Secondary

Dear Families

A warm welcome to Term 3, and I hope that families enjoyed a restful and happy holiday break. This week, we welcome Sofie Marquardt (Health and Physical Education and Year 7 St Louis homeroom teacher), who will replace Jodi Power whilst on leave this term. We also welcome back Simone Preedy (Religious Education), who will be taking some of Pippa Pickering’s class as we prepare for her commencement of parental leave later in the term.   

We look forward to an evening of celebration for tonight’s Year 11 Dinner Dance. Thank you to Tim Chaney, Assistant Deputy Principal – Year 11, for coordinating this highly anticipated social event.  

Athletics Carnival  

The Fr Kevin King Cup Interhouse Athletics Carnival takes place next Friday at the WA State Athletics Stadium. This is a compulsory day for all Secondary students. As a day of fantastic House spirit and competition, students are required to wear full College sport uniform with House shirt and hat and should have appropriate warm and wet weather clothing with them. The carnival commences at 8:15am and will conclude at 3:00pm. Students are expected to make their way to and from the venue; however, transport will be provided to those who are unable to do so. Please see more information provided in the Sports section.  

Parents are welcome to join us on the day; we hope to see you there! 

John XXIII Day – Moving to cashless purchases

John XXIII Day is one of the most significant days in the College calendar, a community day where students celebrate our founders and heritage. A highlight of the day is the House stalls and activities, which raise funds for our College partners, Jesuit Mission Australia and Mary Ward International.

This year, John XXIII Day will move to cashless purchases.

Secondary parents can now purchase $5, $10 and $20 cards for their child to use on the day.

How to order:

1. Log in to My School Connect using Parent ID Passport (PIPs), our single sign-on system. You can sign in with Google, Microsoft, Apple, or your email address, just make sure it matches the email the College has on file for you.
2. Select the John XXIII Day tile from the dashboard.
3. Choose the value of the card(s) you wish to order and click Add to Order.

4. Make payment.

    

Important: Orders close at 11pm on Tuesday 4 August, without exception, to allow time for logistics on the College's end.

Collection and unused funds

• Cards will be delivered to student homerooms for collection at the start of John XXIII Day.

• Any outstanding value remaining on cards after the day will be donated, along with funds raised on the day, to our College fundraising partners.

   

Canteen note: As there will be plenty of food and drink stalls on the day, the Canteen will not be open to Secondary students.

Need help? Contact the My School Connect support team, who will be happy to assist, or visit their FAQs page for more information.

A note on email communications jtc@idmail.johnxxiii.edu.au is a valid College email address, used by our PIPs Service to send communications regarding My School Connect and related matters. To ensure you receive these, please add this address to your safe senders or contacts list ("whitelist" or "trust it") in your email platform.

WA Student Assistance Payment 

The WA Student Assistance Payment helps parents and carers with cost-of-living pressures associated with sending their children to school. 

All Western Australian school students with an active enrolment at a public school, non-government school or registered for home education are eligible for the WA Student Assistance Payment. 

You can claim $250 for each secondary student and $150 for students from Kindergarten to Year 6.

The fastest and most convenient way to claim is through the ServiceWA app. More information on how to claim through the ServiceWA app is available at WA.gov.au/WASAP2026 

All claims must be received by Friday, 25 September 2026. More information can be found at the WA Student Assistance Payment.  

Term 3 Key Dates

Shani Andrews

Vice Principal - Head of Secondary

Inspire Parent Education: Supporting emotional regulation at home

Thursday 30 July 2026

The Inspire Parent Education arm of the Parents’ Association warmly invites all John XXIII College parents to an engaging session on emotional regulation. Join our Primary and Secondary wellbeing teams as they share insights into children’s and teens’ emotional development, and offer practical strategies to help you support your child’s emotional regulation at home.

What we’ll explore:

• recognising children’s emotions and how they present across different stages of development
• why co-regulation matters and how it helps children learn to manage their emotions
• the steps of emotion coaching
• core strategies for de-escalation
• using the RULER approach to support emotional regulation for children, adolescents and parents
• changes in the adolescent brain and behaviour
• managing adolescent emotions and knowing when to step in

This session is designed to empower you with knowledge and tools to nurture your child’s wellbeing, strengthen family connections and foster resilience.

All John XXIII College parents and carers are welcome. Register here.

