many other activities
Opportunities through an additional Instrumental music program
Opportunities to participate in interschool activities
A camps and excursions program which compliments our learning and social development programs
A wellbeing curriculum addressing the social emotional learning of students
SPECIALIST CURRICULUM
Visual Arts:
At Sacred Heart, Visual Arts is a dynamic and inspiring program offered from Foundation to Grade 6. Students explore the Elements of Art while engaging with the works of renowned Australian and international artists, both historical and contemporary. Through hands-on experiences and thoughtful interpretation, students are empowered to create personal artworks that reflect their understanding and unique voice. Each year, the school community celebrates these creative journeys in our annual art magazine, I Heart Sacred Art.
Private Music Tuition / School Rock Band
Sacred Heart offers private music tuition in guitar, drums, ukulele and bass, nurturing students’ individual talents and love for music. Our senior students also have the exciting opportunity to join The Evening Birds, our school rock band. Rehearsing weekly, the band performs at events throughout the year, showcasing the energy, skill, and teamwork of our student musicians.
STEM
STEM is an interdisciplinary subject encompassing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. This year, students at Sacred Heart Primary School are engaging in a dynamic and hands-on STEM program designed to inspire curiosity, problem-solving, and innovation.
The focus areas for 2025 include:
· Biological Science: Exploring animal and plant adaptations as well as life cycles.
· Digital Technology: Developing coding skills through block programming using SPHERO robots.
· Physical Science: Investigating forces and electricity, with practical applications including the design and construction of balloon-powered cars and solar-powered houses.
· Design Technology: Leveraging digital tools to create original designs, which students will then cut and apply to real-world projects.
Through these integrated units, students build essential 21st-century skills, apply their learning in creative ways, and deepen their understanding of the world around them.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Sports and Physical Education is offered to the students of Sacred Heart for one hour every week. During this time students are exposed to many games, activities, sports, and programs that aim to increase their enjoyment and participation in Physical Education. A strong emphasis is placed on ‘What makes a Good Sport?’ and actions and values behind this. Personal bests, effort, and support for others in sports is taught and modelled in a number of ways.
Students have an annual Cross Country Day, Athletics Day and a swimming program. Multiple sports incursions and excursions happen throughout the year. The Sport and Physical Education is a supportive, fun and vibrant part of the Sacred Heart Curriculum.
MUSIC
Students engage in a sequential music program from Foundation to Grade 6. There is a strong emphasis on the development of aural skills through the exploration of sound, song, movement and playing. Students develop an understanding of the musical elements, basic music notation and an appreciation of music through active participation; learning to play instruments and singing music from a range of styles, traditions and cultures.
CHOIR
Children who love to sing have the opportunity to come together at break time, once a week, as a part of our positive play program and to sing at special school events. In Term 4, students are invited to join our Carols Choir, singing for the residents at Moyola, Parkvilla and at Carols by Candlelight.
ITALIAN
As Tatura has a rich Italian heritage, students from Foundation to Grade 6 learn Italian. There is a focus on simple conversation, functional language within the classroom and gaining an understanding and appreciation of the culture. Italian is a phonetically based language, which assists children greatly in their learning.
