Welcome......

Hello and welcome to the St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School website.  We are a community dedicated to the provision of high quality, inclusive Catholic education in coeducational classes from Preparatory Year to Year 7. 

St Sebastian’s school opened its doors in the beautiful near city suburb of Yeronga in 1937.  The Sisters of St Joseph taught the first class of 38 students in 1937 in what is now The Arts Hall.  St Sebastian’s is administered by Brisbane Catholic Education [BCE], the educational arm of the Archdiocese of Brisbane.  As part of this learning community in diocesan Catholic schools - a community currently comprising 136 schools - St Sebastian's has access to the very significant services provided by Brisbane Catholic Education.

Distinctive curriculum offerings are Information Communication & Learning Technology (ICLT), LOTE (Japanese), Music Program, Health & Physical Education Program, Chess, Choir and Instrumental Music Programs.  

If you cannot find what you're looking for on this website, or if you would like any further information about St Sebastian's, please do not hesitate to contact us.

 

Community News

Welcome back to an exciting school year for all of our St Sebastian’s community.  2010 got off to a smooth start even though some students in Years 3 and 2/3 had to find their rooms for the first time!  The demountable classrooms that will house these classes and the ‘new’ demountable amenities block was still being outfitted when school returned!  By this week everyone has become familiar with the new buildings, including the local fire department that awarded us full honours for having the classrooms safe and ready. 

We are also keenly watching the transformation of our stylish and functional new tuckshop! The transformation is well underway and going to plan thanks to the Commonwealth Government’s National Schools Project (NSP) funding and your generosity.  The P&F is helping fund the refit of the tuckshop, as well as paying for the upgrade of the fridge, freezer, upright cooker, convection microwave and range hood.  The money to complete this project has come from your efforts during last year with the many fund raising initiatives.   

This year we have 45 smart looking Prep students working with Ms Jo Ross and Ms Kate Marshall.  The children settled comfortably into classroom activities, with hardly a tear in sight, after giving mum’s and dad’s a quick hug goodbye.  Thank you parents for putting in the preparation at the end of last year and over the holidays to make this transition so smooth.   We also have nine new students starting at St Sebastian’s throughout the other year levels.  We welcome all our new families to St Sebastian’s school community as we work together to make this part of the children’s learning journey an exciting and happy experience.

Opening Mass
Due to the fantastic building program that is currently happening at St Sebastian’s, we will be celebrating our opening school Mass at St Fabian’s Church at Yeerongpilly.  The Mass will be held on Friday 12th February at 2pm.  Parents and other family members are very welcome to join us for this celebration.  The Mass will conclude at 3pm and parents are welcome to take their child/ren home from the Church once they have notified their child’s/ren’s class teacher/s.  The children will catch a bus to St Fabian’s and a bus will also transport children back to St Sebastian’s if they are unable to be collected from St Fabian’s. 

If you are a parent at St Sebastian's then check out all the other news via this week's newsletter. This is a password protected document and the password is available from the school office.