Principal's Message

Welcome

As we commence our final term for this year, I extend a very warm welcome back to all boys and their families following our recent holiday break.  Some of our Year 12 students had somewhat less of a break as many completed Semester 2 Examinations, and others participated in their formal WACE Practical Examinations that were scheduled during the holidays.  

The 2024 Senior Class now prepare for their College Graduation celebrations next week and many will then be required to return their focus to preparing for their WACE Examinations that commence on Monday, 28 October.  As always, we wish the boys well during this busy time and remind them that hard work and commitment brings due reward.  We are very proud of our Year 12 Class and look forward to joining them in celebrating their College Graduation next week. 

I would respectfully ask that all within our College community, keep our senior students in their thoughts and prayers at this time.  As they progress towards their graduation, we pray that each of them truly reflects upon their journey with a sense of accomplishment, personal satisfaction and pride. 

We are also looking forward to the Secondary Presentation Night which will be held at the Perth Concert Hall on Tuesday October 15, commencing at 7:00pm. A letter outlining specific details about ticketing, rehearsals and student expectations has already been sent to all families and can be found HERE.

The process of sitting down with key College Staff to analyse respective student performance data and, academic results, and to discuss individual students in terms of effort, service, respect and example, is always a wonderful and very humbling task.  Our students are enormously talented and generous of spirit, which makes finalising the recipients for the various student awards a difficult, but very uplifting task.  Extensive planning and preparation have been underway for several weeks as we seek to showcase those students who will be the recipient of College Awards and/or performing throughout the evening. 

As always, we are very much looking forward to our annual Secondary Presentation Night. It is a wonderful occasion at which we can celebrate our sense of community and formally acknowledge some of our young men.

Live Jesus in our hearts

Mr Darren O’Neill 

Principal 

Staffing News

The start of term usually brings with it some changes in staffing. This week, we have welcomed Miss Abigail Acton (Drama), Mr George Cokis (Maths) and Mr Jacob Russell (Education Assistant) to our College. We wish them well in their respective roles. 

We also welcomed back Mr Dave Allen, Ms Rita Basilio, Mr Josh Bumbak, Mr Andrew Jenkin and Mrs Rosa West who are returning from periods of extended leave.