The Primary Curriculum at Columba Catholic College is designed to emphasise the basic skills of numeracy and literacy, whilst integrating the Key Learning Areas (KLA's) of Religious Education , English, Maths, Science, Studies of Society and Environment, Languages other than English (LOTE), Health and Physical Education, The Arts and Technology.
Highgate Primary participates actively in local sporting events and teaches the Indonesian language as a special LOTE.
Junior School students also engage in a number of specialist subjects each week, including: Languages Other Than English (LOTE); Japanese; Music and Dance / Drama (MADD) and Library (Information, research and literature appreciation).