Dear Parents and Friends of St Kevin’s,

Last week the staff engaged in a Faith Formation Professional Development Day based around our school Mission and Vision Statement to include and reflect our Josephite Charism and heritage. The day was very fruitful with all of us learning more about St Joseph and St Mary McKillop. St Kevin’s was originally called St Joseph’s, but underwent a name change in 1999 to be aligned with the name of the Church and then St Kevin’s Parish. The first school on our site was established by the Josephite nuns back in 1917 and held in an old shed where our school hall now stands. The old convent that currently stands adjacent to the Church was home to Sisters of St Joseph until recent time.

The Josephite values of courage, faith, action, love, empowerment, care for the poor, compassion, providence, and generosity all have a place in our school and should be reflected in our Vision and Mission statements. We as a staff have made great progress towards polishing off the wording of our new Vision and Mission statements, and once done we will first share with the P&F Association at St Kevin’s and then with the wider community. Our new words in these statements should be able to be articulated and recited by staff, parents, and students alike so that we as a community can name and voice what makes us different to other schools in our local area.

Take care and stay safe.

Mary-Anne Jennings

Principal