Deputy Principal Staff and Students Report
CHILD SAFETY
This month we are focussing on Child Safe Standard 2. Please click on the document below for the MACS Care Newsletter focussing on this Standard.
I also encourage Parents, Guardians and Carers to look at the Car Parking page in this Newsletter with information about car parking for the safety of our students within the school grounds.
KEY DATES
Please find below some key dates for your planning:
Monday 20 April 2026: Staff Professional Learning Day (No students, no classes).
Tuesday 21 April 2026: Term 2, 2026 start for students (Day 7).
Thursday 23 April 2026: Year 9 Business Expo; Easter Prayer Service
Thursday 30 April 2026: Whole School Athletics Carnival (all day)
TERM 2, 2026
When students return for Term 2, 2026 it will be winter uniform. A reminder that the blazer is compulsory to and from school in Term 2 and 3 and ties are also compulsory. Please refer to the Student Organiser should there be any questions about school uniform. There will be uniform checks at the start of Term 2, 2026 so please ensure you have all the uniform items ready for the start of Term 2, 2026.
The new Term is also a fresh beginning. It is a time for students to build on a good start or start again if the first Term was not what you had hoped it to be. We encourage Parents, Guardians and Carers to be having conversations with your children about their Term 1, 2026 progress and areas for growth and improvement.
We have had a big focus on helping students to take more responsibility for their learning and simply doing their best to complete the set work at home and school. This would be an area in particular we would welcome Parents, Guardians and Carers to work with us in supporting their children.
THANK YOU
As the Term ends, we take this opportunity to give thanks to all of the Parents, Guardians and Carers for your support of us as we work in partnership. We are blessed to work in the community we do with the great people we work with each day, students, staff and families. It is indeed a privilege to be working in a community educating our precious young people.
EASTER
As we are currently in Holy Week - the biggest week in the Catholic liturgical calendar we pray that the celebration of the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus leads you to a deeper union with Our Lord. May the celebrations be filled with the joy of Easter and may the holiday be a time of peace, unity, relaxation and replenishment for you and your family.
We look forward to seeing students return in term two rested and ready for the new challenges.
God Bless
Mr Justin Duckett
Deputy Principal Staff and Students