Head of Students News

Years 7-12 Inter-House Swimming Carnival Thursday 20 February

The Interhouse Swimming Carnival is an opportunity for all students to participate in the events for House Cup points. Please encourage your son to participate in this event. Points are allocated on participation (not ability), meaning the more students who enter events, the more points given to that House.

Students in Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 will be required to wear full House PE uniform and College broadbrim hat to and from school on that day. For students in Years 10, 11 and 12 who do not have a House PE uniform, please wear your Marist training shirt and shorts. Year 12 students have permission to wear their commemorative House gear. All students must wear correct Marist socks and trainers to school – no Crocs, slides or other footwear. Please ensure your son brings his swimming gear and adequate sun protection.

Students will attend normal lessons on Thursday and will only be attending the swimming carnival at these times:

• 8:50 am to 10:30 am Years 8 and 11
• 11:20 am to 1:00 pm Years 7 and 10
• 1:30 pm to 3:10 pm Years 9 and 12

Year 12 RACQ Driver Distraction Program – Thursday 20 February

This program is a road safety awareness initiative aimed at educating our Year 12 students. Several proactive strategies will be discussed and explored to equip our students with real-world skills for managing distraction and to empower them to take greater control over their own road safety.

Safe on Social – Kirra Pendergast

Parent Webinar - Thursday 27 February 2025

Time: 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Kirra Pendergast is a leading international expert in online safety, with a career spanning over three decades. Her extensive experience includes groundbreaking projects such as whole of Queensland government cybersecurity initiatives and post-9/11 counter-terrorism strategies.

Kirra has presented to the College on numerous occasions with the presentations designed to provide comprehensive insights into safely navigating the complexities of the online world.

To register for this online event, please click on this link Safe on Socials Parent Webinar.

There is no charge for this event and the Zoom link is included on the Humanitix booking page.

Lockers

All students are issued with a locker to store their belongings during the day. All lockers are required to have a lock. The preference is to use the College combination lock which can be purchased via the uniform shop. MCA Combination Padlock | Marist College Ashgrove | Noone

Student Absentees – Parent Communication

The College requires all absentees to be communicated via Parent Orbit. This includes all-day absences, early departures and late arrivals. Instructions for adding an attendance record are set out below:

Student Absentees – Late Arrivals

Students are required to be at school before the first bell rings at 8:30 am each morning. Students who arrive late are required to sign in at Student Admin before going to class. Parents will receive an SMS message if the student presents without an acceptable reason for being late. Note: all morning training sessions finish before 8:00am, giving students ample time to change, eat and arrive at their pastoral group on time.

Students arriving late throughout the day are required to sign in at Student Admin before going to class.

Student Absentees - Early Departures

For students in Years 7 to 12 who are departing the College throughout the day, students must sign out at Student Admin before departing. If you would like to collect your son, please meet him at Tower Reception.

For students in Years 5 to 6, parents are required to come to Primary Reception to collect their son.