Catholic schools have a long and proud history in the Australian educational landscape. Originally established by orders of brothers, nuns and priests in the nineteenth century, they are now almost entirely staffed and led by lay people.

St Michael’s is one of two Catholic Primary Schools in the Corpus Christi Catholic Parish- Mittagong / Bowral. Our school has a long history, being founded by the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart in 1891 and has been established for over 130 years. 

The school is administered by the Catholic Education Diocese of Wollongong Office in close co-operation with:

         Bishop                                Bishop Brian Mascord

         Parish Priest                       Fr. Sean Cullen 

         Parish Secretary                Elizabeth Martinovic

The school was originally called St Joseph’s School; the name was changed in the mid-1970s to reflect the link with the local parish of St Michael’s.

During its long history, the school has catered for both primary and secondary education and, at one stage, included rural boarders. The Sisters of St Joseph withdrew from the school at the conclusion of the 2004 school year.  

The staff of St Michael’s School along with Father Sean Cullen, seek to continue to meet the educational and spiritual needs of students from the Corpus Christi Parish of Mittagong / Bowral and the surrounding villages. 

Our school is committed to development of a deep sense of community and the welfare of each child and their family is recognised as the shared responsibility of the priest, staff, students and parents of the school.

Catholic systemic schools in the Diocese of Wollongong are either parish primary schools like St Michael’s Mittagong, or diocesan secondary or K-12 schools. They are all co-educational schools. (The diocese also has another seven independent congregational secondary schools.)

Catholic schools have a unique character because as well as being places where learning is highly valued, they are places where priority is given to a values-based education in the Catholic faith. This involves all staff and students proclaiming the Good News of Jesus Christ to the world. Staff identify strongly with their school and take pride in their work and the school’s achievements.