Recent News
Book Week 2026: A Symphony of Stories
Our school recently celebrated Book Week 2026, bringing students and staff together to share in the joy of reading and storytelling.
Throughout the celebrations, students enjoyed dressing up, taking part in fun library activities, including a photo booth, visiting our Book Week displays and choosing books to take home.
The week was a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the magic of stories and encourage a love of reading across our school community.
Thank you to everyone who helped make our Book Week celebrations such a success!
The Great STEAM Challenge IV Awards Evening
The awards evening for the Great STEAM Challenge IV was a fantastic celebration of collaboration and innovation, bringing together talented primary students from Mascot, Botany, Eastlakes, and Gardeners Road Public Schools to showcase their creativity and teamwork in designing solar cars. Heartfelt thanks to all the dedicated staff, mentors, participating students, parents, and school staff whose support and involvement made this inspiring and memorable event possible.
High School Taster Lessons for Primary Students
We warmly welcomed Year 5 students from Gardeners Road Public School. They participated in a variety of taster lessons including English (HPGE writing), Music and Science.
A big thank you to Ms. Tickle, Mr. Smith, Mr. LK, and Ms. Gunawan for their support in leading these engaging lessons, and to all staff from Gardeners Road PS for their collaboration.
Over the next two weeks, we look forward to welcoming Year 4 and 5 students from Mascot Public School. They will have the opportunity to participate in taster lessons across HSIE, Sports, TAS, English, and Drama.
We are excited to host them and provide these enriching learning experiences!
Wear it Purple 2026
Wear it Purple Day!
Last week at JJ we celebrated this day by hosting some Break 2 activities for all students and staff to enjoy. There was music and some fun activities to celebrate this important day of inclusion.
Wear It Purple Day - a global movement founded by students at Burwood Girls High School in 2010. This day is an opportunity to reflect how we foster safe, inclusive and empowering environments for LGBTQIA+ youth, students and staff.
This year's theme, 'Colours of courage', speaks to the many different forms of courage shown by LGBTQIA+ young people, allies and communities every day.
STUDENT COMMUNITY SPORTING SUCCESS
Congratulations to Our Rugby League Champions!
We are thrilled to celebrate the outstanding achievements of three of our talented students who competed in the rugby league grand finals over the weekend and emerged as the 2026 premiers!
Congratulations to Jaylani C-S. and Laylah-Lee W., who played a vital role in leading the Marrickville Queens U14's Girls to a fantastic 28-14 victory. Also, a big shoutout to Mele P. from the Mascot Juniors U13's Girls, who helped secure an impressive 38-10 win for her team.
We also want to extend our heartfelt congratulations to our very own teacher, Ms N. Johnson, for her incredible dedication and leadership as the coach of the Marrickville Queens U14's throughout the season. It’s inspiring to see both our staff and students thriving and making such a positive impact in the community.
Well done to all, and we look forward to many more sporting successes!
