St Finbars Catholic Primary Glenbrook Taller Crest
ENROL NOW
  • ABOUT
    About
    St Finbar's Primary Glenbrook is the perfect choice for your child. Learn more and enrol today!
    WHY US?
    • Principal's Welcome A welcome message from St Finbar's Principal, Robyn Clarke.
    • Our Story Transforming the learning of each student every day.
    • Dedicated Teachers Inspired learning starts with highly motivated and professional teachers.
    • Facilities and Resources Take a 360° virtual tour and discover our amazing facilities.
    • Policies and Procedures The framework in which our school operates.
  • WHY US?
  • SCHOOL LIFE
    School Life
    Thinking of enrolling? We would love to welcome you. Let us help you get started on the enrolment process.
    ENROLMENT
    • Student Wellbeing Student happiness and safety are our top priorities.
    • Our Faith Journey Connecting faith, learning and life.
    • Learning Contemporary learning preparing students for whatever the future holds.
    • Beyond the Classroom Extracurricular opportunities to unlock potential or pursue a passion.
    • School Uniform Uniforms guidelines and purchasing.
    • Parents as Partners Learn how you can help support your childโ€™s learning.
    • Before and After School Care Quality out of school hours programs that kids love.
  • ENROLMENT
    ENROLMENT
    Take a 360° virtual tour and discover our amazing facilities.
    Facilities and Resources
  • NEWS & EVENTS
    NEWS & EVENTS
    Download our parent communication app.
    Compass Parent Portal
    • Latest News Browse our latest news articles and social posts.
    • What's On Current promotions and events for St Finbar's Primary.
    • Term Dates School terms dates as well as NSW public holidays.
    • Gallery View our photos showing school activities.
    • Compass Parent Portal Download our parent communication app.
  • CONTACT US
  • Compass
  • Term Dates
  • Uniform Shop
  • eLibrary
  • Complaints Form
  • Volunteer Training
  • SchoolTV
Student playing on the playground at St Finbarโ€™s Catholic Primary Glenbrook

Hunter Kelly Strives for Personal Best in the Pool

23 May 2016
There is strong evidence that challenging, achievable goals influence achievement, provided the individual is involved in setting them.

Achievement is enhanced when challenging, rather than “do your best” goals, relative to the students’ ability, are set.

Hunter Kelly
This year we have seen one of our own achieve incredible results in the swimming pool. Hunter Kelly, of Year 4 (U/10’s), has a achieved his best results in the swimming pool this year. He managed to get progress through Zone Carnival, Diocesan Carnival, Catholic State Carnival and reached the All Schools State Championships where he finished 26th.

Much like our learning in the classroom it is always about achieving your personal best. Setting growth goals to challenge yourself to succeed and reach your potential.

Congratulations to Hunter Kelly on achieving his personal best result in the pool this year. As his classroom teacher, I can see this passion for personal bests also happening in the classroom.

 
Achievements Sport

Written By

St Finbar's Primary Glenbrook

St Finbar's Primary Glenbrook
www.stfinbarsglenbrook.catholic.edu.au

Facebook

  • 723972669739127_1320390003430721-1

    07 Sep 2025

    From Facebook
    ๐Ÿฉ **Donuts for Dads** ๐Ÿฉ What a joyful afternoon we shared together on Friday, at *Donuts for Dads*! Thank you to all the dads, grandads, father figures, families and friends who joined us for recreation time and a sweet treat, followed by a liturgy. Your positivity, warmth, and smiles filled our school with such a special energy. It was wonderful to see our community come together to celebrate the important role fathers and father figures play in our lives. A huge thank you also to our P&F for organising the delicious donuts with Western Sydney Bakery โ€“ they were very much enjoyed! ๐Ÿ’› We are truly blessed to belong to such a supportive and connected community. We hope you all enjoy a beautiful Father's Day. Stay tuned as we drop more photos later today.
    723972669739127_1318797863589935-1

    05 Sep 2025

    From Facebook
    A huge shoutout to our amazing P&F! Thanks to their generosity, St Finbarโ€™s now has its very own personalised gazebo for special events, a professional tablecloth for our trestle tables, and 15 big golf umbrellas to keep us dry during those rainy school pick-ups โ˜”๐Ÿ’™ Weโ€™re so grateful for everything you do for our school!

