YEAR 11
Leading The Way
WELCOME TO TERM 1, WEEK 1, 2025!
In preparation for Week 1, please find below all the essential information required for Year 11 families:
SCHOOL COMMENCES WEDNESDAY, 29 JANUARY at 8:25 am
FORMAL UNIFORM IS REQUIRED EVERY DAY IN WEEK 1
All students are expected to arrive at school no later than 8:25 am. Student supervision commences daily at 8:00 am; however, students are welcome to use the library from 7:30 am should they arrive at school before 8:00 am.
All new students to our College (including Year 7s) are to meet at the Hugh O'Brien Centre (HOB) at the start of the day.
Returning students are to assemble in their Pastoral Group
Student timetables can be accessed via the MyCE Parent App and on the Student and Parent Portals. Pastoral Group Rooms are also listed on the student's timetable.
Books and stationery can be brought in over two days; please refer to the timetable.
Laptops need to be fully charged before the start of school on Wednesday.
Students are required to bring a lock for their locker; this can be a lock that requires either a code or key. If your child has a lock with a code - please take the time to help your child learn how to set the code and use the lock.
Day 1, Term 1, will conclude at 3:15 pm. Students can be collected from the College, walk to the Cairns Coconuts Resort bus stop, or make their way home using alternative arrangements.
The College Tuckshop will operate with a reduced menu in Week 1; the full menu will commence in Week 2.
Further Essential Details
WHO TO CONTACT IF YOU HAVE: PASTORAL-RELATED CONCERNS
1: Pastoral Group Mentor
2: Head of Year 11: Andy Winter: awinter@cns.catholic.edu.au
3: Assistant Principal 10 to 12: Justin Brennan jbrennan2@cns.catholic.edu.au
4: Deputy Principal: Louise Shields lshields1@cns.catholic.edu.au
WHO TO CONTACT IF YOU HAVE: LEARNING-RELATED CONCERNS
1: Classroom Teacher
2: Head of Department: Please see the below flyer for details
3: Assistant Principal Learning: Janet Ross jross@cns.catholic.edu.au
4: Deputy Principal: Louise Shields lshields1@cns.catholic.edu.au
PLEASE MEET YOUR HEAD OF YEAR 11:
Mr Andy Winter - Head of Year 11
Welcome to the new school year!
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and feel well-rested from your summer break. As the Head of Year 11 this year it will be my responsibility to support the cohort on the final step of their journey through their schooling and help to both develop and build their leadership skills through our theme of ‘Leading the Way’.
To best support students during their time at the College and prepare them for future challenges, we strongly emphasise building relationships with students and their families.
Through this partnership, we aim to foster a student culture that promotes resilience and develops intrinsic motivation to engage with the challenges they will face within and outside the classroom. I also firmly believe that being active is essential to maintaining physical and mental well-being outside of the College. I personally achieve this by spending most of my weekends underwater, SCUBA diving on the Great Barrier Reef!
Kind Regards,
Andy Winter
Head of Year 11
PLEASE MEET: Heads of Departments
