Sacred Heart Primary School in Cabramatta commemorated its 90th anniversary on 27 June, coinciding with the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Students, parents, parish members, school alumni, and dignitaries celebrated the day with a special Mass held by Bishop Tony Percy.
Also in attendance were the Sisters of Charity, who contributed the school’s founding charism, former school principals, and Mass concelebrants Fr Remy Bui, Sacred Heart’s parish priest, and assistant priest Fr John Pham.
Principal Julie Straub said the celebration was a “wonderful” event.
“It was just really nice hearing the joy of those former Sisters, former teachers, and former principals to be back at Sacred Heart,” she told The Catholic Weekly.
After the Mass, a morning tea was held where the anniversary cake was cut, with special guests Federal MP Dai Le, Fairfield Mayor Frank Carbone, and Sydney Catholic Schools Executive Director Danielle Cronin.
Festivities included a slide show documenting the years the school had been in operation, showing the difference between the facilities throughout the years.
After the morning tea was a walk through the school, which completed a large internal renovation of the classrooms and other learning spaces in 2016.
Although the 90th anniversary comes some years after the remodelling, Straub said this was the first time many were seeing the remodel.
Straub said the previous teachers marvelled at the difference to the space, reminiscing about the way it used to be before it was transformed into what she called a “contemporary learning space.”
“It’s just so vibrant and happy and really meeting the needs of a contemporary curriculum,” she said.