A very warm welcome to our Whakaruru Hau -  our Sheltering Place.

St James' Catholic School is a year 1 to 6 Catholic Integrated primary school that offers a Catholic education for up to 270 children. It is centrally located in Hokowhitu, Palmerston North and is the Parish School for St Patrick's Parish and 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.

Our Purpose

Our Purpose is to prepare our students to be confident, life long learners who are inspired by the Catholic faith to positively participate in and contribute to their community. 

As a staff we are committed to actively engaging our learners in creative and innovative learning programmes, guided by the New Zealand Curriculum and the Religious Education Curriculum for Catholic Primary Schools in Aotearoa NZ, in partnership with learners, supported by family/whanau.

Children receive a broad education through a balanced curriculum covering the eight essential learning areas, Religious Education as the ninth. Priority is given to the development of high levels of competency in literacy and numeracy, with a school wide emphasis on the development of formative practice - learning how to learn,  across all curriculum learning areas.

We Value

We value praying and worshipping together, each person's unique individuality, developing people to be their best, partnership with students and their families, the parish and the community, building knowledge of te reo Maori and tikanga Maori, and the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi. a safe environment that includes everyone.

Gospel Values-SUPER

 We show Jesus' example of LOVE by living these values in a Catholic faith community:

                                         Self Control    Unity    Perseverance    Enthusiasm    Respect

 Our Strategic Goals 

1. Living What We Believe

 At St James’ Catholic School we will create our future by building a living, Christian community, following Jesus Christ in prayer and active service, where students are formed in knowledge of the Catholic faith and traditions.

2. Learning and Learners

At St James’ Catholic School we will create our future by actively engaging learners in creative and innovative learning programmes,  guided by the New Zealand Curriulum and the Religious Education Curriculum for Catholic Primary Schools in Aotearoa NZ, in partnership with learners, supported by family/whanau.

3. Learning Climate

At St James’ Catholic School we will create our future by optimising learning opportunities for all students.

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We welcome your interest and warmly invite you to call or visit us for further information.

Kia whakapaingia koutou. Bless you all.

Teresa Edwards
Principal