Principal's Welcome
Dear Parents
I trust that all our students have had a wonderful Christmas break and are looking forward to the year ahead. A new year brings much excitement and I look forward to working with students, staff and families throughout 2019.
Class of 2018
With a median ATAR of 87.45 and 45% of students achieving an ATAR in the 90s, our students achieved some very pleasing results. We look forward to acknowledging our high achieving students at our first College assembly.
Welcome New Staff
Best wishes to the following new members of staff:
- Mrs Kalo Bell - Assistant Deputy Principal Year 8
- Ms Sheleen Davis - Psychologist
- Miss Kirralee Dawson - English
- Mr Robert Di Giallonardo - Years 8-12 Media/Year 7 English and HASS
- Miss Laura Furse - Drama
- Mr Thomas Hooker - Humanities and Social Sciences
- Ms Samantha Hurley - Psychologist
- Mrs Katie Imhoff - Head of Mary Ward
- Mr James McLaughlin - Assistant Deputy Principal Year 11
- Ms Debra Needham - Mathematics
- Miss Jessica Pillera - Physical Education
- Miss Grace Westlake - Science
- Mr Joel Wynn - Head of Pathways and Transition
I would like to especially welcome our new families joining us in Pre Kindy, Kindy, Year 4 and Year 7 (our intake years) and at other levels across the Primary and Secondary Schools. I look forward to meeting up with you at the formal and informal events that are associated with the beginning of the new year. I hope that you will soon feel very much a part of this vibrant community.
Starting Dates
Monday 4 February
- Pre Kindy to Year 6
- Year 7 and Year 12
- New students Years 8 to 11 (9.00am – 11.00am)
- All Year 11 students (8.30am – 12.50pm)
- Year 11 Leaders (1.30pm – 3.10pm)
Tuesday 5 February
- Kindy by published schedule
- All other students return
Primary students are welcome to meet their new teacher in their designated classroom.
Secondary students are required to meet in the following venues:
- Year 7 - Osborne Room
- Year 8 - Toni Strong Music Room, Performing Arts Centre
- Year 9 - Old Lecture Theatre
- Year 10 - Gonzaga Barry Lecture Theatre
- Year 11 - Thomas More Exhibition Centre
- Year 12 - Roncalli Hall
Parking
Parking is always challenging at the commencement of the school year and this will be accentuated given current roadwork on John XXIII Avenue. Additional parking will be available at the front of the College on the ‘A Block’ lawn and on the Basketball courts with overflow available on the main oval. Staff will be on duty to direct parking to ease congestion. Please be patient and follow the directions of staff and/or signage.
Uniform, Hair and Jewellery
We look forward to welcoming all our students in correct uniform and adhering to the grooming requirements. Please refer to the College uniform and grooming requirements at the following link for further details Uniform Requirements.
Information Nights
All year levels (other than Kindergarten and Pre-Primary who had their information nights last year) will have information nights as follows:
- Year 1 - 18 February 6.00pm
- Year 2 - 18 February 6.00pm
- Year 3 - 18 February 7.00pm
- Year 4 - 19 February 6.00pm
- Year 5 - 19 February 6.00pm
- Year 6 - 19 February 7.00pm
Years 7 to 12 meetings will commence at 7.00pm on the following dates:
- Year 7 - 7 February
- Year 8 - 12 February
- Year 9 - 12 February
- Year 10 - 14 February
- Year 11 - 14 February
- Year 12 - 5 February
Term Dates and Closure Days
Term 1:
4 February – 11 April
12 April Parent/Teacher/Student interview day
Term 2:
30 April - 5 July
Term 3:
24 July - 27 September
26 August - Catholic Day
Term 4:
15 October - 22 October (Year 12)
29 November (Year 11)
6 December (Year 10)
12 December (Pre-Primary to Year 9)
Best wishes to all our families for a wonderful and exciting year ahead.
I look forward to seeing all students next week.
Together let us Seek Justice.
Yours sincerely
Robert Henderson
Principal