SECONDARY NEWS 

From the Assistant Principal 

Congratulations to our 2026 Leaders

All our Year 11 students will be involved in leadership this year. We thank them for their willingness to undertake this service in both our school and community.

Year 11 Faith and Community Leaders

Kendall Baker, Sasha Bryant, Laura Cameron, Alexzel Cleary, Jed Emery, Halina Huynh, Hannah Sanderson, Alex Stuart, Georgina Taylor.

Year 11 Connection and School Leaders

Harry Bennett, Levi Bischoff, Bailey Hobbs, Aksel Hutchings, Lilly Johnson, Charlie Parrella, Jacob Robinson, Justin Sunar, Cooper Wilson.

In addition to Year 11, the following students will also be part of the Secondary Student Leadership Team. We thanks for for taking on this responsibility.

House Captains

Johns: Kadie Sayer & Lane Hosking

Leos: Savannah Lea & Sam Mitrega

Marks: Sophie Neppl & Kobie Butcher

Pauls: Bethany Pearse & Max Sweeney

SRC

7J - Emily Halloran

7M - Millie Dyer-Cleal

7R - Zayne Cleal

8T - Pippa Butcher

8M - Sophie Foley

9E - Lachlan Postrak & Morgan Lawry

9G - Savannah Golding & Dominic Kenny

10E - Fred Miller and Haylee Phillipps-Lewis

10S - Harriet Webber and Abdullah Memon

10U - Joe Delaney & Ryan Grant

Year 11 Information Session

  Event Details

• Date: Tuesday, 17 February
• Location: The STEM Room
• Time: 5.30 PM

Year 11 marks a significant shift in academic rigour and personal responsibility. As your child enters the final stages of their secondary education, your presence at this session is more important than ever.

This session is designed to provide you with an outline of Year 11 expectations and to give you the opportunity to ask questions. We will cover the following topics.

• Curriculum & Assessment: Understanding the expectations of the senior syllabus and assessment.
• Attendance: The importance of regular attendance and the responsibility of catching up on work that is missed.
• Wellbeing Support: Helping to manage student stress and workload.
• Key Milestones: Important dates for assessment and exams.

Year 11 Family Conferences

Year 11 Family Conferences will be held in the Hall on Monday 23 February from 3.30 pm - 5.30 pm. Booking are open via Compass.

Year 10 Pathways Information Session

Event Details

• Date: Wednesday, 18 February
• Location: The STEM Room
• Time: 5.30 PM

As our Year 10 students settle into their final year of Stage 5, we are focused on ensuring they have a clear, supported, and practical transition into their future careers. Whether your child is planning to pursue an ATAR, a trade, or a traineeship, real-world experience is the most valuable tool they can have.

We would like to invite you to a Pathways Information Session to discuss our Work Experience program for 2026.

We are offering Year 10 students the opportunity to engage in regular work experience blocks. Our goal is to allow students to spend one week at the end of each term pursuing an area of interest.

Ready2Learn

Pastoral Care teachers will be checking in with the students in their class each morning to ensure that they are Ready2Learn. All students have received the information below and were encouraged to show their families and discuss how to be Ready2Learn each day. Pastoral Care teachers will be able to help students start the day in a positive way. Please ask your child about this and support them to be Ready2Learn.

Students are being asked to ensure that they understand these elements and have all their equipment and uniforms by the start of Week 6. The infographic also outlines what to do if there is a problem with doing this and who you can go to for assistance.

Pastoral Care Teachers

 Year 7:    

7J – Mr Jack Jeffery

7M – Mrs Veronica McCormick

7R – Mrs Katrina Richardson

7W – Miss Lisa Wilson

Year 8:  

8K - Miss Kristina Majetic

8M – Mr Ricky Muggleton 

8T- Mrs Jane Taylor

8W – Mr Sam White 

Year 9:    

9C – Mrs Claudia Marshall

9E – Mr Jeremy East

9G – Miss Lauren Green

9M – Mrs Christine McLachlan

Year 10:  

10E – Mr Peter Ehsman

10G – Mrs Hannah Graham/Mrs Nicole Simpson

10S – Mrs Kristen Smith

10U – Mr Blake Uebergang.

Students and parents are encouraged to approach the relevant Pastoral Care teacher for assistance.

Contacting Staff

We ask that all correspondence with staff is via the Compass portal.

Good Luck...

Holy Trinity Show Team

Good luck to the HTS Show Team who have been preparing for the upcoming Inverell Show on 26 -28 February.

ACS Swimming Carnival

After success at our recent swimming carnival, we wish our students well as they represent Holy Trinity at the ACS Carnival on Friday 27 February.

Living Well, Learning Well 

Student Wellbeing

Check In Tuesday with the Pulse Wellbeing App

Pulse is a tool for measuring the week-to-week wellbeing and engagement of all our students. It tracks the wellbeing of an individual so that the school can respond if needed. It also tracks engagement with the school so we can make intervene if necessary.