Our Values
Our Vision
Sacred Heart Catholic School aspires to be known as a community where all students have the opportunity to flourish in an environment that empowers them to be Christ like.
CHRIST LIKE
The school environment will empower all to live a Christian life through the essence of Catholic faith and values.
FLOURISH
We aspire that Sacred Heart Catholic School students will be happy, balanced and strong students who will thrive across all domains of life.
ENVIRONMENT
The potential of all, will be realised in a positive and safe environment, that recognises the God given gifts of each individual.
Our Mission
Sacred Heart is a unique Catholic rural community where everyone is nurtured, respected and valued as God’s children.
We strive to develop each child’s full potential by recognising their individual giftedness as part of God’s creation.
Our Motto
Witness the Truth
“...All Christians by the example of their lives and the witness of their word, wherever they live, have an obligation to manifest the new man which they have put on in Baptism and to reveal the power of the Holy Spirit by whom they were strengthened at Confirmation.” 2472 - Catechism - The Holy See
#WitnesstheTruth
Sacred Heart Prayer
O Sacred Heart of Jesus,
I place my trust in you.
Help us nurture, respect and be
valued as children of your heart.
Help us reach our full potential
and be recognised as individuals
using our God given gifts.
O Sacred Heart of Jesus,
pray for us.
Amen
Nano Nagle
Nano Nagle, founder of the Presentation Sisters, dedicated her life to educating poor girls in Cork, Ireland. With a lantern in hand, she walked the streets, offering comfort and hope to the sick and needy. The lantern symbolises her kindness and God’s love, reflecting the warmth of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Driven by compassion, Nano cared deeply for the poor, the elderly, and the forgotten. Guided by Jesus’ teachings, she devoted her life to helping the vulnerable and is remembered for her faith and commitment to justice and love.
"Not Words But Deeds"
Our journey through the years
1891
The Presentation sisters arrive in Geraldton, after a long journey from Ireland.
1906
The foundation stone Sacred Heart Catholic Church was laid on 30th December 1906, instigated after Father Hoyne of New Norcia visited the townsite.
Ballardong people
"The Goomalling district was occupied by the Balardong people, a tribe of about 500, part of the
thirteen Noongar tribes which occupied the fertile triangle of Southwestern Australia extending from Geraldton to Esperance.”
The Presentation Convent School was
originally where the Goomalling tennis courts currently stand, from 1912 to 1951. Then, in 1913 the Presentation sisters built a Convent used as a boarding house for girls.
1912
2012
Centenary Celebrations gathered many community members, past and present, with a Mass celebrated by Archbishop Timothy Costelloe.
2022
The school History Garden was opened to celebrate 110 years. Families and staff contributed as shown by the commemorative bricks, at the base of the bell, along the pathway.
Today
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