Welcome to St Joseph School Sliema’s official web-site.  On behalf of the educational school community I would like to welcome you to our school.

Many of you visiting this website know about the school and its ethos, others may be new to our community – we hope this website will not only showcase what we do but who we are, and what being a pupil at St Joseph School Sliema is all about. 

St Joseph School Sliema is a Catholic girls’ school belonging to the Congregation of the Sisters of St Joseph of the Apparition and we are indeed proud of our heritage that stretches back to 1881, when the school welcomed its first pupils in the very same building that houses the senior section today. 

Our foundress, St Emilie de Vialar, believed that a school was an apostolic means of offering help to the neighbour, and for her, education meant the education of the whole person. St Emilie’s vision, based on spiritual and human values, co-responsibility, solidarity, competence and adaptability is still our guiding force today. 

At St Joseph’s we are proud of our past and understand that our challenge today is to guide our pupils to live up to the school motto - “Believe and Achieve”, to find personal fulfillment as life-long learners, to become active citizens who work for social justice, inspired by gospel values.  To this end, we try to nurture confidence and self-esteem and a sense of belonging, we work hard to promote our pupils’ spiritual, intellectual and physical development in accordance with their talents and capabilities, in the knowledge that such gifts come from a loving God who asks us to use them for our good and that of others. 

All this would not be possible without the strong foundation forged by the Sisters, a team of dedicated staff, committed students and supportive parents.  This is the bed-rock on which our school stands.  Today, the school leadership team, teachers and learning support assistants understand that a vibrant school community is a ‘learning’ school community and they have taken up the challenge of e-education and communication.   We value our parents’ support and participation in their daughter’s educational journey and hope this website will further strengthen the bonds between all stakeholders in the school community.  May all who use this website find it useful and informative.

Clarissa Fleri Soler

Head of School