From the Principal     

• Prayer:  All Saints Day and All Souls Day
• P&F AGM:  Next Monday night 6th November at 6.00pm in the Sarto Centre

Senior ​Leaders' Investiture

HSC

2018 Orientation and Transition Days

College Fees 2018 - Letter from the Board Chair

PRAYER

1st November - All Saints Day

2nd November - All Souls Day

In the front foyer we have our November Remembrance Book. This book contains the names of deceased family and friends of members of the St Pius X College community. During the month of November we especially pray that Jesus will continue to hold them close. A special Mass will be celebrated for all of the deceased whose names appear in this book at our College Mass on Tuesday 7th November at 8.00am.  Please feel free to either place a name in this book or attend our College Mass.

P&F AGM

Full details can be found on the P&F page.

Senior Leaders' Investiture

Last Thursday the College was very pleased to welcome the NSW Police Deputy Commissioner, Catherine Burn, as our special guest to the Year 12 2018 Student Leaders' Investiture.  Every student in Year 12 2018 was presented with a tie and a badge and the House Captains, Prefects, Vice-Captains and College Captain were all invested with their leadership for their HSC year.  

Deputy Commissioner Burn spoke to all our students and the community gathered together in relation to making good decisions based on the common good and service for others.  Below please find the text of her speech for your consideration.  

Our new College Captain, Daniel Hall, spoke powerfully and articulately to the student body and the St Pius X College Community.  Daniel spoke of the dedication to the College, the wellbeing of all students and how his Year 12 group aim to support one another and all the students through the challenges and trials ahead in their HSC year.  With great enthusiasm and commitment the Year 12 students pledged their allegiance to the College and the Community. 

We ask God's blessing on this outstanding group of young men.  The text of Daniel's outstanding speech can be found below.

HSC

The Higher School Certificate for 2017 continues this week and the final examination will be held next Tuesday 7th November.  Please continue to pray for the boys.

2018 Orientation and Transition Days.

A reminder that the Orientation Day for new students starting in Years 5 and Year 6 in 2018 is being held this Saturday 4th November commencing at 9.00am.

Parent Helpers are required to assist with serving morning tea between 8.30m and 11.00am.  If you would like to volunteer please contact Sarah Gillard on Sarah.Gillard@btfinancialgroup.com 

There is also a Transition Day for Year 6, 2018 being held for new students to the College (only) this Thursday 2nd November commencing at 8.30am. 

The Year 7, 2018 Orientation and Transition Day is being held on Tuesday 7th November commencing at 8.50am. 

Attendance on these days is compulsory for ALL new students to the College.  Please contact the Enrolment Registrar, Christine Jennings on cjennings@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au should you have any further queries. 

College Fees 2018 - Letter from the Board Chair

The College Board Chair, Mr Peter Hughes, has written to the school community in the attached letter advising that our school fees for 2018 will rise by 6.5%.  I thank the College Board and the EREA Board for their leadership in prudently managing the challenges to our school funding announced earlier this year by the Federal Government.  I urge all parents to read Mr Hughes' letter.

Mr John Couani - Principal