Welcome to St Mary Magdalene’s School, a Catholic school with proud history of connecting Life, Faith and Learning in Adelaide’s north. St Mary Magdalene’s School delivers high-quality education in the Mercy tradition for children from Reception to Year 6.
Our school extends beyond the classroom to engage and connect with the broader community through the St Mary Magdalene’s School Community Hub, which runs playgroups, early learning years’ programs, adult programs, and social connection groups.
I know the school and the community well, having myself been educated at St Mary Magdalene’s School for my primary school years. This strong connection I have with St Mary Magdalene’s School helps inform my passion to ensure our focus is not only on academic outcomes for students, but helping students reach their full potential and harness their own God-give gifts and talents.
Our Mercy tradition means we engage the whole person and is founded on the values of compassion, justice, respect, hospitality, service, and courage. These values are embedded into our curriculum to educate students with an understanding of the spiritual, intellectual, physical, and social aspects of their lives.
St Mary Magdalene’s School learning and teaching model is personalised for each student to enable them to find their own strengths and address their areas of personal challenge. We encourage a no-fail environment where learning, growth and resilience are encouraged in students to create life-long learners.
Our school acknowledges and recognises the traditional owners of the land, the Kaurna people, and we encourage our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to develop their cultural connections. We also encourage this connection and understanding within the broader school community to help foster and develop reconciliation with Australia’s first people.
Our parents and guardians form an integral part of our community. Parents and guardians are encouraged to be part of our school community and our staff enjoy building relationships with families.
We offer Reception transition days, kindy and preschool visits, and two Reception intakes per year. I encourage you to view our website and contact the school for further information and enrolment details. We have regular school tours throughout the term and registrations can be made via our front office or website.
I invite you to discover more about St Mary Magdalene’s School and learn how our contemporary curriculum and focus on the education of the whole person in the unique Mercy tradition provides every opportunity for each child to achieve success.
Connecting Life, Faith and Learning
Chris Platten
Principal
