Welcome to St Peter Chanel Primary School, the Gap

Welcome to the St Peter Chanel School website. Here you will find a variety of information about our school which may assist our families and those considering joining us....read more»

St Peter Chanel Primary School is: a Catholic Christian faith community grounded in the gospel values of dignity, respect, justice and joy; Inspired by the traditions of the Sisters of Charity and the Marist Fathers;...read more»

2016 has seen very strong NAPLAN results for our school. Across all areas, in all year levels tested, the St Peter Chanel mean is consistently higher than the Queensland and Australian average. Please follow the link to view the Initial Summary of the 2016 NAPLAN results in detail....read more»

The CBCA celebrates its 70th Anniversary of the Book of the Year Awards in 2016 from Saturday 20 August – Friday 26 August.  The Book Week theme will be Australia: Story Country. Given that Aboriginal and Torres Islander cultures are some of the oldest story telling cultures on the planet,  Australia truly is a story country. To help us to promote the value of reading, literacy, book fun and Australian...read more»

Our Year 6 students did a wonderful job in leading the school's ANZAC Day commemorations using stories, images, dramatization, prayer and music throughout the ceremony. This was complimented by the school's inspirational representation at The Gap Community's ANZAC Day March and Service held on Monday. ...read more»

We have been honoured to have Leigh Hobbs, the Australian Children’s Laureate (for 2016 – 2017), as St Peter Chanel’s 2016 Author-in-Residence. We welcomed Leigh with a fabulous birthday surprise in the form of an amazing birthday cake and 500 accompanying cupcakes, depicting some of his book's characters. Leigh hosted an evening for parents, carers and children where he spoke of his work and his passion...read more»

Each year the St Peter Chanel Parents and Friends Association organise many events to bring the school and local community together. Once a month on a Friday afternoon, from 2.30 - 3.30pm, Cafe Chanel is held.  A visiting coffee van is on hand to provide the perfect coffees to compliment the wonderful array of sweets provided by the parents from different year levels each month. This has proven to...read more»