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Principal's Welcome

St Clare's Primary School Truganina

As the Principal, I am delighted to extend a warm and heartfelt welcome to all students, parents, staff, and visitors to our school community. St. Clare's is a place where students’ minds and hearts are nurtured in a loving and inclusive Catholic community. 

At St. Clare's, we believe in the power of faith, knowledge, and community. As a Catholic School, we are guided by our deep-rooted values of uniting, serving, and empowering. These values form the foundation of everything we do, shaping our academic, social, and spiritual pursuits.

 

Uniting: We strive to create a harmonious and inclusive environment, where diversity is celebrated and every individual is valued. We encourage our students to develop a strong sense of belonging and respect for one another, fostering positive and meaningful relationships with each other. 

 

Serving: St. Clare instills in our students the importance of compassion and empathy. We encourage them to be active contributors to society, promoting social justice and serving others with kindness and generosity. Through service initiatives and community outreach programs, we aim to inspire a lifelong commitment to making a positive difference in the world.

 

Empowering: Our dedicated team of educators are passionate about empowering each student to reach their full potential. We provide a challenging and nurturing academic environment that encourages critical thinking, creativity, and a love for learning. Our comprehensive curriculum is designed to foster intellectual curiosity and equip students with the skills necessary to thrive in an ever-changing world.

 

At St Clare’s, our mission is to inspire and educate our students to become compassionate and responsible members of society. We strive to empower them with knowledge, skills and a strong moral compass, enabling them to make a positive impact on the world around them. By embracing our school motto, “Your light in our hands,” we recognise the importance of guiding and supporting our students as they shine their brightest, both academically and spiritually. 

 

Together, as a united community of students, parents, staff, and parish, we create an environment where everyone feels supported and inspired. We value open communication, collaboration, and the active involvement of parents in their child's education journey.

 

I invite you to explore our website and discover the many opportunities and approaches to education that St. Clare's Catholic Primary School has to offer. We are proud of our vibrant and caring community, and we look forward to partnering with you in providing an exceptional education that nurtures the whole child.

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St Clare's Principal

Ben Fahey

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Our Vision

A Community of Faith and Learning Uniting, Serving, Empowering

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Mission

  • Live, share and celebrate our Catholic Faith

  • Model service as exemplified by Jesus Christ and St Clare in a spirit of love, compassion and generosity

  • Engage in learning partnerships strengthening connections and the sense of belonging and sharing

  • Cultivate learning through inquiry, collaboration, resilience, self reliance, persistence, creativity and imagination

  • Establish relationships, built on respect and recognising the dignity of each human being as a part of God’s creation

  • Provide an educational environment based on data informed current best practice responsive to the needs and unique nature of the learner

  • Commit to ensuring all receive entitlement and authentic opportunities for learning and development

  • Enter into dialogue with others in our St James the Apostle Parish, local and global community, fostering an openness to reimagining possibilities

  • Deepen the humanity of all, fostering a sense of justice based on equity, access and opportunity

  • Embrace and celebrate the ever-changing diversity of our community in a spirit of openness, welcome and acceptance

  • Inspire a positive and enduring disposition to learning, now and into the future.

Our Beginnings

St Clare's Catholic Primary School one of four primary schools in the Parish of St James, Hoppers Crossing North. The school is a Catholic primary school located in the Allura Estate Truganina South, in Melbourne's outer western suburbs. St Clare's Catholic Primary School opened in January 2015 with an enrolment of 167 students with students from many different cultural backgrounds. Ben Fahey, is the Principal of the school and leads a growing school, catering for the diverse students and their families of Truganina. In 2025, the school has 3 homegroups across the year levels Prep to Year Six, and has an enrolment of 450 students. St Clare's has been established to serve children and their families and is a faith-filled, Christ-centred, welcoming and caring educational community. The St Clare's community is committed to recognising and affirming the gifts and talents of others; celebrating diversity; and embracing difference. 

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Meet the Team

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Ben Fahey

Principal

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Brendan Davey

Deputy Principal 
PBL Coach
Years 5/6 Community Coach

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Gemma Murphy

Administration Manager
Medical Intervention Officer

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Sorcha McGovern

STEM Teacher

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Jacqui Crane

Deputy Principal 
Daily Organiser 
Years 3-6 Teaching & Learning Coach

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Renee Kucan

Administration Assistant

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Allison Roache

Year 6 Learning Support Officer 
Community Partnerships Support

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Shelly Stuart

Deputy Principal

Years  P-2 Teaching & Learning Coach 

Prep Community Coach

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Lisa Byrnes

Finance Manager

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Eanna Mulvihill

Year 3 Teacher

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Jarrod Stevens

Year 4 Teacher

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Arshiya Naaz

Teacher

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Tim Maloney

Learning Support Officer

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Patrick Herrod

Year 5 Teacher

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Nancy Abbott

Year 2 Teacher

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Teacher

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Amy Warburton

Year 2 Teacher

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Brad Russell

Maintenance & Grounds Keeper

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Courtney McGreggor

Learning Diversity Coach

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Elisha Cassar

Year 6 Teacher

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Jordan Tedesco

Physical Education Teacher

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Lupe Fifita

Year 3 Teacher

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Jan Guardiano

Wellbeing Coach 
Mental Health in Primary Schools (MHiPs) Coach

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Rachael Morris

Year 3 Teacher

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Olivia Damianopoulos

Year 1 Teacher

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Kathy Lazarevski

Prep & Year 2 Learning Support Officer

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Ailbhe Dunne

Year 5 Teacher

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Danielle Pajic

Year 1 Teacher

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Geraldine Mayberry

Year 3 & 4 Learning Support Officer

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Jessica Griffiths

Year 1 Teacher

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Kim Howells

Prep Teacher
E-learning coach

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Neve Biggin

Year 3 Learning Support Officer
First Aid Officer

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Marcus Gatt 

Year 5 & 6 Learning Support Officer

Meghan Connolly

Digital Technologies Teacher

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Tracy Thompson

Auslan Teacher

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Merle Cupido

Years 3/4 Community Coach

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Meaghan Ralston 

Year 4 Learning Support Officer

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Daniel Kiernan

Religious Education Coach
Year 4 Teacher

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Ally Curnow

Year 4 Teacher

Daniel Kaiser

Year 6 Teacher

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Catherine Gonis

Prep Teacher

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Ben Orams

Prep Teacher

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Emma Cuellar

Year 6 Teacher

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Elena Atallah

Year 1 Learning Support Officer

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Gabi Connally

Year 5 Teacher

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Leah Bensted

Teacher

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Rochelle Abeyesundera

Prep Learning Support Officer

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Niamh Keegan

Year 2 Teacher

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Performing Arts Teacher

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Steph Medley

Visual Arts Teacher

Andrea Carnovale

Year 2 Learning Support Officer

Lorraine McGrath

Year 5/6 Learning Support Officer

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