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Why St Columba’s?

Our motto 'The little school with a big heart' represents our unique culture of care, empathy and respect for diversity. At our school, your child is never just a number. Our staff know all the children by name and pride themselves on creating a real sense of inclusiveness.

Knowing all of our children as individuals and learners, we can personalise learning and provide the children in our care with the learning opportunities they need. At our school we teach the child, not the subject.

We are an International Baccalaureate (IB) school offering the Primary Years Programme (PYP). As educators, we select and design content, thinking carefully about the strategies we will use to help children become independent inquirers and learners. We empower, we provoke, we question, we inspire but we never just provide answers. We always support and guide our students to discover the answers for themselves. We aim to keep children curious, to instil a joy for learning, to question the world around them and to take action where they see a need.

We offer a vibrant specialist program including Mandarin, visual arts, STEAM, physical education, kitchen garden and music. We welcome you and your child to come and see our unique school with the big heart in action.

Register for an open day or private tour: 03 9531 6560.

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Sustainable Festival
7 September 2023
Our Year 4 Eco Warriors had a ball attending and presenting at the 18th Annual School Sustainability Festival on Thursday 7th Sept. Schools from all over the City of Port Phillip, Bayside and Glen ...
Weekly Walks
20 June 2023
Every week the preps go on local walks as part of their unit of inquiry ‘Where we are in place and time’. The central idea is that people create and look after places that are special t...
Eco Warriors
15 June 2023
Our Y4’s started their journey as the Eco Warriors of our school. They made a plan, created jobs and applied for them. Now they are ready to start!

What our parents & students say

"St Columba's offers so much more than just an excellent education program. When you enrol your child at St Columba's you join the vibrant supportive community. We couldn't be happier at St Columba's."

Parent of Year 2 and 3 Students