LATEST NEWS More news

723972669739127_1320390003430721-1

07 Sep 2025

From Facebook

๐Ÿฉ **Donuts for Dads** ๐Ÿฉ What a joyful afternoon we shared together on Friday, at *Donuts for Dads*! Thank you to all the dads, grandads, father figures, families and friends who joined us for recreation time and a sweet treat, followed by a liturgy. Your positivity, warmth, and smiles filled our school with such a special energy. It was wonderful to see our community come together to celebrate the important role fathers and father figures play in our lives. A huge thank you also to our P&F for organising the delicious donuts with Western Sydney Bakery โ€“ they were very much enjoyed! ๐Ÿ’› We are truly blessed to belong to such a supportive and connected community. We hope you all enjoy a beautiful Father's Day. Stay tuned as we drop more photos later today.

723972669739127_1318797863589935-1

05 Sep 2025

From Facebook

A huge shoutout to our amazing P&F! Thanks to their generosity, St Finbarโ€™s now has its very own personalised gazebo for special events, a professional tablecloth for our trestle tables, and 15 big golf umbrellas to keep us dry during those rainy school pick-ups โ˜”๐Ÿ’™ Weโ€™re so grateful for everything you do for our school!

723972669739127_1315256047277450-1

01 Sep 2025

From Facebook

๐ŸŒŸ **Celebrating Student Success!** ๐ŸŒŸ We are so proud of our students who represented our school at the Voice of Youth cluster final at St Thomas Aquinas, Springwood, on Thursday last week. ๐Ÿ‘ One of our students received the Social Justice Award for a powerful and thought-provoking speech entitled Beauty Standards. Her words challenged us to reflect on the nature of images presented in media and the impact they have on young people and inspired us to see the dignity and worth in every person. ๐Ÿ‘ Another student courageously spoke about disrespect in childrenโ€™s sport, calling for fairness, respect and integrity on and off the field. Both students demonstrated confidence, passion, and a commitment to making the world a better place. ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’™ Congratulations to our Voice of Youth speakers โ€“ you have made our whole school community proud! ๐ŸŽคโœจ

723972669739127_1314445524025169-1

31 Aug 2025

From Facebook

Vale Mr Greg Whitby, former leader of CSPD. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19ervKZor4/?mibextid=wwXIfr

723972669739127_1303003101836078-1

18 Aug 2025

From Facebook

๐Ÿ“šโœจ Book Week 2025 is here, and weโ€™ve booked an adventure! We kicked things off this morning with our colourful Book Parade under glorious sunshine, and we canโ€™t wait to keep turning the pages of fun all week long. Stay tuned as our students dive into Write a Book in a Week and share more magical chapters of this adventure with you! Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese #Bookweek2025 #Bookanadventure

723972669739127_1299494545520267-1

14 Aug 2025

From Facebook

๐ŸŒก From marble runs to rockets that zoom ๐Ÿš€, Volcanoes ๐ŸŒ‹ bursting with a boom! Balloons raced fast ๐ŸŽˆ, spaghetti stood tall, Our Science Day โš› truly had it all! At St Finbarโ€™s we laughed and learned away, What a blast for National Science Day! ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ”ฌ

723972669739127_1284666377003084-1

28 Jul 2025

From Facebook

๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ’ฏ Hip hip hooray โ€” we've hit 100 Days of Learning at St Finbar's! ๐Ÿง“๐Ÿ‘ต Our Kindergarten and Year 1 students have blossomed before our eyes. Not just growing in knowledge, but also in confidence, kindness and curiosity. Today we celebrated with plenty of laughs, some very aged outfits, and the wise words of our mini โ€œold ladiesโ€ and โ€œold menโ€ โ€” proving that you're never too young to have a hundred years of wisdom (and style)! ๐Ÿ‘ด๐Ÿ‘“๐Ÿ‘ต Hereโ€™s to 100 days of learning, growing and giggling โ€” and many more to come! ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š #100DaysWiser #StFinbarsFamily #GrowingWithGrace Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese

723972669739127_1282273667242355-1

25 Jul 2025

From Facebook

๐ŸŒžโœจ Friday Fun in the Sun! โœจ๐ŸŒž Thereโ€™s nothing quite like the simple joys of childhood โ€“ exploring nature, laughing with friends and feeling the warm sun on your face. Today our playground was filled with happy voices and carefree moments as students enjoyed some Friday fun in the sun. Itโ€™s these little pleasures โ€“ sharing a game of soccer, finding lady bugs or just sitting and chatting with friends โ€“ that remind us how beautiful and precious childhood is. ๐Ÿ’› Wishing everyone a weekend filled with the same simple joys and sunshine. ๐ŸŒผ #FridayFun #ChildhoodMagic #SimpleJoys #PlaygroundHappiness #cspd

