St Agatha’s School is a Catholic Primary School, located 6 km NE of Brisbane GPO. The school caters for approximately 340 students from the Preparatory Year to Yr 6 (children aged from 4-12). There are 13 class groups, with double streams of Prep-Yr 4 classes, and single streams of Yrs 5-6. Nestled on the hill behind the Clayfield Parish, the school caters for inclusive, co-educational learning. The school draws its students mostly from surrounding suburbs: Clayfield, Hamilton, Ascot and Nundah. The area is mostly residential, with some areas of higher density residential and some retail. The school is staffed by quality teachers and school officers, with a range of age and experience, who offer an up-to-date curriculum to suit the needs of the students. Exceptional physical facilities and a high level of provision of technology resources which are well-used throughout the school, support the school curriculum. The school offers specialist lessons in Music, Drama, Dance, Physical Education and Japanese, with Speech and Drama and Instrumental Music offered for interested students. The school participates in Zone Carnivals in swimming and athletics and in interschool Gala Days for Netball and AFL. The parent body is active and supportive, through the School Board, and the Parents and Friends Association. Parents assist the teachers as tutors of reading and with the many events that occur in the classrooms and wider school community.