SPORT

Fr Kevin King Cup - Interhouse Athletics Carnival 

We are very much looking forward to the upcoming carnival; for the first time, our Interhouse Carnival will be livestreamed for the day. This can be accessed for families using the following link. JTC Athletics Carnival 2026

Important Information for the day:

• The carnival will be held at the WA State Athletics Stadium (enter off Underwood Ave). This is a compulsory day for all Secondary students
• Parents and spectators are most welcome and are asked to remain in the stands. A coffee van will be available for staff/parents, and Year 12 students to utilise. 
• Students should make their own way to the venue to be in Homeroom and House bays by 8:15am.
• There will be a bus departing the College at 8:00am for students needing this service and returning 3:00pm to school with Mr Roberts - Bus Transportation - Interhouse Athletics Carnival – Fill out form
• Non-participation on medical grounds must be explained by a parent note to the Homeroom Teacher. These students may be asked by their House Coordinator to fulfil student official roles throughout the day.
• Students must wear full College Sport uniform (including a hat) together with their House Shirt. The College tracksuit and appropriate wet-weather attire are recommended to keep warm between events. Students are not to wear non-College uniform (e.g. black bike shorts or black running shorts)
• Students must compete in uniform; please note that any body paint, face paint, or hairspray are not permitted at the venue.
• Students should bring food and drink for the duration of the day as students are not permitted to make purchases from the stadium kiosk. 
• The carnival is scheduled to conclude at approximately 3:00pm.

Carnival Schedule 

Athletics Training 

Athletics training will continue and run right through until our ACC A Division Carnival in September. If you would like the chance to be a part of the epic ACC team or come down to just learn something new, we would love to see you every Tuesday and Thursday, 7:00am to 8:00am (ALL EVENTS) and every second Monday afternoon from 3:30pm to 4:30pm (Throws, High Jump and Hurdles). 

Students who attend 10 or more sessions will receive a JTC Athletics t-shirt in recognition of their commitment! 

Please see the schedule for the remainder of the term. This is also available on SEQTA notices:

Events and Coaches: 

• All events will run on both Tuesday and Thursday
• Sprints - Mrs Pillera
• Distance - Mr Tremayne/Mr Rycroft
• High Jump - Ella Adams
• Long Jump - Mia Mather
• Hurdles - Lyn Foreman- Tuesday/Leila Barker-Thursday (Alumni 23)
• Javelin - Jonah Burns 
• Shot and Discus - Tim Lyons 

Spikes hire

Students interested in renting spikes from the College for the athletics season, please see the process below:

1. Head to the Main Admin building to pay the deposit
2. Once this has been paid, visit the PE office between 8:00 a.m. and 8:20 a.m. or during recess, to collect them from Mrs Pillera or Mr Kowal. 

3. At the end of the season, you will return the spikes and collect your $50 deposit 

    

Money must be in a sealed envelope with your name and homeroom written on the front.

Years 9/10 Winter NAS

Please find the link below for the Winter NAS Nominations. All students must complete the form by next Wednesday 29 July. Students can only complete the form once, so should take their time to complete accurately. 

This is a compulsory school day, and all students will be involved in the day:

• NAS Team
• NAS Team helper
• Wellbeing Day @ JTC

 Years 9/10 Winter NAS 2026 – Fill out form 

• Trials - Weeks 3 and 4 
  • If you are unable to make a trial, please inform Miss Pillera or Mr Kowal

  • Teams will be posted at the end of Week 4

     

• Trainings - Weeks 5 and 6
  • Pay attention to all training dates and times, as it may not be the same each week

  • If you cannot make a training session, you must let your team teacher know

     

• Carnival - Week 7, Wednesday 2 September, 7:45am-3:00pm

Trials

Training Schedule 

Years 8/9 Girls Dockers Cup 

Years 8/9 Girls have commenced training for their first round of the Dockers Cup. The girls will play their first game away against Greenwood next Thursday. Big thanks to Miss Marquardt and Mr Kowal for getting the girls prepped and ready for the competition. 

Jessica Pillera

Head of Sport

Share your child’s achievements

We love celebrating the wonderful achievements of our students in this section of the newsletter. If your child has recently represented at a regional, state, or national level, or been part of a team that has achieved a significant result (such as a premiership or championship), we would love to hear about it!

Families are invited to share details and a photo by emailing newsletter@johnxxiii.edu.au. Please include your child’s name, year group, event or activity, and a brief description of the achievement.

To ensure fairness and consistency, we can only feature information received directly from families that meets the above criteria. If no image or details are provided, we may not be able to include your child’s achievement in the newsletter.