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| History |
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Christ
Our Holy Redeemer Parish was formed in 1957 and the
school was opened in the original Church building,
which was constructed in 1958. The school and the church
shared the same building for the first three years
when in 1961 the lower school building was opened and
subsequently extended in 1968 to include extra classrooms
and a tuckshop. |
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In 1976/77 a
new hall was opened and in 1978/79 the library and
staffroom were completed. The Brigidine Sisters came
to the school in 1961 and remained until 1978. Since
this time the school has been staffed by lay teachers. |
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The administration
area was refurbished in 2000 along with the construction
of a new library, information technology area and meeting
room. In July 2004 the junior corridor was demolished
and has being rebuilt to allow more level and easier
access. At the same time the three classrooms in the
senior block were refurbished along with the construction
of one new classroom and a storage area which has incorporated
the old office area. In 2005 the senior classes and
corridor have been painted, interior blinds have been
replaced, air-conditioning has been installed into
the new classroom and a multi media sound system has
been installed in the hall. |
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In 2006 the tennis courts were re-surfaced with a synthetic grass placed on the courts allowing this area to be used by the children. In 2007 a new toilet block was built on the oval and in 2008 stage 2 of the Masterplan will take place and two new classrooms will be built. |
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| Location |
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Our school is situated on the corner
of Huntingdale Rd. and Ferntree Gully Rd. in East Oakleigh.
It has a large oval, shaded play equipment, a sheltered
sand pit, an asphalt area marked out with a variety
of games, security fencing, multi purpose courts and a hall. |
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We are close to Oakleigh suburban shopping
centre, a local library, swimming pool, recreation
centre and parkland. There is easy access to Monash
Freeway, with ample public transport including buses
and rail service. |
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| School
Structure |
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Our
current enrolment is 204 students, representing 138
families in 9 classrooms. The majority of our students
come from diverse cultural backgrounds. Approximately
21% of our students speak another language at home
and therefore use English as their second language. The
class groupings are as follows: |
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2 Prep
classes |
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3 Year 1/2 classes |
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2 Year 3/4 classes |
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2 Year 5/6 classes |
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These classes are supported
by the following specialists and support staff: |
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Religious Education Co-ordinator |
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Curriculum Co-ordinator |
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Student Well-Being Co-ordinator |
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Mathematics Co-ordinator |
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Student Services Co-ordinator |
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Classroom Support Teacher |
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Information Technology Teacher and Co-ordinator |
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Information Technology Maintenance Manager |
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Librarian |
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Library Technician |
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Literacy Co-ordinator |
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Reading Recovery Teacher |
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Physical Education Teacher and Sport Co-ordinator |
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Music Teacher |
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LOTE Teacher (Italian) |
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Integration Aides |
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| Population |
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School
parents come from a wide range of cultural backgrounds
with their birthplaces including Italy, Vietnam, Poland,
Sri Lanka, Russia and Greece. |
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| Parish |
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Our parish
priest, Rev Fr Magri takes an active and genuine
interest in the conduct and operation of the school.
Fr Magri works to promote the development of a co-operative
spirit between parish and school committees and thus
aims to bring a deeper sense of community to the whole
parish. The Parish Pastoral Council works to support
and co-ordinate the work of all parish groups. |
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| School
Education Board |
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The Principal
and staff at Christ Our Holy Redeemer School are supported
by an Education Board. The Board meets regularly to
fulfil its role of responsibility for the school and
parish community. The Board also has one sub committee;
namely the Parents’ Association. |
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| Parent
Organizations |
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Christ
Our Holy Redeemer is also supported by an enthusiastic
and dedicated team of parents who combine to form the
Parents’ Association. The Association assumes
responsibility for organising social and fund-raising
events. Each year they identify a specific goal and
work to raise funds for this target. In 2005 the money
raised purchased: |
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Computers
to upgrade the Information Technology Room. |
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A digital and video
camera. |
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A data show
projector. |
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Upgrade of reading resources. |
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| Religious
Education |
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The Religious Education
program is based on the Religious Education Texts, “To
Know, Worship and Love”. The Religious Education
Co-ordinator leads the on-going formulation of a school
based policy through a process of consultation and
discussion with staff. |
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Current sacramental
classes are: |
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School children
are actively encouraged to participate in liturgies,
with arrangements being made for classes to attend
reconciliation and regular masses. |
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There is a
well-established Sacramental program which actively
encourages the involvement of parents. This program
is assessed and evaluated in light of the changing
needs of the parish/school community. A catechetical
program operates within the parish. |
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| Assemblies |
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The whole school meet for
an assembly on a Monday morning and a Friday morning.
On a Monday morning there is a prayer led by our student
leaders and the students are updated on events for
the week. On a Friday morning the year 5/6
classes host the assemblies and each class is given
the opportunity to present their work throughout the
year. We also present merit awards, birthday
certificates and acknowledge those students that have
displayed a positive attitude during the week. Parents
are welcome to attend these assemblies. |
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| School
Logo |
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Our logo represents the
identity of our parish school as one with Christ, the
Redeemer king. |
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