Parents say they feel cheated by the review process that has deemed four Catholic schools in Melbourne unviable and earmarked them for closure by the end of the year.
Standing at the gates of St John’s Primary School in Clifton Hill, Lisa Gau said through tears that she felt like she was losing her family.
The primary schools deemed unviable and set to shut their doors at the end of the year are St Bridget’s Catholic Primary School, Balwyn North; St John’s Primary School, Clifton Hill; St Joseph’s Primary School, Black Rock; and St Mary Magdalen’s Parish School, Chadstone. Emma Pullen, who has a child in grade 2 and another due to start prep next year, said the only criteria the school didn’t meet was enrolment – with 78 children – but believes they had strong projections for prospective students, with new apartments opening nearby in 2026 and a marketing campaign led by the school community. An open day was planned for next week.“The plan was strong – solid with urban planning, demographics and marketing,” Pullen said.
The school has an occupational therapist, a psychologist and a speech therapist who support students, which helps parents and children minimise outside appointments. King said that the school had collected more than 100 pieces of community feedback that went through MACS, all of which were extremely positive.Vicky Young, president of St John’s Clifton Hill Parents and Friends said the community felt blindsided.
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