St Joseph's Northcote
Meet Our Team

Mary Kearney
Principal
Kate Lynn
Deputy Principal/
Learning & Teaching Leader


Kathryn Coventry
Administration Officer
Bella Zacharioudakis
Learning Diversity Leader

Bernadette Harney
Eduction in Faith Leader

Brittany Symons
Classroom Teacher / English Leader

Aoife O'Flynn
Classroom Teacher


Myanna Goetze
Classroom Teacher /
Mentoring & Coaching Leader
Julia Koot
Classroom Teacher


Abbey Arbon
Classroom Teacher

Georgie Finnigan
Classroom Teacher
Kate Velden
Classroom Teacher


Jess Mason
Classroom Teacher
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Lucy Rutten
Education Support Officer
Franca Montagna
Education Support Officer

IvyBo Wen
Mandarin Teacher


Jaclyn De Vincentis
Performing Arts Teacher
Louise Keys
Visual Arts Teacher


Peter Zammit
Digital Technologies Teacher
Kirsti O'Brien
Physical Education Teacher

Marie Norden
Education Support Officer


Tori Delecca
Education Support Officer

Jacinta Walton
Classroom Teacher
Jessica Thwaites
Classroom Teacher


Jacinta Murphy
Education Support Officer

Lynette Peters
Education Support Officer
J0 Lindelauf
School Counsellor

Maya Muxlow
Education Support Officer


Archie
Therapy Dog
History
St Joseph’s Primary School was established by the Sisters of Mercy on Arthurton Road in 1893. In 1904 the Sisters of the Good Samaritan were asked by the Roman Catholic Church to take over from the Sisters of Mercy.
The Good Samaritan Sisters travelled to school by horse and cart from South Yarra each day. The Sisters had charge of the school until 1973 when the first lay Principal was appointed.
In 1919 the school moved from the wooden building on Arthurton Road to a newly built brick premises on the present site in James Street, Northcote. In the early years the school catered for children from Prep up to Year 8. The girls in Years 7 and 8 attended a commercial class where they learnt typing and shorthand.
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In the 1980s a library was constructed at the front of the building and the external stairs were removed. In the 1990s further refurbishments were completed. When the 'Building the Education Revolution' funding was granted by the Federal Government, classrooms were refurbished, a community kitchen was installed and a lift to cater for the 3 storey building was added.
EST. 1893
Our story,
Our beginnings...



