Theresa Nuzzo School

Theresa Nuzzo School is a Catholic church school in the Marsa and Ħamrun area close to the capital, run by the Daughters of the Sacred Heart with a lay teaching staff. It teaches around 470 boys and girls aged 3 to 11 across two sites: a kindergarten in Ħamrun for children aged 3 to 5 and a primary school in Marsa for Years 1 to 6.

For UK families the structure will feel familiar. The kindergarten covers roughly the nursery and reception years, and the primary school runs from Year 1 to Year 6. On VisitMalta.co.uk the school is listed among the nurseries in Malta, alongside other early years settings.

Ethos and history

The school follows the example of its foundress, Mother Maria Theresa Nuzzo, and its motto is Love and Diligence. The aim is to develop the academic, social, physical, moral and spiritual sides of each pupil in a Catholic environment, working with parents, teachers and all staff.

The school welcomes pupils without distinction of ability, social background or race, and describes the atmosphere as friendly and accepting, with tolerance and equality at its heart. Its vision is a learning community in which pupils, staff and parents share responsibility for learning and work through a cycle of continuous improvement.

Learning, projects and school life

The school website has pages for Erasmus+ and eTwinning, two European programmes that connect schools and classrooms across borders, and for RWInc., the reading and phonics approach used with younger pupils. There is also a Kindergarten section, a yearly planner, the school policies issued each year, and information on the parent and teacher association and the Ladies Circle, a group of volunteers who support the school.

Practical pages cover stationery, uniforms and textbooks. Booklists for the 2026 to 2027 school year are published for each grade from Year 1 to Year 6, so parents can see what is needed before term starts. The school also advertises vacancies on its website.

Questions to ask when you get in touch

Because the website does not publish fees, hours or admissions details, it helps to arrive with a short list of questions. Ask which year group your child would join and when places become available, how the kindergarten day is organised, and what the school expects around uniform, stationery and textbooks.

It is also worth asking how the school supports children who are new to Malta, how parents are kept informed through the yearly planner and the parent and teacher association, and what the church school ethos means in daily routines such as assemblies and religious education. A visit to both the Ħamrun kindergarten and the Marsa primary school gives the clearest picture, and many families find that seeing the classrooms settles most doubts. Parents relocating mid-year may also want to ask how a child already in a UK school would be placed, and whether a short settling-in period is possible. Keep the answers together with the booklists on the website, since the two give a practical picture of the year ahead.

Planning a move to Malta with young children

Families relocating from the UK often start with schooling and then work backwards. Our Malta relocation guide covers the practical steps, and the digital nomad guide for Malta is useful if you work remotely while your children settle in. Marsa and Ħamrun are close to the capital, so the Valletta guide shows what is nearby.

If you are still choosing a base, read where to stay in Malta, compare flights to Malta from the UK and check the Malta weather guide for what to expect through the school year. For days out with children, see things to do in Malta, and about Malta offers wider background.

To ask about a place, a visit or the kindergarten, use the VisitMalta.co.uk enquiry form on this page and we will pass your message to the school.