Why choose our school?
At St Margaret Mary’s Catholic Primary School Randwick North, we recognise that children follow unique learning paths to accomplish their personal best. Our academic and co-curricular programs empower students to try new things, while our community engagement and resilience programs build confidence, social skills and emotional wellbeing.
The Brigidine values of justice, love, peace, inclusion and stewardship are the cornerstone of our school and combined with our celebrated relationship with God, enable students to become respectful citizens and lifelong learners.
Principal’s Message
Thank you for taking the time to learn about St Margaret Mary’s. As a thriving and well-connected school, we pride ourselves on being a community where every child is genuinely known, supported and encouraged to thrive.
Since joining the school in 2023, I have had the privilege of leading a dedicated team of educators who are committed to high‑quality, evidence‑based teaching. Our personalised approach to learning enables us to build strong relationships and ensure every student feels a deep sense of belonging.
At St Margaret Mary’s, we strive for academic excellence through our CARE vision – a commitment to being Collaborative, Accountable, Reflective and Engaged. These values guide the way our students learn, the way our teachers teach and the way our community works together.
Our strong connection with Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Parish enriches the spiritual life of our school. Grounded in the Brigidine tradition, we nurture a community shaped by compassion, stewardship and social justice.
We are proud of our partnerships with local early‑learning centres and our feeder Catholic High schools including Marcellin College, Brigidine College and St Clare’s College. These relationships support smooth transitions into Kindergarten and into secondary education. They broaden opportunities for our students while keeping them anchored in the warm, supportive environment that defines St Margaret Mary’s.
As we look to the future, I am excited by the possibilities ahead. Working alongside our families, we remain committed to nurturing a school environment where every child is valued, stretched, and supported to flourish in their learning, faith, and personal development.
Warm regards,
Mrs Kylie O’Donnell
Principal
History
Established in 1956 as a K–2 infants school, St Margaret Mary was staffed by the Brigidine Sisters who travelled each day from their convent in Randwick. The school grew to be a K–6 school in the 1960s as the population of young families in the area grew. In recent times the Parish of St Margaret Mary has been twinned with Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Randwick.
Charism
The charism of the school is drawn from the Brigidine tradition to reflect the founding Religious Order of the school and from the spirituality of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, the congregational order of our parish priest. The school continues the Brigidine tradition of valuing education in faith and building a holistic approach to lifelong learning whereby the values of respect, peace, love, stewardship and social justice are promoted.
Inspired by the example and spirit of St Margaret Mary and the charism of Brigidine Sisters, students aspire to live out our motto, ‘Justice and Love’ in their daily life.
Vision
At St Margaret Mary’s Catholic Primary School Randwick North, we continue to:
- build on the strong foundations of our diverse history
- grow together as an educating community
- enable students to reach new heights through a contemporary pedagogy and
- branch out to others to make a positive difference in our world.
Our vision for learning takes inspiration from the ancient trees in our playground.
‘Climbing the tree of life-long learning’; this phrase captures our belief that learning:
- continues for all of life
- is best when built on strong foundations
- occurs through collaboration and cooperation and
- is best when we recognise that each learner follows different and unique pathways to achieve his/her personal best.
Mission
Inspired by the life of St Margaret Mary and our Brigidine heritage, we educate according to the values of justice, love, peace, inclusion and stewardship. As a faith community we strive to make a positive difference in our world and as a learning community we promote life-long learning.
St Margaret Mary’s Catholic Primary School Randwick North works closely with our parish to assist students to know, understand and celebrate our
Catholic faith. On special feast days or celebrations, the children attend Mass as a whole school, as well as participate in family Masses throughout the term. Students are actively involved in these Masses through reading, singing, drama and listening.
Our parish priest, Fr Peter Hearn, msc, shares responsibility for the parish of St Margaret Mary and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Randwick as well as the associated schools.
Parish Based Sacramental Program
Parents wishing to present their children for the Sacraments of Reconciliation, First Communion and Confirmation will be invited to attend a Sacramental Information Meeting facilitated by St Margaret Mary’s Parish. Sacramental programs are based at the parish. We support the Sacramental programs by preparing the children.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
A: 193 Avoca Street, Randwick, NSW 2031
P: (02) 9399 6775
E: parishoffice@sacredheart.org.au
W: www.sacredheart.org.au
Mass times
Saturday: Vigil 5.30pm
Sunday: 9.30 am
Thursday during school term: 9.15am School Mass
