Acting Head of Students News

Brisbane City Council - Parking Compliance

Parking in accordance with all road rules and signage is important to keep our children and other road users safe. Unfortunately, Brisbane City Council has received an increase in the number of reports of illegal parking around the College. As a result, we have been added to Council’s Safer Schools Program this term.

What does this mean?

Brisbane City Council’s Parking Compliance Officers will be actively patrolling the streets surrounding the College over the coming term to encourage safer parking behaviours. These patrols will be conducted on foot and in highly visible Community Safety and Regulation vehicles that can identify alleged offences using Automatic Number Plate Recognition and GPS software. Please be kind – they have a job to do.

Upcoming Pastoral Events - Years 7, 8, 9 and 11

Year 7 Immunisations - Thursday 7 August

Ozcare will be visiting the College next Thursday to administer vaccinations. For those students whose parents have provided consent, the vaccinations offered will be:

• Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
• Human papillomavirus (HPV) 

If you have not already and would like your son vaccinated, please complete this link: https://ozcaremetronorth.book.vitavo.com.au/school/MaristCollegeAshgrove-rIhMsS

Year 8 Pastoral Days

Year 8 Pastoral Day (Ridley, Ephrem, Foley, Harold) - Tuesday 5 August

Year 8 Pastoral Day (Gilroy, Ignatius, Rush, Slattery) - Wednesday 6 August

Please refer to the email sent on Monday from Mr Tim Walker. 

Year 9 Camp - Monday 8 to 11 September

Communication was sent to all families on Monday regarding Year 9 camp.  Please contact Student Admin (studentadmin@marash.qld.edu.au) if you have not received it.

Year 11 RACQ Driver IQ – Wednesday 30 July 

Our Year 11 students will be taking part in the RACQ Driver IQ road safety program that educates young drivers and passengers about navigating their time in the provisional driver phase. 

Overconfidence of drivers, the influences of passengers and real-world steps to take in the event of a breakdown or crash will be discussed. Students will be encouraged to use the proactive strategies explored, as both drivers and passengers, when they find themselves in a vehicle.