From the Principal
Opening Mass
Our students and staff celebrated a beautiful Mass during the week to officially open the new school year. It was a very reverent and happy occasion as we welcomed our new students and staff to the College. There are beautiful images at the College of Mary Ward’s Circle of Friends; this week the circle widened.
Recognising the Class of 2019 and welcoming Year 7 2020
In addition to our Opening Mass, our first secondary assembly was conducted this week. It was great to symbolically welcome our Year 7 cohort and acknowledge outstanding achievements from the Class of 2019.
A holistic education with an appropriate balance between spiritual, academic and co-curricular domains is the essence of any good Catholic school. To be a good Catholic school we must first be a good school. Our learning programs must be of a high standard and we were certainly thrilled for last year’s Year 12 cohort.
The Class of 2019 received their results just prior to Christmas. Since we first published the results, further information has become available. Based on the median ATAR of 86.55, the College was ranked 18th, continuing the College’s pattern of consistently being placed in the top twenty schools in the State.
Pleasingly the College was rated as a top performing school in the following subjects (based on the number of students in the top 15% of the state):
- Applied Information Technology
- Drama
- Economics
- Human Biology
- Literature
- Mathematics Specialist
- Media Production and Analysis
- Modern History
- Physics
- Politics and Law
- Religion and Life
- Visual Arts
Under the guidance of Mrs Kath Negus (Vice Principal/Head of Secondary) and Mrs Jessica Bouwman (Deputy Principal – Teaching and Learning), a very thorough analysis is being undertaken of our results.
Congratulations to the Class of 2019 and to all our families and staff for their excellent guidance and support.
At the assembly we also alluded to the Master Plan developments which will become evident over the next two years. It is an exciting time for the College.
Robert Henderson
Principal