Welcome to Our Lady of Dolours School

Our Lady of Dolours is a Catholic, co-educational primary school catering for students from Prep to Year 6. Set within the leafy surroundings of Mitchelton on the North side of Brisbane, our Lady of Dolours is an archdiocesan primary school administered by the Brisbane Catholic Education Office.

At Our Lady of Dolours we provide a holistic education and seek to develop students to their full spiritual, intellectual, physical, social, emotional, and cultural potential. Our Lady of Dolours offers a wide range of opportunities for students at many levels of development and students are appreciated as individuals, each with enormous potential. Being a Catholic School, students are immersed in the Catholic Faith and Culture and are led to develop a personal relationship with God, to live the Gospel message and take it forth into the wider community.

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Discover the Our Lady of Dolours difference

Faith Community

As a Catholic community school, we educate all to live the gospel of Jesus Christ as successful, confident, and active students empowered to shape and enrich our world.

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Learning & Teaching

Our Lady of Dolours is an inclusive, high quality learning community which encourages all students to reach their full potential, and to understand, shape and enrich our changing world.

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Enrolments

Experience the culture, learning and life of the Our Lady of Dolours community. Our Lady of Dolours is a Prep-Year 6 primary school. We are currently accepting enrolment applications for 2024-2027.

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Performing Arts

Our Extensive program includes choirs. music, instrumental and extra curricula lessons. We value the importance of an inspiring Art program through the work of our Visual arts teacher.

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Laudato Si'

With Christ as the way, the truth and life, we strive to be a positive and welcoming community where everyone is enlivened and taught to Care, Think and Act in communion with God's creation.

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Visit our Lady of Dolours

You are invited to discover why our families love OLD and tour our beautiful, leafy campus which is a welcoming home away from home for our students.​

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In the News

The Power of Estimation

Building Everyday Maths Confidence . Estimation is a vital mathematical skill that helps children develop number sense, make quick decisions, and build confidence...

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Musical Excellence

Celebrating musical excellence! What a sensational afternoon at our Musical Interludein n the last weekd of term 3! 🌟 🎺 Our incredible band...

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Book Week

OLD was filled with excitement as we celebrated Book Week a cherished tradition that brings our school community together through the joy of reading. From fiction and non-fiction to...

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Testimonials

Vast array of experiences

Our daughters have just recently finished their primary schooling at this fantastic little school. We've watched them grow from tiny, shy prep kids to confident, young leaders with a vast array of positive experiences to stand on. These have included farm excursions to active travel outings in the city, school camps, music lessons, sports, religious ed, fantastic library, thriving academically, choir, lunchtime clubs, buddy system between younger and older students, plus many really fun and incl ...

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Upcoming events

Sample Event 1

Elcom Head office

1 Nov 2026
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Sample Event 2

Elcom Head office

8 Nov 2026
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Sample Event 3

Elcom Head office

15 Nov 2026
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Our Location

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