From the Head of Boarding 

Dear Boarding Community,

In this edition of Boarders' Buzz so far this term, we have farewelled our 2022/23 Year 12 Seniors:

We wish them all the best for their future as they end their school journey. 

The new MEB 12's take up the mantle of Seniors marked by a number of indicators including their room selection, an opportunity to drive to Boarding, and of course, studying for the 2024 HSC examinations. We wish them well as they begin this part of their school journey.

Boarder Driving

Driving a car is regarded as a privilege that is afforded only to Year 12 Senior students. 

We ask parents of Year 12 Boarders who wish to drive a car to Boarding to email a request to the Head of Boarding in the first instance. A copy of theDriving Policy/ Application form is available from the Boarding Office. It can also be downloaded from the Mount Erin Website.

A car must not be brought to MEBS before the application form has been received, approved, and signed by the Head of Boarding.

Duty of Care

The term Duty of Care is a legal obligation from tort law that basically describes a legal obligation. Many policies and procedures found in Boarding Schools are in place to provide Duty of Care. A Boarding student is by legal contract in the care of Boarding Staff until he/ she returns to the direct care of the parent/ guardian or carer. When approving leave, parents may provide a host who acts on their behalf/absence to transport or care for the Boarder when on the approved leave. In this situation, the boarder is technically still under the care of Boarding Staff who may or may not approve the leave or approve of the host on the basis of safety/ concern for duty of care. MEBS does not approve party leave or unofficial school gatherings.

Nagle/ Rice House Crests

The final development of the two House Crests has now been realised. They have recently been blessed at the Term 4 Boarders' Mass by Bishop Mark Edwards and placed at the entrance of the respective House. Congratulations once again to the designer, Year 9 Boarder Celeste Crain. Many thanks to Mr. John Gowland, KCC Administrative Services for his outstanding digitalization of Celeste's original pencil drawings.

Mount Erin Student Leaders

The new Boarding House leader positions for 2022/23 include the Boarding Captains (representing MEBS at Kildare and Mater Dei), the new Nagle House (Girls') and Rice House (Boys') Captains, and the BRC Leaders. They have been very busy 

It was great to have St Francis Student leaders visit MEBS for a Boarding leadership discussion and dinner meeting on Wednesday 1st of November. This was a great opportunity for our leadership group to be involved in providing an opportunity to speak publicly and to be ambassadors of Mount Erin and their respective Colleges.

Joining the students from SFDC was Principal Antoinetta Iannelli and Head of Boarding, Mr. William Morton.

To begin their leadership role, MEBS leaders participated the Australian Boarding Schools' Association initiative - Boarding Student Leaders' Conference joining Boarding students from around Australia, New Zealand, and other parts of the world. 

Boarding Student Leadership Update

Congratulations to the following students for being appointed to the following positions:

Congratulations also to Ronan Crain and Will Marsh for their selection as Day House Captains of King and Benedicta Hoses respectively at Kildare Catholic College.

CEDWW STUDENT LEADERS DAY

The Boarding Captains attended the CEDWW Student Leadership Day being hosted by Mount Erin on Monday 20 November. There were student leaders from 5 Colleges and two Boarding Houses.

Mater Dei and Kildare Formals 2023

I had the privilege of attending the Mater Dei Year 12 Formal on November 10.

It was a lovely evening and an excellent farewell to the Mater Dei Year 12 Senior students.

Sister Barbara presented the MEBS 2022/23 House Captains Katherine Oakes and Zara English with their medallion.

House Coordinators, Jackie Tassell and Michael McTaggart attended the Kildare Formal on the 17th November on my behalf and from all accounts, another fantastic final night for our MEBS/ Kildare Year 12's.

Medical Forms

New forms have been sent to Boarding families from the Boarding Office in order to update information.

We ask parents/ carers to complete these forms and return them as soon as possible in readiness for the new term. Thank you to parents/ carers who have already done this.

End of Term 4 Boarding

Students last day at school is Wednesday 13 December

Boarding closes from 4.00 pm.

Buses for Lake Cargelligo, Griffith and Tumut will transport students home on this day.

John Bussenschutt I Head of Boarding