Welcome.....St Anne's School was founded by the Sisters of Mercy and officially opened 23 May 1925. Our school provides students from Prep to Year Six with a contemporary and well-balanced Catholic education in a family atmosphere. The school family consists of a caring and willing group of parents and students, together with a dedicated and experienced staff.
St Anne’s Catholic Primary School is located in the coastal town of Sarina, in the Rockhampton Diocese. The student population of the school remains relatively stable. Parents believe that St Anne’s offers their children a quality educational curriculum in an environment of care and nurturing, support and respect. The school has a very strong sense of community ownership. Strong support exists between staff, students and parents with a very active and dedicated Parents and Friends Committee and School Board. |
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Community News....
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100 DAYS OF PREP
On Friday the 13th of June, Prep will celebrate this occasion by dressing up as people would have dressed 100 years ago. This can be as simple or elaborate as you wish. Let’s get all students joining in so that none are left out. On the morning at school, we will have some activities based on the theme for students to explore and create from. Parents are welcome and encouraged to come along and join the prep class. Of course, every celebration deserves some food to bring us together, so it would be wonderful if each family could bring along a plate of food to share with each other. The morning will run from 8.45am - 10.00am at which point parents can go home. This time includes our assembly which the Preps will be running. Maybe there will be a part of assembly where the preps can strut their style in front of the whole school. Students can stay in their costumes for the day or may change into their uniform afterwards if they wish. READER'S CUP
This year, St Anne's has entered the Reader’s Cup Competition. Reader’s Cup is a a reading competition for avid readers in Year 6 organised by the Queensland Branch of The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA). A team of five students will compete against other schools in the Mackay region. Students will be given questions to answer about given texts – in a trivia style event. The competition will take place on Thursday the 12th of June. We look forward to keeping you posted on our Reader’s Cup journey! 
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ENROLMENTS 2026
We are now taking enrolments via the online system. We encourage both existing and new families who have a child starting Prep in 2026 to lodge their enrolment application as soon as possible. Applications are to be made via our online enrolment application. Please contact the school office for further information or if any assistance is required. MOTHER'S DAY
Last Sunday, we celebrated Mother’s Day, a cherished occasion that honours the invaluable role of mothers in our lives. It was also a time to recognise and appreciate all the incredible women who take on mothering roles—grandmothers, stepmothers, aunts, cousins, teachers, and special friends—who help shape and support us on our journey. At St Anne’s, last Friday, we gathered for a heartfelt celebration, honouring the remarkable women in our community. It was wonderful to see so many families come together for our prayer assembly, beautifully led by our Year One class. The morning was filled with love, joy, and warmth, making it a truly special event for all who attended. The smiles shared between mums, grandmas, big sisters, aunties, family friends, and our students lit up the day. Special thanks to all those who had a hand to play in this prayer celebration and afterwards. Thanks to Ms Moloney and Mrs Dunn for their prior preparation and to Mrs Cox for her support of the students. I recently found out that Mother’s Day in Australia owes its existence to Mrs Janet Heyden. She pioneered the tradition after launching a campaign in Sydney to raise funds for gifts for lonely or forgotten mothers. Originally, the day was meant to acknowledge and support disadvantaged mothers without family to care for them. Thanks to Mrs Heyden’s efforts, Australia now celebrates Mother’s Day on the second Sunday of May. This tradition, I’m led to believe, has even influenced the way we celebrate Father’s Day. We extend our heartfelt gratitude and joy to all the wonderful women in our St Anne’s community and to those who nurture and care for our students like mothers. Your love, kindness, and guidance are deeply appreciated, and we pray to our Mary, mother of Jesus, to bless and watch over all the mothers within our St Anne’s Catholic Primary School community. We pray that Mary, our heavenly mother, blesses you all, inspiring and uplifting you with her gentle and prayerful example. “And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love” 1 Corinthians 13:13 |
School Improvement Priorities for 2025
- Catholic Identity:
To further teacher confidence to effectively teach Religious Education. - Effective Teaching & Learning:
To use data to better inform our teaching and learning approaches to support the needs of all our students.
- Pastoral Support & Wellbeing:
To proactively enhance student safety, wellbeing and engagement for learning.
- Leadership, Partnerships and Resourcing:
To strengthen the partnership between home and the school.
