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Student Representative Council 2025

The Student Representative Council is an action team that sets out to inspire and have a student ‘voice’ within our school. The SRC are given opportunities to participate in activities, enabling them to make a difference in the school and community as well as empowering other students to be involved also. Each year, two representatives from years one to five, are selected to be part of the SRC by their peers and will join our Year 6 SRC captains. These students are active followers of our school motto and reflect the teachings of the Gospel, focusing on the Ursuline Charism and teachings of St Angela Merici. At St Francis Xavier, we are privileged to belong to a strong community of faith and recognise those who follow service at our school. 

On Thursday, 13th March, the SRC students were commissioned into their role with a special whole school prayer service and presentation of badges. 

Congratulations to the following students who have been chosen by their peers:

The SRC Children wil meet with Mr Anderson next week.

Holy Week 2025

You are invited to our St Francis Xavier Holy Week liturgy on Thursday, 10th April. The students will commemorate the story of Jesus’ death and resurrection from Palm Sunday through to Easter Sunday. Please find attached an invitation with further details and a costume note.

Please note: Year 4 will be presenting the story of Easter Sunday when students return back to school on Wednesday, 30th April, 2025 at 11:30 am.

Sacrament of Penance 

Students in Year 3 will receive their first Sacrament of Penance on Saturday, 5th April. The Sacrament of Penance is a celebration and experience of the gift of God's boundless mercy, restoring and strengthening our relationship with Jesus. Pope Francis says, “Let's remember that God never tires of forgiving us and that we should never tire of asking him for pardon. When a penitent recites the Act of Contrition, it is a beautiful way of recognising that God is ‘all good and deserving of all our love’.”

We ask that you keep these students in your prayers as they prepare for their first Sacrament of Penance, may they continue to be blessed with Jesus’ unconditional love and forgiveness. 

Year 6 Young Leaders Day 

The National Young Leaders commenced in Sydney in 1997 and has evolved significantly since this time. It has expanded into primary and secondary schools and become an annual event in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. 

This conference aims to inspire and develop leadership skills in young people, featuring prominent leaders from all walks of life and offering a platform for students to learn and connect with others. On Tuesday, 25th March, our year 6 students attended the day and were able to develop their leadership potential and skills. 

National Young Leaders Day

On Tuesday 25th of March, all of our year 6 leaders were very fortunate to attend National Young Leaders Day at the International Conventions Centre. Throughout the day, we heard some famous Australian leaders share their wise words with us. The first leader we heard was Catherine Laga’aia. Catherine is a famous actress. Some of you may or may not know that they are producing a real-life Moana Disney movie, where she has been cast as Moana. Catherine has acted alongside Dwayne Johnson “The Rock” and John Tui, but her path wasn’t always smooth. Catherine’s journey to fame was hard and tough. She had to persevere through it and taught us that when life gets difficult, to always look on the brighter side. We also heard from Thomas-Duncan-Watt, an Australian producer. He gave us a quote that all of us took with us, his words: ”Every master was once a disaster.” His leadership skills of persistance and understanding the importance of failure got him to where he is today, where he is now an Australian winning screenwriter and showrunner. Another leader we heard from was Emma Mckeon. Emma Mckeon is Australia’s best Olympic swimmer and is an eight-time world record holder. She taught us 10 lessons, and one of them was “Nerves are good, it means you're doing something worthwhile.” Emma explored the importance of feeling nervous and to put effort and care into the work that we do, to support our goals and dreams. Our final speaker was Anthony ‘Harries’ Carrol’s. He’s a lifeguard at Bondi beach and stars in a famous television show called Bondi Rescue. Anthony had dyslexia as a child and taught us that no matter whether you have a disability or no disability, you can go on to do great things. He’s been serving as a lifeguard for 30 years and shared some of his experiences and life stories, which are incredible. He also taught us a life-saving skill of how to do CPR. 

We were fortunate to learn from incredible leaders who inspired us to grow and improve as individuals. Their guidance has empowered us to become better leaders ourselves, enabling us to make our school an even more inclusive learning environment for all students. Overall, it was an amazing opportunity and an outstanding experience that we all enjoyed and are thankful for. 

-Sephora Gangi 6 White

-Lukas Ortega  6 Green