Our Story

Emu Plains, from its earliest days, was a place of rest before continuing on a journey over the Blue Mountains. With this thought in mind, the pioneer parishioners decided to adopt Our Lady of the Way as their patron, hoping that we can all pause at times on our journey through life. It was decided that the building of our present church would be delayed until all other needs of the parish had been met, including the establishment of a primary school, high school and senior high school in the area.

This led to Our Lady of the Way Primary opening in 1979, with a total of 52 children in two classes - Kindergarten and Year 1. By 1983, the school population had grown to 223 with nine classes, some of which were housed in demountable buildings. In October of 1982, a new primary block, comprising eight classrooms, was officially opened, and blessed by Bishop Bede Heather, and in 1985, four additional Infants classrooms were added.

Over the years, Our Lady of the Way has continued to grow, evaluate and change the way we engage our students in learning. To enhance the learning environment for our students all our classrooms and outdoor learning areas have been refurbished and updated to provide considerably expanded and modern learning spaces. This includes a large COLA (Covered Outdoor Learning Area) and a sensory garden for our infants’ students.

We are passionate about catering to the needs of all students and nurturing each students’ individual gifts to help them achieve academic success, faith formation, social and emotional growth and development as we continue to provide a Catholic education to families in the Emu Plains and surrounding areas.