Discover our special Catholic character and SUPER Gospel Values.
St James' Catholic School is a year 1 to 6 Catholic Integrated primary school that offers a Catholic education to up to 270 children. It is centrally located in Hokowhitu, Palmerston North and is the Parish School for the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, 197 Broadway Avenue. The school is a Roman Catholic School in which the whole community, through the general school programme and its religious education and observances, exercises the right to live and teach the values of Jesus Christ. St James' is a family school where interests and values are shared by the staff, parents, students, wider family and the parish.
Our Vision is to prepare our students for the next steps in their life of learning and participation in society, supported by their faith/whakapono and understanding of Catholic Living. We will nurture our students to become SUPER Achievers.
Our SUPER Achievers are living witnesses of Jesus' example of LOVE. Our core values are Self Control, Unity, Perseverance, Enthusiasm and Respect. In short SUPER.