St Francis de Sales Catholic Primary School began operation in 1961 and was opened by the Sisters of Charity.
St Francis de Sales was established in 1961 by the Sisters of Charity to serve the Oak Park Community. The school was named after St Francis de Sales who was dedicated to the church and demonstrated how to live the everyday life in the image of Christ. He was a model of holiness and lived a life that was amiable and friendly which continues to be reflected in our community today.
The school was housed in 4 classrooms situated alongside the Parish Church. The school now consists of eleven classrooms, a library, parish hall, and a staffroom and work area for teachers.
In 2010, we undertook a major building project, adding a new, state of the art educational wing comprising of a library, amphitheatre, resource/ planning space and three large, dynamic, flexible learning spaces. We are always looking to maintain and develop our grounds and facilities to provide the most positive learning environments we can for our students. In 2026 we will have 12 classes consisting of: 2 Grade Prep, 2 Grade 1, 2 Grade 2, 3 Grade 3/4 and 3 Grade 5/6. In 2019 the school undertook the process of a whole school masterplan with the construction of a Covered Outside Learning Area, which will be constructed over the basketball court area of the school. A new general learning area was constructed in 2023
We celebrate the richness and diversity of our school population which includes an enrolment of 243 students from 186 families. St Francis de Sales families hail from 31 different countries with 73 (39%) identifying a family language background other than English. Our school has a long history of being a warm, welcoming and inclusive community.
