Discover how St Joseph’s Benalla nurtures your child’s potential

By Contributed

May 20, 2025

St Joseph’s Benalla is proud to be part of an exciting new chapter in Catholic education.

Why enrol your child at St Joseph’s Benalla?

Hold tight - we’re checking permissions before loading more content

St Joseph’s Benalla is part of Catholic Education Sandhurst Limited and in 2025 we launched a brand-new program, ‘Magnify Sandhurst’.

This initiative is based on the latest research in educational practices and designed to create a learning environment where each child can thrive academically and grow personally within our Catholic values.

What is Magnify Sandhurst?

Magnify Sandhurst combines evidence-based practices in teaching and learning to support each student’s unique needs, strengths and goals.

This program will focus on strengthening core areas like literacy and numeracy, building supportive classroom environments and integrating Catholic values in daily learning.

Key features of Magnify Sandhurst

Magnify Sandhurst aims to enhance learning outcomes through several key components:

Structured and evidence-based learning: Using the latest neuroscience and a structured, knowledge-rich curriculum, we ensure students build deep understanding. A low-variance curriculum provides students with a consistent learning experience and reduces the amount of preparation and planning required by teachers, allowing teachers to focus on individual student needs.
Amplifying literacy and numeracy: Providing targeted support and resources to improve reading, writing and maths skills at all levels. Special focus will be on structured literacy in F-2 and sequential programs from Years 3-6.
Instructional coaching for teachers: Each teacher receives a dedicated coach and program to learn and practise the best techniques to meet students’ learning needs.
Calm classrooms and positive learning environments: Promoting calm, supportive and positive learning environments through common practices, expectations and social norms, our work includes a new program for student social and behavioural learning.

What are the benefits for your child?

Expanded literacy and numeracy blocks: Your child will have more intensively focused time on literacy and numeracy skills, especially in the early years. In older year levels, the curriculum will be sequenced to ensure all students continue to cover all components of the Victorian Curriculum. There will be targeted support for reading and mathematics at every level.
Streamlined curriculum: Teachers will implement a clear and structured curriculum that prioritises essential knowledge and skills to reduce unnecessary complexity.
Personalised learning support: Every teacher will work with a coach to apply the latest techniques for meeting individual student needs, helping all students —whether they excel or need additional support.