As one of the first Catholic College's in Western Australia to embrace Middle Schooling, Ursula Frayne Catholic College is proud to be at the cutting edge of educational innovation and is extremely well placed to take education into the new millennium. Above all, however, the College firmly believes that students from the Middle School, instilled with a Middle School education, will be well equipped for their future academic endeavours in the Senior School and beyond. There is no particular way to 'do' middle schooling. Instead, there are a set of values and principles which underpin middle schooling practices. Ursula Frayne Catholic College has developed a structure in response to the particular needs of our students.

The curriculum of the Middle School is designed to be specifically sensitive to the developmental needs of young adolescents in the 11-14 years age group. The College strives to foster an environment based on harmonious working relationships, responsibility and mutual respect while endeavouring to excite and stimulate students towards the notion of life-long learning and dealing with change.

Middle Schooling at Ursula Frayne Catholic College embraces inter-disciplinary team delivery, the multi-age grouping of students and flexible timetable arrangements. Students are grouped into three Cluster groups to help them feel valued and safe and to foster mutual understanding and respect. The curriculum emphasises the development of positive relationships between students and students and between teachers and students. Students are positively challenged to develop independent learning skills and are encouraged to work collaboratively.

The Middle School curriculum aims to provide students with the opportunities to develop the skills that will enable them to meet future challenges with confidence, successfully deal with change and continue to learn throughout their lives.