Junior

Whole School Involvement From the Nursery right through to Upper VI, all at St Augustine’s Priory were involved in Wellness Week 2020.  A host of activities took place, starting on Monday 10th February when Priory 6 students visited the Nursery to talk about how to look after ourselves and each other. Ms Hagerty led a […]

‘Avast Ye, shipmates!’ Upper I’s interpretation of ‘Treasure Island’ on 5th February was a feast of piracy, treasure hunting and a display of enormous and infectious enthusiasm! This was a tremendously enjoyable production which was a wonderful example of ensemble playing and teamwork, involving the Upper II Drama monitors who performed their duties with care […]

Priory Planet Production. Ms Daya, Prep and Junior teacher and Cross-curricular leader for the Juniors, made an exciting announcement this week when she revealed that the Digital Magazine Club has produced their own digital magazine, ‘Priory Planet’. Ms Daya reports: ‘This academic year I started a digital magazine club with girls from Lower II and […]

Swimming for Success. Mr Harnett is known as a significant member of the Mathematics Department, but less well known is his involvement with the swimming team.  A national swimmer in his teens, specialising in the Butterfly Stroke, Mr Harnett qualified as a coach when he was sixteen and coached from then and all through his […]

Ms N Chandler. This term we have been delighted to welcome Ms N Chandler, who joined us as PA to the Bursar plus having responsibility for HR compliance.  Ms Chandler is a past pupil of St Augustine’s Priory and has fond memories of her time here.  After working in retail for eleven years and several […]

Additional events. We thought you would be fascinated by this piece which was quoted in the St Ignatius School, Toowong, Newsletter in October 2005 and which we would like to share with you: ‘God loves Teachers On the sixth day God created men and women. On the seventh day, God rested – not so much […]

Welcome to the new decade! In this article our School Counsellor, Mrs Renata Good, discusses change and the opportunities it can bring for growth and development. ‘January 2020.  New year, new decade, new month, new term.  As the starting point in the year, January is a month where we reflect on the past with an […]

The speaking image. This series of images encapsulates the values that we hold at St Augustine’s Priory.  From Nursery through to Upper VI we rejoice in intellectual curiosity in a school which holds academic excellence at its core.   There is a love of learning and an overflowing creativity which encourages a freedom of spirit amongst […]

The God Who Speaks. The theme of our 2019 Carol Service was The God Who Speaks – The Word.  The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales have designated 2019 – 2020 as a year of focus on the Bible – The God Who Speaks: The Year of the Word. The year was launched on […]