Located in the south eastern region of Malta, Tarxien has a population of 8583 people as of March 2014. The main parish church is dedicated to the Annunciation of Our Lady whose feast is celebrated in late May or the first Sunday of June. There are two chapels dedicated to St. Bartholomew and St. Mary. Tarxien is also home to the St. Jean Antide church school, a school of the same name can also be found in Gudja, as well as the Tarxien Temples harkening back to approximately 3150BC and has been endorsed by the UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1992. Neighbour towns include Ghaxaq, Gudja, Santa Lucija, Marsa, Paola, Fgura, Zabbar and Zejtun. Singer Thea Garrett, representative of Malta at the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2010, hails from Tarxien. Dominic Mintoff, former Prime Minister of Malta, resided in Tarxien until his demise in 2012.
Local Council
Address: 73, Triq Santa Marija, Tarxien TXN1704, Malta
Telephone: (+356) 2166 6688
Fax: (+356) 2166 6777
Email: [email protected]
Opening Hours
Winter Time: 8:00am to 4:00pm
Summer Time: 8:00am to 1:00pm
Here are some kindergartens located in the area:
St Thomas More College Tarxien Primary School
With an estimate of around 300 students, the staff members are always on the forefront to address and rectify issues, and satisfy the needs of students. Parents’ involvement is highly appreciated in order to improve the school. A passageway allowing students to get to school safely has been proposed. Moreover, the school collaborates with Dinja Wahda.
The uniform for the scholastic year 2019-2020 remains intact for the time being. As for the scholastic year 2020-2021, the uniform will consist of a new tracksuit, a polo shirt, T-shirt, shorts, cap and the school anorak jacket with the emblem for Kindergarten 1 and Year 1 students. The uniform for the scholastic year 2021-2022 includes the same items and is to be worn by all students. Socks and trainers must be white. In the case of wearing the wrong or incomplete uniform, parents will be prompted to come to the school so children can change into the right uniform.
Uniforms can be bought from Yorkie Uniforms in San Gwann or from their website. Delivery for orders over €75 is free of charge.
The annual meeting is addressed by the head of school where parents are also introduced to the school administration and their child’s assigned teacher. It is fundamental that parents bring along their child to get them accustomed to the new environment.
At the end of the scholastic year, kindergarteners have a party in the classroom. They can dress casually and must bring a plastic cup and an empty lunchbox.
Activities for kindergartens vary on a daily basis including learning shapes through fun-filled tasks, painting with ice cubes, pompoms & fingers, making pretend ice cream with cotton wool & tongs, tasting watermelon, acknowledging diversity, making festivity cards for Mother’s Day and the local feast, sports at the Luxol Grounds, outings to Esplora, multi-sensory writing, acquiring cutting skills, role playing, cooking, sensory play and finger-work. The Kindergarten Open Day for parents and guardians is held every year, same with celebration day. The school has also been visited by notable Maltese figures such as Owen Leuellen and Saviour Pirotta.
Outings include field trips to Mdina, Ghadira Nature Reserve and Ta’ Qali, as well the national aquarium, Kitchen Garden. Children have also decorated figolli amid Easter outings.
As part of a pilot project, students from Year 4 to Year 6 have been provided with a tablet.
Head of School: Mr. Joseph Mifsud
Assistant Head of School:
- Mr. Mario Bezzina
- Ms. Clare Muscat
- Ms. Marisa Cauchi
Address: Pjazza Agatha Barbara, Tarxien TXN2082, Malta
Telephone: (+356) 2598 6160/(+356) 2180 3650
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tarxienprimary/
St Cecilia’s Childcare & Kindergarten
Welcoming students from the age of 13 months (tantamount to 1 year and 1 month) to 5 years, activities vary according to each student’s age and aptitude. These include painting, cooking, craft-making, writing, pencil holding, music, sports, awareness of daily life themes such as animals, colours, shapes, letters and occupations and tying of shoe laces just to name a few.
Throughout the academic year, two concerts are organized, the Christmas concert and the spring concert. There is also the Sports Day during spring term. Services beyond school hours are also available upon request. The school also offers summer school, application forms are issued after Easter Holidays.
Should you wish to view the premises, you are cordially asked to contact the school director to schedule an appointment. In order to register your child, you need to submit a registration form together with a photocopy of your child’s birth certificate, the identity cards of both parents and a passport sized photograph of the child. The school reserves the right to reject registrations.
The school deems a sick child as one who is unable to participate in group activities, requires individual attention, has a temperature of over 38 degrees celsius and depicts unusual behavior. In the case of a minor accident, first aid is administered by staff members and parents are notified about the matter at hand, they are asked to come to check up on their child at the earliest time possible. In the case of a serious accident, first aid is administered by staff members and an ambulance is called. Depending on the gravity of the accident, parents are to either collect the child or accompany them to the hospital. An accident report should subsequently be filled in and sent to the school.
Parents are to notify the staff in advance if someone else is coming to pick up the child from school. Otherwise, if someone comes to pick up the child unbeknownst to the staff, parents will be contacted for approval.
Whilst registering the child, parents can choose whether or not they wish for the child to appear on the school’s platforms such as Facebook and their website.
Address: Casa Tagliaferro, 63, Triq Napuljun Caruana Dingli, Tarxien TXN1280, Malta
Telephone: (+356) 2166 7585
Mobile: (+356) 7966 7585
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://stcecilias.info/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tarxienprimary/