St Matthews offers a Catholic education which focuses on our vision by placing Jesus at the centre of all that we do and embracing the values of St Matthews Way.

A range of extra-curricular activities are offered to students according to their age and interests. These include:

• Sporting teams and competitions such as athletics, netball, tennis, basketball, cricket, cross country, rugby union, rugby league, swimming and touch football.
• Music lessons, ensembles and choir
• Social Justice groups
• Groups and competitions for academic enrichment
• School Musical - Mattfest

Co-curricular activities at St Matthews refer to those activities which also lead to the increased personal and spiritual development of the students, and arise from the core learning experiences of the school. These include:

• Orientation days for Year 7 
• Camps for Years 7-10
• Year 11 Retreat
• Year 12 Retreat
• School Musical - Mattfest
• Kununurra Immersion
• University of Sydney Science Research Project