{"id":2,"date":"2021-11-30T01:13:37","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T01:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/junior\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-07-30T11:18:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T01:18:03","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/junior\/","title":{"rendered":"Homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-bdfaa468\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-font-sentinel has-large-font-size\">There\u2019s something special about a Junior School in the heart of Sydney\u2019s CBD &#8211; we have access to a world of opportunity.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Expertise, experience and stability in our Junior School staff means our Junior School students join a warm community with a focus on best practice in the explicit teaching of both Literacy and Numeracy. We have specialist teachers delivering programmes in Sport, Music, Drama, Science, Art, PE and Student Wellbeing. We also offer a strong programmes in Gifted Education and Outdoor Education.  <\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"child-page-list row child-page-list my-12 p-2 p-lg-0 \">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-6 col-md-4 p-0\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/junior\/about-us\/welcome-from-the-head-of-junior-school\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"p-2 p-lg-4 wp-block-image size-cropped_3x4_portrait is-style-caption-feature mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/junior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Gawura_10-141-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>Welcome from the Head of Junior School<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-6 col-md-4 p-0\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/junior\/in-the-classroom\/what-our-students-learn\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"p-2 p-lg-4 wp-block-image size-cropped_3x4_portrait is-style-caption-feature mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/junior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/2019-Junior-School-excursion_aquariam-83-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>What our students learn<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-6 col-md-4 p-0\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/junior\/in-the-classroom\/how-our-students-learn\/wellbeing-and-character\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"p-2 p-lg-4 wp-block-image size-cropped_3x4_portrait is-style-caption-feature mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/junior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/20210610_Showcase-Concert-00098-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>Wellbeing and Character Development<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-6 col-md-4 p-0\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/junior\/in-the-classroom\/how-our-students-learn\/gifted-and-talented\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"p-2 p-lg-4 wp-block-image size-cropped_3x4_portrait is-style-caption-feature mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/junior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/20210617-Academic-Excellence-Brochure_1430-1-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>Gifted Education programme<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-6 col-md-4 p-0\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/junior\/in-the-classroom\/how-our-students-learn\/learning-support\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"p-2 p-lg-4 wp-block-image size-cropped_3x4_portrait is-style-caption-feature mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/junior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Gawura_10-144-1-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>Learning support<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-6 col-md-4 p-0\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/junior\/beyond-the-classroom\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"p-2 p-lg-4 wp-block-image size-cropped_3x4_portrait is-style-caption-feature mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/junior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/StACS_RatsPerf_MG_1560_173-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>Beyond the classroom<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-6 col-md-4 p-0\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/junior\/beyond-the-classroom\/outdoor-education\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"p-2 p-lg-4 wp-block-image size-cropped_3x4_portrait is-style-caption-feature mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/junior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/20230318-Kirrikee-Picnic-Day-306_smlweb-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>Outdoor Education<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-6 col-md-4 p-0\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/junior\/beyond-the-classroom\/christian-approach\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"p-2 p-lg-4 wp-block-image size-cropped_3x4_portrait is-style-caption-feature mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/junior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/20200806_-JnrSchoolAthleticsCarnival_27_MG_9423-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>Christian approach<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-6 col-md-4 p-0\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/junior\/beyond-the-classroom\/after-school-care-and-vacation-care\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"p-2 p-lg-4 wp-block-image size-cropped_3x4_portrait is-style-caption-feature mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/junior\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/2020-First-Day-of-Kindy-019-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>After school care and vacation care<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-33e5c5cb gb-headline-text\">Our parents in <em>their own words<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"slider slider-block alignwide\" id=\"blockslider-69df40de95261\" data-random-start=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"owl-carousel\">\n\t\t\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-7469d22a\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote is-style-pullquote-with-quotation is-style-quotation\"><blockquote><p><br>My son has just started at your School and he keeps saying: &#8216;Thank you, thank you, thank you, mum, I love it!&#8217;<\/p><cite>Year 5 parent<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-3da69db6\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote is-style-pullquote-with-quotation is-style-quotation\"><blockquote><p><br>Our children joined in 2021 and we are so thankful for the Gifted and Talented Programme.&nbsp;Thank you for everything you do for 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