Parent & Student Matters
Kokoda Expedition 2020: An information night will be held on Tuesday 14 May starting at 6.00pm.
What's happening in the College?
Tuition Statements for Term 2, 2019
Kokoda Track Expedition 2020 – Information night
- Chess (Senior): Registration Details
- From the Senior Resource Centre
- Science/ STEM/ Robotics: October 2019 Drone Camp
- Science: National Youth Science Forum 2020
- Advice from Transport NSW: Bus Routes Renumbered
- High School Art Workshops
- Holiday Care Program at Glenaeon, Castlecrag
Tuition Statements for Term 2, 2019
Tuition Statements for Term 2, 2019 will issued to all families shortly. Unless you have a payment arrangement in place with the College, payment of Term 2 fees is due on 29 April.
If you have any queries regarding your statement, or need to update your email address, please contact the Finance Office at fees@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au.
Mr Nick Carson - Business Manager
Kokoda Track Expedition 2020 – Information night
The Kokoda Track Expedition occurs every two years at the College. We are at the point of taking Expressions of Interest for participation in our 2020 Expedition and anticipate training to begin later in the year. The dates for the Expedition are Monday 29 June 2020 – Thursday 9 July 2020.
The Expedition is open to all students who will be in Years 9 to 11 in 2020 and their families. In the past we have had fathers and sons, mothers and sons, uncles and brothers and sons, sisters and brothers and fathers, Old Boys and fathers - in other words, a St Pius student and a significant adult in their lives.
An information night will be held on Tuesday 14 May starting at 6.00pm and will go for approximately one hour. Parking will be available in the College grounds.
For more information please contact Mr Paul de Silva pdesilva@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au
Mr Paul de Silva - Outdoor Education Coordinator
Senior Chess
Please register via the following link: https://www.trybooking.com/485676
Ms J Dempsey - Convenor
From the Senior Resource Centre
What to read these holidays: The Shortlist
School holidays are the perfect time to catch up on reading. The six books shortlisted as the best in Young Adult Literature by the Children’s Book Council of Australia (pictured below) are highly recommended. The Older Reader category is for young adults 13 to 18 years with Sarah Epstein’s thriller, Small Spaces and Scot Gardner’s coming of age novel, Changing Gear more suited to the 16 year plus age group.
My pick is Karen Foxlee’s Lenny’s Book of Everything which is a book for all ages. This heart-warming novel is narrated by Lenny Spink whose little brother Davey has a rare form of giant gigantism. It’s a story about the value of family, of love, of loss and never giving up.
Lenny’s Book of Everything, Changing Gear and the verse novel The Art of Taxidermy are all available as ebooks on our very popular Audio and eBook collection https://stpiusx.wheelers.co/
This can be accessed every holiday 24/7.
House Captains promote ‘ERRC’
Kalani, Hayden, Luke and Timothy joined forces to promote the Edmund Rice Reading Challenge to Year 10. Their rousing speeches included many reasons to read, with Luke’s “Read to get House Points!” resonating with his Purton Panthers. The captains are pictured with Year 10's Lachlan Onslow who is eager to take on the Challenge.
Full details on the reading challenge are available at http://libguides.spx.nsw.edu.au/reading/ERRC
Science/ STEM/ Robotics
Please see the flyer below for information on the Drone Camp 2019 from 1-3 October 2019.
Mrs Joanne Schuster - Science Coordinator
Science: National Youth Science Forum 2020
Attention Year 11 Science Students: National Youth Science Forum 2020
WHO CAN APPLY - Year 11 students who are interested in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).
WHAT HAPPENS - The NYSF Year 12 Program is a 12-day residential program designed to expose students to the diverse study and career options available in STEM fields. The Program includes lectures, workshops and labs run by established scientists, facility tours, social events, skills building activities and so much more.
WHEN & WHERE IT IS HELD - The Program will run three times in January 2020 in Canberra (Australian National University) and Brisbane (University of Queensland).
Do you love science, or technology, or have a drive to find solutions to problems and fix things? Are you constantly asking Why? How? Why not? Do you see yourself working in a science-related field and would like to know more about science initiated study and career paths?
If you answer yes to any of these questions, then you should think about applying to attend the NYSF Year 12 Program.
Eligibility: To apply for the NYSF Year 12 program, you must:
- be in Year 11 in the year you apply, to attend the following January,
- be an Australian citizen or resident, and/or studying full-time in an Australian high school, and
- be considering pursuing a university degree at an Australian university to study science, engineering, technology, or a related discipline.
We are pleased to confirm that there are several opportunities available to cover part or all of the fee. Thanks to funding support from Bayer Australia and the National Innovation and Science Agenda, 40 Equity Scholarships are available as a $1,000 reduction in the total fee. Eligibility criteria can be seen here.
In addition to this, local Rotary Clubs are often able to offer financial support to students. The amounts able to be offered will vary from club to club and we encourage interested students to reach out to their local Rotary Club to see what may be possible.
Finally, we encourage local fundraising efforts - please click on the flyer for details.
For more information about the application process please follow this link.
https://www.nysf.edu.au/what-we-do/how-to-apply/
Please see Mrs Schuster if you are considering this.
Mrs Joanne Schuster - Science Coordinator
Bus Routes Renumbered
We have been advised by Transport NSW that from 28 April the following bus routes will be renumbered. There will be no change to the timetable, number of trips or route operated.
- M40 Bondi Junction to Chatswood will be renumbered to route 340.
- M41 Hurstville to Macquarie Park will be renumbered route 410.
- M54 Parramatta to Macquarie Park will be renumbered route 550.
This information will be listed on www.transportnsw.info from Sunday 14 April to help you plan ahead.
High School Art Workshops
Designed for students 12 years and over who enjoy art and are ready to be introduced to more complex techniques and ideas in a fun environment. Please see the flyer below for details.