College News
Bishop Joseph Grech Scholarship Awards
Congratulations to St Augustine's students Neve, Charlie and Lily-May, three of ten students from the Sandhurst Diocese to be awarded the 2025 Bishop Joseph Grech Youth Scholarship, honouring the legacy of a much-loved bishop known for his deep connection with young people.
Neve P – Indigenous Artwork and Awareness
Neve will work alongside an Aboriginal Elder and fellow students to create an art piece for her school, aiming to inspire cultural understanding from a young age. This will be a good first step in helping the College community engage more deeply with Indigenous history and work towards justice and reconciliation for First Nations people.
“My project is getting our students to work with an Aboriginal Elder to create a piece of art that we can display in the school. I like painting and hope to put some good ideas out there and work with them to get it done."
Charlie I – Men’s Mental Health Awareness
Charlie is using his scholarship to break down stigma and encourage meaningful conversations among young men. The scholarship will go towards engaging an external provider to present to senior students at St Augustine’s College about the importance of sharing emotions, supporting your mates and raising awareness about men’s mental health issues.
“Men's mental health is something that is very close to me. I plan to get a guest speaker in to talk to Year 9s, 10s, 11s and 12s about positive ways that they can cope with mental health. There's a stigma around boys can't really talk about their feelings. You've got to live with yourself for the rest of your life, so you might as well make it a positive place.”
Lily-May S – School Recycling and Garden Project
Inspired by Laudato Si’, Lily-May is launching a sustainability project that turns bottles into garden produce. Not only will this create less pollution on the school grounds, but it will also provide a funding avenue to fund specific environmental studies and practices. This will show the reduce, reuse, recycle principle in action to be a greater advantage that the whole school community can take advantage of.
“I'm using my scholarship to buy bins for our school that are for bottles and cans that we can take to the recycling units, and then putting that money back into the school through the school garden."
SOLE Stars
Congratulations to our Term 3 Week 2 SOLE Stars.
Communicating with Staff
We have the privilege of meeting with parents and connecting with families on various occasions across the term. At St Augustine’s College, we deeply value these opportunities to strengthen our partnerships and work together in support of our students. We recognise that parents are the first educators of their children and play a vital role in shaping their behaviours, both positive and challenging. Open and honest communication is key to fostering a supportive school environment and we are grateful for a parent community that shares our commitment to nurturing each child’s growth and development.
We ask that parents engage in conversations with our staff with respect, trust in our processes and support the follow-up actions necessary for their child’s development and wellbeing. Similar expectations exist in many other organisations and by working together with mutual respect and understanding, we can continue to provide a safe, positive and thriving learning environment for all.
Our staff are on site and available during the following times:
Monday: 8:30am - 3:45pm
Tuesday: 8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday: 8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday: 8:30am - 3:45pm
Friday: 8:15am - 3:45pm
However, whilst these are the working times, our staff are busy organising and planning lessons, teaching classes and/or engaged in relevant staff meetings. We ask that if you wish to make contact with your child’s teacher, please contact your child’s TA for a meeting.
Communication via email is also appropriate during work hours, however please allow staff up to 48 hours to respond. We thank you for your consideration in this matter.