About

About

Inspiring and motiving students through Jesus Christ's love

St Joseph’s School is located in the rural, Riverina town of Lockhart.

St Joseph’s School, Lockhart opened its doors on the 3rd of February in 1908. At the time, there were only sixteen boys and twelve girls enrolled in the school. Over the years, the church was eventually moved to a new site in Ferrier Street. It was here that the church was joined to the school building and served a dual function of both school and a church.

The number of enrolled students increased overtime, and new buildings were fabricated adjacent to the existing school around 1918-1920. The Presentation Sisters staffed St Joseph’s up to the 1960s, when the first lay teacher was brought on to teach kindergarten. In 1984 we had our first lay principal, as well as one Sister teaching full time and two lay teachers.

Throughout the school’s lifetime, we’ve successfully applied for a number of grants to improve the school’s facilities, thus enhancing our student’s education experiences. These grants have allowed us to include adequate shade sails, create a modern playground, install synthetic grass to the quadrangle and so much more! In 2008 we were all honoured to celebrate our centenary – 100 years of Catholic education in Lockhart. Four years later, we had to build new classrooms to accommodate the growing number of students we were enrolling. These new learning spaces were built on convent grounds. And in in recent years, the Catholic Schools Office of Wagga Wagga enabled the refurbishment and extension of the administration block.

We also took the opportunity to refurbish the toilet block and painting throughout the school.

In 2008, we celebrated 100 years of Catholic education at our school, which was begun in 1908 by the Presentation Sisters. We are proud to carry on their tradition as we strive to inspire and motivate each child towards achieving their full potential through Jesus Christ’s love.

01

1908

Four Presentation Sisters arrive in Lockhart. They opened St Joseph’s school with sixteen boys and twelve girls.

02

1957

Bishop Henschke blessed and opened a new school building.

03

1960

St Joseph’s had its first lay teacher.

04

1980

St Joseph’s opened an administration block.

05

1984

St Joseph’s has its first lay principal.

06

2008

We celebrated 100 years of St Joseph’s school with our centenary celebrations.

07

2009

We underwent a complete refurbishment of the classroom block.

08

2012

We built a new classroom on the convent grounds.

09

2016

We refurbished and extended the administration block.

10

2020

We built a new COLA over the netball court.

Helping Your Children Thrive

We pride ourselves on providing high-quality education to our students, supporting their growth and wellbeing.

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Contact Us

Get in touch with our staff today and we can help you fulfil your child’s educational needs.

Phone number

(02) 6920 5437

Email

sjlo-info@ww.catholic.edu.au

Location

Ferrier Street, Lockhart, NSW 2656

Office Hours

Monday - Friday:

8.30 am - 3.30 pm