Principal News

Dear Marian Catholic College Community,

HSC and Year 12 2026

Wednesday was the final day for HSC exams for Year 12 2026! Congratulations to all of the students for their focus, diligence and hard work in this last stretch of their secondary schooling! Well done also the Visual Arts Students, for the brilliant exhibition on Tuesday and Wednesday. This allowed the Year 12 Visual Arts students to demonstrate their outstanding talent, for both the HSC practical examiners and the school. Also on show afterwards was the work of students from Year 7 through to Year 12-some very beautiful, thought-provoking, moving, energetic and colourful work presented by students in every year.

We look forward to seeing the Year 12 students and their parents and carers once more next Friday 13/11 , at the thanksgiving mass at Sacred Heart Church at 5pm, followed by the group photo in the parish gardens and then the formal dinner at the Yoogali Club. While attendance at the formal dinner and celebration is restricted to students, parents/carers and staff, we welcome all to attend the Mass. 

Murders’ in the Heir-College Production

Congratulations to everyone who was involved in Marian’s hilarious production of ‘Murders’ in the Heir’, held at Piccolo Family Farm last Friday night. The incredibly talented student cast members included: Sophie Alderson, Jasna Bushipaga, Matthew Carnell, Sofia D’Aquino, Gina Delpiano, Chloe Dickie, Preston Garcia, William Johnstone, Natalie McDonald, Alex Melville, Taylor Morrell, Henry Parson, Rylan Scarfo, Samara Sergi and Sofia Vecchio. It was an absolute delight to view and every family member and all staff members who were able to attend were extremely proud of the students. 

Thanks and congratulations must also go to Ms Alison Carlyle (Director), Mr Matthew Segrave (Head of CAPA), Mr Jesse Aviu and Mrs Lara Calabria, (Sound & Lighting), Mrs Lucia Dickie, Ms Ponferrada and Ms Ashton Taylor, (Set Design, Support team and Photography), and the MCC admin and finance team for their work and support. Thanks also to Piccolo Family Farm and the wonderful team there for a fabulous venue, night and their expert support all the way!

Year 10 Camp

Year 10 have attended camp at Feathertops Chalet along with their pastoral leader Mr Matheson and Mr Abdala, Ms Ponferrada and Miss Cirillo. School camps are a wonderful opportunity for students to undertake physical activities and challenges, build relationships with peers, disconnect from digital media, and fine-tune essential life skills such as team-work, confidence and resilience. Well done Year 10, and thank you to Mr Matheson and the team for making this possible and your support all day and each night of Feathertops! 

School Advisory Council

We are very grateful to Mrs Denise Scarfo for her nomination and successful appointment as Chairperson of the School Advisory Council for August 2026-July 2028. Thank you Denise for accepting this position and the service you provide to Marian and the community. 

Also serving in the Advisory Council as elected members are Mrs Michelle D’Aquino and Mrs Nancy Del Lucchi, and we are also grateful for your support, attendance and assistance to the College and its community. Ex-Officio members of the council include myself and Ms Helen Brill, with administration behind the scenes provided by Mrs Julie O’Keeffe.  Meetings occur Monday night, on either Week 6 or 7 of each school term and usually run for one hour each meeting. The AGM for Council occurs in August as a once yearly extension to the Term 3 meeting. 

The Council provides an opportunity for parents to gain understanding of College procedures and also an avenue of communication for parents and the broader community.  Marian would welcome up to two more parent members to join. We encourage any parent or carer who is interested to contact Julie O’Keeffe (okeeffej@ww.catholic.edu.au) -we would welcome your nomination.