Principal’s Message
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to Villa Maria Catholic Primary School Hunters Hill.
At our school, the emphasis is on catering for the whole child – spiritually, socially, physically, emotionally, culturally and intellectually. These are based on the Gospel values, embedded within our school, of faith, hope, courage and generosity. We seek to help your child experience God’s love and nurture his/her personal faith in an environment of prayer, celebration and belonging.
With a talented and committed staff at Villa Maria, we provide a high quality learning environment which fosters academic excellence while respecting individual differences and improving student outcomes. Through personalised learning, we cater for our student’s God-given individual differences and work in partnership with parents to provide a faith-filled environment supported by a strong pastoral care program.
As a learning community, we work collaboratively to enhance the curriculum through high quality teaching and assessment. We value diversity and make informed and responsible decisions about improvements and innovations.
I welcome you to learn more about our school community by exploring our website.
Hannah Schneider
Principal
History
Hunters Hill Catholic Primary School opened in 1868 with 25 students. From 1883, a Marist Brother from St Joseph’s College, took charge of the boys’ schooling. By 1885, Sister Gertrude, a Josephite Sister, was the principal of the girls’ school.
In 1888, the parish constructed a school building which was divided into two: one part being a convent school for the Josephites with five sisters, eight boarders and an assistant teacher living on the premises – a total of 65 girls. The other part, the Marist Brothers’ school, had 48 students.
Two new buildings, one for boys and another for girls, were built on different sites and officially opened in 1908. The girls’ school, named St Joseph’s Girls School, was run by the Josephites. The boys’ school was run by the Marist Brothers and was a primary school for boys from third to sixth class. In 1909, the Josephites handed over the care to the Marist Sisters. This meant that three teaching orders were involved in the education of the children.
The Josephites involvement ended in 1964, when all primary school girls and infants of Marist Convent in Woolwich moved to Gladesville. This consolidation concluded in 1966, with all parish primary-aged children of both sexes, merged.
Our Mission
Inspired by Mary, we are called to:
- proclaim and give witness to the mission of the Catholic church in Australia
- live, learn and shine through authentic and contemporary teaching and learning
- be instruments of God’s mercy and compassion in our world.
Our Vision
Inspired by the person of Jesus Christ and enriched by the Marist charism we:
- respond to our call to be truly missionary in our everyday lives
- live the Gospel values in our relationships with others and in our service to the poor and marginalised
- nurture the uniqueness of each individual by living in faith, hope and courage and with generosity.
Villa Maria Parish
Parish Priest: Fr Kevin Bates SM
A: 3A Mary Street, Hunters Hill NSW 2100
P: (02) 9817 5325
W: hnom.com.au
MASS TIMES
Holy Name of Mary:
Monday–Friday: 9.00am
Saturday: 8.00am and 6.00pm
Sunday: 8.00am, 10.00am and 6.00pm
St Peter Chanel:
Sunday: 9.00am
Wednesday: 12.15pm