Term Dates

Commencement Dates for 2018

Students: Monday 29th January 2018

Holidays for 2018

Autumn Holidays: school closes at 3.00pm on Friday 13th April and reopens on Monday 30th April

Winter Holidays: school closes at 3.00pm on Friday 6th July and reopens on Monday 23rd July

Spring Holidays: school closes at 3.00pm on Friday 28th September and reopens on Monday 15th October

Summer Holidays: The last day for students is Friday 21st December

Legally the school does not accept responsibility for the supervision of children prior to 8.30am. No teacher will be on duty before this time nor after 3.10pm, except those students catching the buses.

Students are supervised on the playground at all times.

Parents collecting children from class at times other than normal hours are requested to sign the register at the front office. The same is effective for late arrivals.

Merriwa's busy bees

11 May 2018

By Amy Theodore With 60 students in attendance (a record number), the working bee at St Joseph’s Primary School, Merriwa was a day of co-operation, community and joy. Showing their persistence and p...

Remembering the ANZACs

07 May 2018

By Amy Theodore Schools from across the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle came together with their local communities to take a moment to reflect on the sacrifice of our ANZACs. St Joseph’s Primary Schoo...

MEGA GALLERY: Catholic Schools Week – Day 2

06 Mar 2018

By Gabbi Sutherland and Amanda Skehan Day two of Catholic Schools Week was an exciting Monday for schools around our diocese, spending time in their communities and raising awareness for those less f...

KINDY STARTERS 2018: MERRIWA

12 Feb 2018

By Gabrielle Sutherland On Thursday 1 February, St Joseph's Primary School, Merriwa, were pleased to welcome 12 new additions to Kindergarten. Students and their families were welcomed with introduc...

Welcome back!

30 Jan 2018

By Gabrielle Sutherland Another year, a fresh start! There was a vibe of energy, enthusiasm and excitement earlier today when students met new teachers and made new friends when they started at scho...

Diocesan sporting achievements 2017

24 Jan 2018

By Bernadette Duggan The Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle has a proud tradition of sporting achievements as demonstrated by the talented and gifted athletes in our schools who travel through our school...

Building community at St Joseph's Merriwa

23 Jan 2018

By Helen Whale Prior to the first day of term each year, students are invited to collaboratively create their learning environment as part of Belonging Day at St Joseph's Primary School, Merriwa. Be...