At St Anne’s Catholic School, learning is an inspiring journey grounded in faith, academic excellence, and care for every child. We combine evidence-based teaching practices with a supportive Catholic community to ensure our ākonga (students) grow into confident, capable, and compassionate lifelong learners.

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Religious Education 

As a Catholic school, our faith forms the heart of everything we do.

Religious Education is woven throughout our day-to-day culture, guiding how we interact, care for one another, and serve our wider community.

• Faithful Living: Students engage in structured RE lessons using the Catholic NZ Curriculum, exploring Gospel values, social justice, and prayer.

• School Charism: We celebrate regular school Masses, liturgy, and pastoral care initiatives that build a strong, inclusive sense of belonging.

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Structured Literacy (BSLA Approach)

Our school-wide literacy approach is explicit, systematic, and sequential from

Year 0 to Year 8, ensuring every student develops strong reading and writing foundations.

• Junior School (Years 0–3): Guided by the Better Start Literacy Approach (BSLA) Scope and Sequence, young learners build phonemic awareness and phonics skills through multisensory activities and structured repetition. Shared big books and picture books enrich vocabulary and comprehension.

• Senior School (Years 4–8): As students become fluent readers, explicit instruction continues with advanced morphology, prefixes, suffixes, and critical literacy skills across diverse texts.

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Mathematics & Numeracy

Our mathematics framework follows a clear pathway aligned with the New Zealand Curriculum, empowering students to build confidence and deep understanding

step by step.

• Sequential Progression: New mathematical concepts build logically on previous learning to foster problem-solving skills and mathematical reasoning.

• Targeted Support: Classroom learning is adapted to meet individual student needs, providing a supportive environment where all learners thrive.

 

Inquiry, Science & The Arts

We foster curiosity through integrated inquiry learning, encouraging children to

ask big questions and explore the world God created.

• Inquiry & Science: Hands-on projects that encourage critical thinking, environmental stewardship, and digital technology integration.

• The Arts & Physical Education: Creative expression through music, drama, and visual arts, coupled with dynamic PE programmes to build teamwork and physical well-being.