Why choose our school?
At Holy Innocents’ Catholic Primary School Croydon our students are at the heart of everything we do. We provide a contemporary, flexible learning environment, offering personalised learning that supports students to become resilient and knowledgeable.
Our contemporary learning spaces and practices, specialist teachers, and an array of extracurricular activities prepare our students to be leaders for our future world.
We provide a modern learning environment, offering differentiated learning with a gifted identification process for every child allowing students to accelerate and grow to become exceptional, resilient learners.
Principal’s Message
Welcome to Holy Innocents’ Catholic Primary School Croydon.
I am so proud to be the Principal of Holy Innocents’ and have a long connection to this wonderful Catholic community, dating back to when I started here as a beginning teacher.
At Holy Innocents’ we make a difference through learning partnerships. As a teaching and learning team, we endeavour to ensure that you and your child find this learning environment both stimulating and rewarding.
The staff of Holy Innocents’ work collaboratively with students and parents to provide opportunities where your child will grow as a learner and a person of faith and our goal is to meet them at the point of need.
We have a number of specialised programs to support learners to be their best. There are many highly effective support and extension programs that exist at Holy Innocents’ and they are delivered by experts teams of teachers. Our High 5 Transition to Big School Program is designed to ensure that future families feel welcome, safe and nurtured before they start day 1 of Kindergarten.
Developing quality relationships is an integral part of our school culture. We believe that we have a shared role with you in assisting your child to learn about their faith and the world. We value the knowledge you have of your children and will work with you to develop a broad understanding of your child’s needs, hopes, and aspirations.
Parents are welcome at any time. We seek your constructive participation and feedback through decision-making processes. We need your positivity in our community. Through our open-door policy, we encourage you to make regular contact with us. You are encouraged to contact staff to discuss specific issues related to your child’s education.
Scott Manca
Principal
Holy Innocents’ School Catholic Primary School Croydon began in February 1925. The school opened with 55 pupils. During the week, the new Church was partitioned off into classrooms, with pews used as desks. The holes from the hinges of the drop-down desks can still be seen today in the church.
The first teachers were two Sisters of Charity from Concord. Due to the pressing need for more teachers in their own Parish, by 1927 they could no longer service the school. On their arrival, the Presentation Sisters advertised that they would take lessons in piano and all stringed instruments, singing, theory of music, elocution, dancing, shorthand, bookkeeping, and business principles. In 1927, the school had 142 pupils.
We build upon and celebrate the rich traditions and charisms of both the Sisters of Charity and the Presentation Sisters. The influence of both of these orders on our school still resonates and has rich links to our motto ‘to love, to lead, to shine.’
The school motto, Light My Way was created through a shared process involving students, staff and parents and epitomises our commitment to our Presentation charism and our commitment to share our Catholic faith through teachers and parents working together to educate students in faith.
As a Catholic School we are committed to:
- nurturing the Catholic faith and traditions founded on Jesus Christ and His teachings
- providing a motivating, contemporary Australian education that enables all students to achieve their full potential.
- inclusive teaching practices that uphold the dignity of each student.
- empowering students to make a difference in the world.
At Holy Innocents’ Catholic Primary School Croydon we pride ourselves on our strong connection to our parish and community.
Parish Priest: Rev. Peter Krigovsky
A: 36 Cheltenham Road, Croydon NSW 2132
P: (02) 9747 4291
E: holyinn100@gmail.com
W: www.holyinnocentscroydon.org.au
Mass Times
| Day | Time |
|---|---|
| Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday | 9.15am |
| Wednesday | 7.00pm |
| Saturday | 9.15am and 5.00pm (Vigil) |
| Sunday | 7.30am, 8.45am (Italian), except second Sunday of the month, 10.00am (Family Mass). 2nd Sunday of the month: 11:30am (Czech and Slovak) |