723972669739127_1280468447422877-1

23 Jul 2025

From Facebook

๐ŸŒŸ๐Ÿ’› **Mini Vinnies in Action!** ๐Ÿ’›๐ŸŒŸ Today, our wonderful Mini Vinnies group put their faith into action by doing a special letterbox drop to our local neighbours. As part of their Religion unit *โ€˜Who is my neighbour?โ€™*, they created thoughtful cards with kind messages to remind our community that we are all connected through love, care, and compassion. What a beautiful way to share hope and kindness beyond our school gates. โœ‰๏ธ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ Well done, Mini Vinnies โ€“ you are shining examples of what it means to live out Jesusโ€™ call to love our neighbours. \#FaithInAction #MiniVinnies #WhoIsMyNeighbour #CatholicIdentity #KindnessMatters

723972669739127_1276228681180187-1

18 Jul 2025

From Facebook

๐ŸŒŸ **Welcome Back to Term 3!** ๐ŸŒŸ We hope all our students and families have had a wonderful holiday break filled with rest, fun, and time together. Just a reminder that **Term 3 begins on Wednesday 23rd July**. We canโ€™t wait to welcome everyone back and continue our journey of learning and growing together as a community this term. See you all soon! ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ“šโœจ

723972669739127_1271235835012805-1

12 Jul 2025

From Facebook

๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ… St Finbarโ€™s Athletics Carnival 2025 โ€“ Congratulations! ๐Ÿ…๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ What an incredible day of energy, sportsmanship, and school spirit at our annual St Finbarโ€™s Athletics Carnival! A huge congratulations to our 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place athletes across a wide range of events โ€” your hard work, courage, and determination truly shone. We are equally proud of all our students who gave their best and showed kindness and encouragement to one another throughout the day. Your positive attitude made the day even more special! A heartfelt thank you to the many parent volunteers who generously gave their time and helped everything run so smoothly โ€” we couldnโ€™t have done it without you! #StFinbarsSpirit #AthleticsCarnival2025 #ProudOfOurStudents #TeamworkAndKindness

723972669739127_1270176045118784-1

11 Jul 2025

From Facebook

Here are a few more pics from our celebration of The Coming of the Light. This special time reminds us of the arrival of the Good News to the Torres Strait Islands and how it continues to shine in our lives today. We thank our students and staff for their thoughtful reflections and prayers during this celebration, recognising the strength, culture, and faith of Torres Strait Islander peoples and the light they continue to bring to our communities. May we carry this light into Term 3, sharing hope, love, and kindness in all we do. ๐Ÿ’› Wishing all our families a restful and blessed holiday break. \#ComingOfTheLight #EndOfTerm #Thankful #CatholicEducation #cspd #TorresStraitIslanderPeoples #LightAndHope

Browse Categories

Aboriginal Education Achievements Agriculture Alumni Assistant Principal Building Works Careers CSPD News CELC News COSHC News Coronavirus Creative Arts Enrolment Executive Director Extracurricular Garden General HSC ICT Trainees In The Media Learning and Teaching Library Literacy MLZ Partnerships Prayer and Reflection PRC Primary News Principal Promotions School Events School Excursions Science Secondary News Social Justice Sport Technology and Media Uniforms VET Wellbeing WYD

  • Home
    • ABOUT
      • Principal's Welcome
      • Our Story
      • Dedicated Teachers
      • Facilities and Resources
      • Policies and Procedures
    • WHY US?
    • SCHOOL LIFE
      • Student Wellbeing
      • Our Faith Journey
      • Learning
      • Our Curriculum
      • Beyond the Classroom
      • Our Library
      • School Uniform
      • Parents as Partners
      • Before and After School Care
    • ENROLMENT
      • School Fees
      • Fees Schedule and Financial Assistance
    • NEWS & EVENTS
      • Latest News
      • What's On
      • Term Dates
      • Gallery
      • Compass Parent Portal
    • CONTACT US
      • Positions Vacant
Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese Logo
  • Acknowledgement of Country
  • Bishop's Office
  • Privacy

© 2025 Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese Ltd

X
Cookies help us improve your website experience.
By using our website, you agree to our use of cookies.
Confirm