“I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.”
Philippians 4:13
Our Mission
Growing together, achieving together,
with Christ at our centre
Mission Rationale
Our Lady’s High School is a Roman Catholic Secondary school. Our patroness, Mary, is the role model for our community. Through her, we come to know her Son better, leading us to embrace the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church and to serve the needs of our community.
Our Lady’s High School is inclusive, open and welcoming to all. Fundamental to this is the belief that all are created in the ‘Image and Likeness of God’ (Genesis 1:26). Members of this community are not seen as labels but instead are afforded the dignity and respect of being a child of God. All of our young people will be supported to recognise and meet their potential.
Our mission is to develop and help our pupils on their lifelong journey to become engaged in society, involved in their learning and to recognise that they are the citizens of today – not just the citizens of tomorrow. We want our pupils to learn from their life experiences, both good and bad, and to foster a ‘Growth Mindset’.
Our mission is to grow in knowledge of God and of one another, to nurture the unique and intrinsic value of each person, recognising that everyone is different and with these differences, we all play a part in building the body of our school community.
Everyone is welcome, and we will cherish each person’s individuality and each person’s gifts and potential.
Our Lady’s High School Core Values
Promote the Common Good
We use our God-given talents to support the vulnerable in our community: locally, nationally and globally. We will celebrate the strengths already present in our community
Foster Relationships
We will promote new relationships without bias and recognise the equal rights of the individual. We will respect: one another, those in our community and ourselves
Leaders of Faith
Our guide will be Christ, and through his teachings, we will come to realise our Mission. We look to Mary, our patroness and our House Saints for inspiration as models of faith. We will understand and promote our faith as a witness to others
Love in all things
Our actions should be selfless and focused on service to others. We will trust in one another. We will demonstrate our integrity with the compassion we show unto others
Our Lady’s High School Aims
To embed the Catholic faith across all aspects of the school community, allowing opportunities for faith into action.
To foster a community where everyone’s values, views and diversity are respected in a supportive and positively challenging environment.
To provide the highest possible quality of learning and teaching where we foster high aspirations and determination in our students, and encourage them to be high achievers in all aspects of their learning.
To build a sense of achievement where pupils will learn the lifelong skills to help them both now and for the future, to assist with the transition to an appropriate and positive destination.
To help our pupils realise the dignity of work, that work is integral to our human nature and should be for the benefit of all, not the few.
To recognise and promote the talents of all our pupils and provide a curriculum that meets the needs of all our learners.
To promote and sustain the wellbeing of all members of our community
