Our school provides opportunities for students, staff and parents to know and celebrate their Catholic faith. This is done through the religious life of our school. Members of our community experience a rich liturgical and prayer life, celebration of the Sacraments, faith formation, social outreach activities, and opportunities to share faith with each other and with youth from other schools in the Archdiocese.
St Mary’s Cathedral College is a school that is Catholic in its identity, honest and pastoral in its orientation, and capable of nurturing all that is best in the students who fill its spaces with so much life every school day.
We aim to set a path where our Catholic lens is foundational to all that we do.
Our Liberal Arts approach challenges students to think before they take action or indeed take action to make others think. Now more than ever, we need our students to act with civic intention, be resolute in their moral reasoning and look to advocate for a just and equitable society. The Liberal Arts are underpinned by our call to know and love Christ through learning and be emboldened by the inspiration of Jesus’ gospel message: ‘I have come so that they may have life and have it to the full’ (John 10:10).
It is an approach that fosters creativity and imagination while cultivating a love of learning through deepening intellectuality and faith. The Liberal Arts prioritises character formation and our approach to wellbeing and pastoral care connects the acquisition of virtues with all learning so that our student’s school journey is one that leads to flourishing and indeed a life ‘lived to the full.’