Wellbeing 

Welcome to the 2026 school year and our first newsletter supplement from your Wellbeing Team.

Our Wellbeing program offers social and emotional support as well as challenging our students to seek opportunities to extend themselves and their personal growth. There are a number of ways we do this and I have outlined some of the programs and structures that help us achieve our goals.

Firstly, however, I’d like to introduce you to the team:

• Mr Josh Stubbe - Head of Wellbeing. Josh enters a new role in student support, working closely with our Wellbeing Development team in helping our students meet the College’s expectations.
• Mrs Catherine Sandeman - Year 7 Transition Leader 

House Leaders 

Kelly Burgiel – Allman House

Josh Davis – Champagnat House

Chris Smart – Daly House

Julia Moulton – Paulinus House

Nicole Sutton – Raphaela House

Rodney Curtis – Theodore House.

Wellbeing Support Officers 

Lauren Forsyth

Jacquie May

Lateisha Locker

Student Services 

Administrator -Jenny Hurst

School Nurse – Bess Ong

Student Support Centre 

Scott Greig

Sarah Jones

Wellbeing Support Resources and Programs:

Wellbeing Support Officers

Wellbeing Support Officers – offer program support, counselling services, building positive relationships education, development of social and emotional skills, and assist with our Student Support Centre program to name just a few of their roles.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Jacquie, Lauren and Lateshia for their passion and support of our young people.

Student Support Centre

The Student Support Centre is a space developed by the Wellbeing Team to support students who may be finding it difficult to regulate whilst at school. They can initially seek support from the Wellbeing Support Officers in the Student Services building, the Allman Centre. The WSO’s will determine the best course of action in terms of the use of the SSC. The SSC is coordinated with the support of our Learning Adjustment and Engagement teams.

Pastoral System and House Leaders

 Our vertical Pastoral System sees students attend pastoral Lessons with students from a variety of Year levels in one of the 6 Houses.  The House Leaders are the heads of these groups and provide pastoral, learning and behavioural support for students.

Whole School Approach to Positive Behaviour Support

The school employs the WSAPBS program which involved the development of a set of School Wide Expectations in conjunction with all members of the College community – these are Respect and Responsibility, and the SWE Matrix can be seen below – these outline what Respect and Responsibility looks like in a variety of environments in which the community members represent the College and themselves.

We would love for you to have a conversation with your student about how this can be implemented in their everyday dealings with staff and other students at the College. Are we meeting these expectations or could we be better?  In a no blame environment where we accept responsibility for our actions – we all need to ask and answer this question. Can I be better? 

SEED Program 

The SEED – Self Empowerment, Engagement and Drive is our Pastoral Program - Self Engagement Empowerment and Drive – these Lessons have been developed by the Wellbeing Development Team. Topics include Goal Setting, Connection, Mental Health, Healthy Conversations, Gratitude, Empathy, Mindfulness amongst others.

Behaviour Support Processes:

It is timely that we mention our Behaviour Support process to clarify a few things for the community.

Low Level incidents are just “For your information” only. This means we have experienced a situation that we feel warrants a notification but have dealt with it here at school.  Should we deem you need to know more we will be in contact. This helps keep you in the loop and facilitate a conversation with your child. 

Should this behaviour continue or a serious incident occur we will register a Medium Level incident and make contact to explain the details and any next steps. 

Support may be offered at this time by House leaders, Pastoral teachers and Wellbeing Support Officers in order to support the staff member and the student. 

As part of our process, staff may exit students from class. When this happens, Wellbeing Support Officers will assist in arranging a reengagement meeting where a conversation of a restorative nature can be had in order to facilitate a smooth re-entry to class.

Other processes including our Strike System and Minutes Lost are still in place to help remind students of their responsibilities.

Your support of our processes and staff are vital in maintaining a consistent approach to managing and support student behaviour and we thank you in advance.

Socks and Shaving

The College spent significant time investigating a more comfortable sock for our boys following reports that the old socks were not of good quality which led to many finding more comfortable non approved socks to wear. We consulted with the students and sought their feedback in the change process. There is now no reason to be wearing socks other than the College socks. To that end students will be given a lunchtime detention if they wear the incorrect socks to school.

We would also call for the support of families in asking students to be clean shaven when they attend school. Our process will involve a request to be clean shaven by the next day. If students return unshaven, they will be asked to shave at school or be sent home until they can return to school clean shaven. 

These processes are outlined at the time of enrolment and continued enrolment is linked to their adherence. 

Again, thank you for your support of all of our processes to uphold our standards and create a respectful and responsible environment in which all students feel equipped to learn and can in which they can rightly be proud.

The Safe Migration Project – Starting Secondary School

As a school community, we’re committed to supporting safe travel habits from the very beginning of secondary school. 

Through the TAC’s Safe Migration Project, we’ll be sharing practical tips and resources with families to support you and your children and teenagers to travel safely to and from school.

 Whether they’re walking, cycling, using public transport, or being driven. We encourage you to take a look at the fun and engaging resources on offer, designed to spark important conversations about safe travel to and from school. 

Click here to read the fact sheet (available in multiple languages) for easy-to-follow safe travel tips.

Catholic College Sale is deeply committed to the safety and wellbeing of every student. We strive to create a secure environment where students feel respected, supported, and empowered to make safe choices—both at school and in the wider community. Our participation in initiatives like the Safe Migration Project reflects our dedication to promoting safe behaviours and ensuring the ongoing protection and wellbeing of all young people in our care.

Student Voice and Agency

I would like to congratulate our Student Voice Cabinet members and our House and School Captains who represented the College with such pride and aplomb at the Year 7 Parent Information Sessions.  The gift of their time was very generous, and the way they conducted tours of the College’s facilities and provided information to parents was superb. We have had many comments via our feedback process commending the students. Thank you to all of those students who assisted in showcasing the College.

Charism Day

Last week we held our Year 7 Charism Day where they journeyed through the heart of our school’s rich history, values, and traditions. From reflecting in the Charism Garden to exploring the Heritage Wall and Memorial Garden, they discovered the stories and spirit that shape our College. 

As they uncovered the deep roots of our Sion and Marist heritage, students embraced our core values and what it truly means to belong to our special Catholic College community.

Social Media Ban 

Finally, I would just like to make a comment around the world's first social media ban here in Australia. We are well aware of the distraction and anxiety caused by social media for young people not ready to process or deal with such emotionally powerful technology. 

Recently, I have received emails from parents concerned about the use of technology at the school. Whilst I strongly support parents helping us educate our young people on technology use, I did find one thing rather bemusing. The students reportedly receiving messages from friends whilst at school and in class were doing so via Snap Chat.  The students mentioned were in Year 7. Whilst our policies are clear around use of phones at school, it would be very helpful if parents were enforcing the new laws. If they didn’t have Snap Chat at all there may be less of these issues.

Kind regards 

Anthony Robbins 

Deputy Principal Learning & Wellbeing