What's On
OFFICE
Office hours: 8.30am - 3.30pm
Phone: 67772328
Email: spwadmin@arm.catholic.edu.au
Postal Address: PO Box 165
Walcha NSW 2354
2025 Term 1 Dates
| 28th March | Mass @ 9.15am (Reconciliation after for eligible students) |
| 28th March | ACS Primary Winter Trials at Armidale |
| 28th March | Parent Assembly at 2.40pm |
| 3rd April | Da Vinci Decathlon at The Armidale School (selected Year 6 students) |
| 4th April | ACS Primary Cross Country Trials at Barraba |
| 11th April | Easter Hat Parade and drawing of P and F Easter Egg Raffle |
| 11th April | Last day of Term 1 |
2025 Term 2 Dates
| 28th April | Staff and students return for the first day of Term 2 |
| 2nd May | Polding Winter Trials at Bathurst |
| 6th May | Miniature Cathedral Pilgrimage at Walcha |
| 9th May | Mass at 9.15am |
| 9th May | Parent Assembly at 2.40pm |
| 13th May | 2026 Kindergarten Opening Morning (9.30am-11.00am) |
| 13th May | P and F Meeting at 6.00pm (Year 3-4 classroom and via Zoom) |
| 16th May | ACS Touch Trials at Glen Innes |
| 22nd May | Armidale Eisteddfod at Lazenby Hall |
| 26th-30th May | Catholic Schools Week |
| 28th May | Catholic Schools Week Mass at the Cathedral |
| 30th May | ACS Rugby Trials at Tamworth |
| 9th June | King's Birthday Public Holiday |
| 13th June | Mass at 9.15am (Feast of St Anthony of Padua and Blessed Exposition) |
| 20th June | Parent Assembly at 2.40pm |
| 22nd June | Sacrament of First Eucharist for eligible candidates at 10.00am (St Patrick's Catholic Church) |
| 27th June | Mass at 9.15am (Feast of the Sacred Heart) |
| 4th July | Last day of Term 2 |
| 4th July | Parent Assembly at 2.40pm |
2025 NSW School Term Days
Term 1- Monday 3rd Feb- Friday-11th April
Term 2- Monday 28th April-Friday-4th July
Term 3- Monday 21st July- Friday-26th September
Term 4- Monday 13th Oct- Wednesday-17th December
2025 Staff Development Days (PD Days)
All schools within the diocese have been granted a total of eight staff development days for this year. These designated days aim to improve the teaching capabilities of the staff, with a specific focus on the curriculum. Additionally, they provide an opportunity for the staff to implement the new teaching syllabus for the upcoming year. So far, we have already utilised two of the allocated staff development days.
In the past, all of the staff have found that visits to other schools in the diocese to view their literacy and numeracy blocks as well as talking to other teachers have had the greatest impact in assisting them to improve their teaching practices and student outcomes. With this mind, I am planning to take all of the staff on a three day road trip where we will be visiting other schools in the diocese. Dates are not confirmed as yet but I am trying to plan the visits around the Kings Birthday Long Weekend in an attempt to minimise any inconveniences to our families. I will let everyone know as soon as everything is confirmed.
Below are the dates when the other three staff development days will take place.
Monday 21st July (First day of Term 3)
Monday 13th October (First day of Term 4)
Thursday 18th December (Last day of Term 4)
